Texturing

I am currently working on the texture of the muscles. I want to make them look alive and healthy. However as of yet, I have had no reference of this. In the dissections I have seen, (of mature, dead people), the muscles have been purpley-red. I think it is safe to assume a healthy muscle will be very red in colour as it will be pumped with blood, etc.

References I have used to create muscle textures are dissections, and various meat (beef, pork, etc). Here is my latest attempt:

To make sure the texture is consistent throughout the body, I am working on a tile-able texture I can use on each muscle before painting other details and breaking up the pattern.

When I have done this, I will sculpt/paint the muscles to finish.