Red Panda Paint

This was an assignment for my Traditional Media class. This was supposed to get our foot in the door with acrylic painting. We were tasked to paint an animal of our choosing and we had to use two references one for the animal and the other for the background.

Here is the link to the original photo I referenced:
https://www.facebook.com/redpandanetwork/photos/a.381416313868.162290.44270053868/10154517988148869/?type=3&theater

here is the link to the original photo I referenced for the leaves:
http://inspiredaustin.com/upload/1024x0-macro-tree-branch-with-raindrops-dew-on-leaves-close-up-photogr-496935.jpg