Kintla Flatlands This woman is my destiny

Well you certainly found a nice combination of effects. :) You're right though it depends on the picture. I have a base color, for example, that I start with for painting Luke's blue nose etc, but depending on the lighting in the picture I usually have to adjust the hue and saturation levels after. I use a lot of burn, dodge (or overlay layers) and color replacement brushes though when working with different colored fur. The smudge tool is not something I often touch. Funny how everyone finds their own combinations lol.

Luke quirked a brow and offered a lopsided grin as she answered, introducing herself as Saena Blacktail despite the fact that what was left of her tail was clearly as red as her beautiful ears. She explained that she was named after the plateau pack where she was born, which Luke found somewhat amiss. Most took the surname of their parents but that did not seem to be the case here. Either way he passed no judgement, regarding her with the same friendly warmth as before. "My family surname is Bluenose for some reason," he joked. "Are you sure you weren't born on a Redtail Plateau?" he grinned.

It seemed the plateau pack had quite a few wanderers, Luke was coming upon members of that pack every other day almost. "I've met a few of your packmates," he commented. "I showed Mordecai how I fish and Osprey was telling me quite a few stories about ghosts," he chuckled.