How to color in Shii Painter Doodle!

First things first, I would like to say that this is an instructable for people who already know how to use Shii Painter, the program used on oekaki boards. So if you don't know what I'm talking about, that's okay. I did this on Doodle, but it could easily be done on Pro, too. Doodle is just simpler to take screenshots of, haha. And do ignore the lettering. Anyway...

Welcome to Dragon-chan's Coloring Tutorial! This is the way that I usually like to color, I think it's just a little more fun and interesting than cel shading. I tried to make it as easy as possible so you can use this technique too! This is my character Dawn, don't steal or I'll send my ninjas after you! Enjoy, and I hope you have a good time!

P.S. Even though this isn't the best, please don't flame me :( And now that I notice it, the picture quality really sucks. Sorry about that.

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Step 1: Getting started...

Start with some finished lineart. I know the example there isn't the best, but... bear with me. Make the background color a medium gray so that you can see both light and dark colors while coloring. Have the pen tool selected.