interesting to see how professional colorists do things... I've never really thought about using a smudge tool for blending. thanks for posting these!
Bumping this...
Do you have any line art of magical characters, ComicChick? I think it would be cool to see some more characters like Dr. Strange, Dr. Fate, Zatanna, and Scarlet Witch in here.
I'm in the middle of the Jean Grey, but since I'm trying not to use the lazy Gradient feature on everything, I'm finding it impossible to figure out her hair.