During a fit i was having the other day I ended up trying to draw a charmander in what I consider "My Own Style" and ... I rather like how it came out. Maybe the tail could have been thicker but I like how it came out...

and then i colored it

and then I shaded it

and then I painted it carefully minding the details of shadows and light of the leaves to create a forest background
and then just kept tweeking it...