Photoshop Painting

I don't tend to use the brush tools that much in Photoshop but after seeing the potential of Photoshop painting I decided to give  it a try; I was really pleased with the outcome. Below is a picture of the process of drawing the character. I used a Wacom tablet; it really helped get the right definition on each brush stroke.

I did the colouring in on several different layers so that I could easily change small details. I then drew a background and pasted the image of the dog over it. I then added a few details like a border and a small colour tweak and got the below as my final image. I'm really impressed with how good the brush tools are in Photoshop and it's something I'm going to continue using. I'm also really happy with the detail on the picture especially the on the eyes. I think the background could probably do with a bit of work though.