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Real shadows do not follow lines. When you color, don't think about where you've drawn, think about where the light is coming from and how it affects the shadows.

Fig 1: Looking at a Rinoa figurine. I start to get a feel for the general form by picking out the darkest values first.

Fig 2: Lay out the entire figure. DO NOT ZOOM IN. DO NOT WORK IN DETAIL. If you focus too much on small areas, I guarantee you will lose sight of proportions. Just paint what you see in general.

Fig 3: Smooth everything out, work in the details after you've got the figure down.