Start Tracing Your Image Effectively Begin by dragging and resizing the image you want to trace, ensuring it's large enough for easier control. Lower the opacity of this layer and lock it before creating a new one above. Use the polygon tool with black as your top color to create a brush shape that will help in tracing.
Refine Line Work for Precision After outlining, clean up lines using object expansion and pathfinder tools to achieve smooth line work resembling digital tablet art. Focus on maintaining steady hands while overshooting lines for better accuracy during drawing.
Detailing Features with Care Adjust brush sizes as needed while detailing features like ears, teeth, eyebrows, etc., emphasizing patience throughout this time-consuming process without needing advanced equipment. Continue cleaning up any overlapping or unnecessary lines after each step.
'Coloring & Shading Your Cartoon Head' Import skin tone colors into your project from swatches then fill in areas accordingly; merge layers where necessary for cohesive coloring effects including shadows created beneath main elements of the character design.