03-26-2010, 10:06 AM
To make fish scales, you'll have to study how the scales are placed on a fish.
![[Image: anatomia-dos-peixes-14.jpg]](http://www.portalsaofrancisco.com.br/alfa/peixes/imagens/anatomia-dos-peixes-14.jpg)
disregard all the Portuguese writings
![[Image: classe-osteichthyes-2.jpg]](http://www.portalsaofrancisco.com.br/alfa/peixes/imagens/classe-osteichthyes-2.jpg)
As you can see here, the scales are round, and placed in a relatively regular pattern: they overlap themselves, forming those small rhombs. Since the sprite is usually small, it's represented by a checkered pattern. Also, notice the scales are shiny.
disregard all the Portuguese writings
As you can see here, the scales are round, and placed in a relatively regular pattern: they overlap themselves, forming those small rhombs. Since the sprite is usually small, it's represented by a checkered pattern. Also, notice the scales are shiny.