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Description
My arm hurts.
don't steal the sketch please. c:

Steps: (in case you can't read my writing)
NOTE: these are not all the steps, these are JUST the words on the image.
1) Sketch.
TIP: Don't settle guys! Work 'till its perfect!
4) After cropping so that your sketch fills the screen, I resize so that the larger dimension is 234 px. It's just how I like to do things.
5) Begin lining (on a new layer). Lower your sketch opacity and create a new layer for your lines. When working at a 234px canvas I like to use a 3px brush.
6) After it's lined should look something like that.
7) Line the eye. I like to do this on a separate layer than the normal lines.
8) Fill in your lines! I do this by using the magic wand tool and selecting the outer bits of the lines, then going to Select > Modify > Expand > by 1px. Then I go Select > Inverse. Make a new layer and fill it with colour. (You can always just colour it in by hand)
9) Colour in nose, pawpads, eye colour, etc. on separate layers. Then resize it down to 150px.
10) Start (on a new layer!) shading. Above is a colour I like to use but experiment. Some people like purple, blue, whatever you like!
11) Then set the layer to "multiply" and lower the opacity (to around 50-60%)
12) Add your second shading layer (on a new layer!), I usually only do two )for tags and lower this again to around 60-70%)
13) Do highlights on a new layer, set it to "overlay" and lower the opacity wayyy down, to like 16% or so.
14) With a lowered opacity
15) Add small details like shading the eye and and voila! You're done! Slap a signature on your masterpiece and call it a day.

Description
My arm hurts.
don't steal the sketch please. c:

Steps: (in case you can't read my writing)
NOTE: these are not all the steps, these are JUST the words on the image.
1) Sketch.
TIP: Don't settle guys! Work 'till its perfect!
4) After cropping so that your sketch fills the screen, I resize so that the larger dimension is 234 px. It's just how I like to do things.
5) Begin lining (on a new layer). Lower your sketch opacity and create a new layer for your lines. When working at a 234px canvas I like to use a 3px brush.
6) After it's lined should look something like that.
7) Line the eye. I like to do this on a separate layer than the normal lines.
8) Fill in your lines! I do this by using the magic wand tool and selecting the outer bits of the lines, then going to Select > Modify > Expand > by 1px. Then I go Select > Inverse. Make a new layer and fill it with colour. (You can always just colour it in by hand)
9) Colour in nose, pawpads, eye colour, etc. on separate layers. Then resize it down to 150px.
10) Start (on a new layer!) shading. Above is a colour I like to use but experiment. Some people like purple, blue, whatever you like!
11) Then set the layer to "multiply" and lower the opacity (to around 50-60%)
12) Add your second shading layer (on a new layer!), I usually only do two )for tags and lower this again to around 60-70%)
13) Do highlights on a new layer, set it to "overlay" and lower the opacity wayyy down, to like 16% or so.
14) With a lowered opacity
15) Add small details like shading the eye and and voila! You're done! Slap a signature on your masterpiece and call it a day.