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WOW this took far longer than I estimated! Sorry if some things are vague or hard to understand. There are sooo many more details I would have loved to elaborate on but sadly I find them hard to explain and wanted to keep this simple >3<

But here's a more basic summary of each step for those that might get lost in the mountain of text:
STEP ONE
Fill in the base colors and lock each layer

STEP TWO
Shade in the darker tones

STEP THREE
Shade in the lighter tones

STEP FOUR
Add in the brightest tones and continue on to the other layers

STEP FIVE
Add in reflective light

Also here are the main tools I use in Photoshop that are different or called something else:
pickup color~> eyedropper
water~> airbrush pen opacity flow

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! Also I would love to see any work you used this tutorial for so please send any links you may have c:

Drawn in Paint Tool SAI
Put together in CS5
Character design by ~Kitsunefangirl4life
Please do not repost or claim as your own~!