"Rules block progress." Step 1: guideliens. if u think ur cool not using guidelines, ur not doing it right. stop guessing and use lines that guide (figure a) Step 2: outline. preferably outlining it with different pen sizes. pen sizes used here are 25.0, 22.0, 15.5, 7.5 (figure b) Step 3: clolor. USE THE BUCKET TOOL U HAVE IT FOR A REASON. also limit ur color palette so ur colors arent a vomit of unrelated eyesores. (colors: red, yellow, grey-red, dark brown, orange) (figure c) Step 4: shadeing. if u have a "fill shape" (lasso) tool, USE IT. also, consider the colors in ur palette so u can choose what color ur shadows are. multiply + dark blue isnt always the solution, in this case i used dark red for skin and brown sleeves & book cover + dark red-purple for the mane, tail, and armor. the more contrast (darkness of shade) the more emotion can be expressed (figure d) Step 5: backgrowds.
