Eeveelutions Icons

Okay, due to demand, here is my first tutorial. I shall teach you how to go from (a) to (b):
(a) to (b)
I warn you, I'm no Photoshop Wizard, so I probably take the difficult and long way of doing things. If you know better than me, you should be using your time making more graphics rather than looking at this tutorial.

Other examples of this style would be:


I use Photoshop. If you don't use Photoshop, I don't know how to help you. Typically, I use this technique with black and white line art images, so it's perfect for manga or sketches.
( Let's sexify Guy up, shall we? )
As always, questions and comments are welcome. Since this is my very first tutorial, let me know if there's anything I can clarify or whatnot.