Ampharos "Glow" Tutorial

It's time once again for some fun learning from Halo. Once again, I bring you something I stumbled upon while working on a batch of icons. This time we'll be learning how to turn this into this. This coloring gives us a nice soft yet vibrant coloring that can be used in all of the major graphics programs. The coloring works well on screen caps from animation, graphic novel art pages, or illustrations. You can use all the steps and make a complete icon or you can stop before the brushes and patterns and change things up to suit your tastes. This tutorial was made using Photoshop CS but can be achieved in any program that offers layer types.

( Image rich tutorial under here )