#shadowball

first i draw a sketch :-) i dont draw on a white bg bc it hurts my eyes if i do. this is entirely up to you! i also like to draw bigger so the texture of the brush i use [will link] stands out. 

on a layer underneath i really messily put some flats down

then i merge it into one layer. i do this bc i hate lineart sm that i dont line.. the lines you see is rly my clr layer! i feel better control over lines doing it this way

sketch always has more life than final product so i hate to show process ughhh. as the pic says, i use more than one layer when necessary but still usually merge down

and then final touchups! as you will see this is not the final product anyway LOL

you can see the final here