Crimson Daggers — Art forum

This is basically how I go about creating fur for creatures. It may seem like a lot of steps, but it goes very quick once you have it down.

Brushes can be downloaded off my DA page here: http://natehallinanart.deviantart.com/ar...-423413686

You, Sir, have an amazing way of rendering things. Have been admiring your stuff on FB for a while. You're like a human shader tree from a 3D rendering application :D
If I might as a question, do you always paint like this, in "passes" so to speak? Or do you also paint in a more impressionistic/painterly manner (just straiught from the visual field without "deconstructing" the visuals if that makes sense)?