Fictitious marsupial creature hand painted

Yesterday I surprised myself and managed to get this little critter painted. As always I learned something from painting this creature and while I think hand painting silicone with silicone paints is a poor cousin to airbrushing with thinned down paints I'm relatively pleased with how the painting I did changed the appearance of this fictive marsupial. I also discovered a way to dull down silicone paints which come up a bit too glossy when hand painted. Here are a few shots of the creature after painting and before I attempt hair punching: