Thought I'd share how I work (sort of)
the first step is the sketch. That's when I work on the anatomy stuff.
the second step is when I clean the sketch and throw some quick colors - to see how it will look
the third step is lining and throwing base colors.
the fourth step can be seen on the x-ray shot of one of a commissions I did for Nova a few months ago. And it also the hardest step for me unfortunately x) (also I target for the thing to look like Nova's commission)
The last picture is a sort of preview of how it will look like.
Thank you for your attention and your precious time! <3