Let’s pretend that this is the dog N makes kissy noises to in the bakery, therefore it is not off-topic.
Okay, for those interested, this is how I generally work.
- Lines; this is a fast sketch, generally, I make the lines clean.
- Base colour;
- Adding lighter and darker colours/shades in a clipping mask;
- Blending colours and possibly adding more to make the drawing spicier;
- Adding the ‘‘real’’ shadows, they are still at 100% opacity;
- Playing with the opacity;
- Adding details, go wild;
This was a really fast sketch and colouring, obviously, it is far from my best… It is only meant to clarify my written explanation of how I tend to work on my art.
What Meira says about the settings of a layer is also a handy tool! One I forget often
If there is still confusion then please ask, I only bite my romantic partners.