Finally I get to the most exciting part of the picture, the main figure. At this point I'm just blocking in color based on the color sketch I did in step 4.
Step 8: Blending:
Once I have general color blocked in for the character I go back in and refine the picture by blending the colors together. I do this by sampling areas with the eyedropper tool and then overpainting with a soft edged brush with an opacity around 15-20%. I dislike the blending and blur tools, and prefer to "paint" this step as I would with a real brush.
