2 in 1 post tutorial and new art

Well these I actually uploaded on deviantART a couple of days ago.
First one is my finally completed Tenchi Muyos Ryoko fanart :D (Im uploading the stages towards so I can talk more about it instead of just saying 'This is my art' haha)

Cain drawing tutorial

Hey, as I said in my previous post I'd give you a small tutorial on my recent art here.
*Please click to view this fully.
*I am no where near an expert at this, I just explain what I find best and easiest for me :)~

As there is not much to say about the process I will only mainly be saying the pencils I used and pencil lines.

Anime digital art tutorial

Well I shall be telling you how I make a digital anime art painting using a scanner, Photoshop and a cheap graphics tablet, which is a Wacom Bamboo fun.
Please visit my more recent anime digital art tutorial here 'Falling Apart' -Digital anime art tutorial.

*Most/all the parts I made on all separate layers.

*All this is from what I know to do easiest, I am not the best and there will probably be much better ways of doing this, mine just comes as an example for techniques.

*I am only using Photoshop CS2, things may varies of different versions.
*More in depth examplainations on all the images, so please click to enlarge them. :).
*All images are above the examplanation of that section.
*This painting can be found on my deviantART page ->http://mayonakasun.deviantart.com/art/Pirate-Girl-126031671

Photoshop Small Explainations/Tutorials....

Well I thought I'd make make a small tutorial/ explanation thing for Photoshop for editing pictures and Photos and things . Ok so I’m not saying I’m the best, in any way as I am still learning myself even though I’ve had it for ages now haha~xD
But still maybe it’ll help some of you too, so I thought I’d post it here.
For my examples or models I should say I will be using a picture of the Tidus from Final Fantasy X and Kyo from Dir en grey ‘cause their cool ‘n all :)
Right so for some effects I sometimes like to use first: