I wanted to test out a more realistic looking shading style. Gingham was a good test run of it as he is made of fabric and so offered a lot of textures to play with. This was a lot of work but also fun and rewarding as I am very happy with the results.
I tried a few new techniques and with a bit of tweaking got the look I was going for.

Here we find Gingham in some child's playroom. Gingham offers a friendly greeting and invites you to play with him.

Gingham: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11761784/