Played with posing last night, as well as materials. This isn't final, more like a preview so I knew I was going in the right direction for me. SO far the answer is, yes.... though I will push the pose to be more extreme.
That said, I've started putting scales on her and while I really like them, they just seem a bit chaotic where the shoulder and rib meet. Any suggestions or insight on this?
For example, on the ribs you can clearly see the "rows" that flow, and same goes for the shoulder, but where they meet it's a bit muddy to me.

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