Anthropomorphic Design Task: Exotic Frog

In this project we were told about anthropomorphism, or in simpler terms: animals with human characteristics. We were shown examples such as TMNT and Elephant Men, however examples of this can be found in many character designs, ranging to different demographics too. From this we were instructed to design an exotic frog in this style, first I created a moodboard:

This includes examples of real exotic frogs, and how anthropomorphic frogs are done by others.

https://www.pinterest.com/codyeames/poison-dart-frogs/ (23/11/15)
http://www.treefrogcenter.com/red-eyed-tree-frog.html (23/11/15)
http://www.facts-about.info/poison-dart-frog/ (23/11/15)
https://featuredcreature.com/multitude-of-morphs-harlequin-dart/ (23/11/15)
http://greenestreet.deviantart.com/art/Poinson-Frogs-201047610
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/11/feature/4777/Top-5-Ugly-MMO-Races.html (23/11/15)
http://www.mariowiki.com/frog (23/11/15)
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/games/37349.php (23/11/15)
http://moonlightlibrarian.blogspot.co.uk/2012_04_01_archive.html (23/11/15)

The pattern of the blue frog on the right made me think of a patter that would appear on a kimono, as the red bit looks a bit like flowers, using this as an idea I made a sketch in Photoshop:

As seen, this frog keeps a lot of it's default traits, however the action of wearing clothes and writing are human traits, meaning that it is still anthropomorphic.

For my next sketch I looked at the frog in the top left, thinking that if stood like a human it would appear overweight, and it's pattern looks like a biker suit, as a result I made this:

I feel this design is not very good, not only does it not look a lot like a frog, but the proportions are also too human.

For my 3rd design I took inspiration from the top-right frog, and decided for this design I'll try a more child-like and stylish approach:

I feel this design came out rather well, it keeps the shape and proportions of a frog, while imitating standing like a human.

Out of these 3 designs, I decided to use the 1st one as my final design as the design feels a lot more creative and unique, and so I went over the lineart again and added colour and some shading:

I feel good with how this turned out, and that the use of the kimono for the patter is quite creative. In regards to my brief I feel I have met the requirements as well.

Bonus:

When I took off the lineart and mde the shadows black this was the result, I quite like how it looks as it gives a flat and painted/inked kind of feel, which is funny considering they are inking onto paper.