sorry for my inactivity yesterday, i felt a little blue and i only worked on this one, yet she is still not done yet.
a thanks to :iconwhite-mantis: for telling me about using layer masks in junction with Brightness/Contrast and Hue/Saturation layers to help accentuate light and shadow as well as overall tone and hue.
also thanks to http://www.furaffinity.net/user/bloodyhooves/ for the info on how to upload massive videos and the like for my tutorials and progress vids