Extra Work - Henry Drayton's Robot Dog Work Process - Illustrator

I started by finding a picture of a dog on Google images. I used this as a base for designing my robot dog.

I proceeded to outline the dog using the pen tool. I made adjustments as neccesary to fit with my design.

I filled in my out line with a grey colour. I also added eyes using the pen tool and added a green radial gradient. I added further details with the pen tool and then used a linear gradient to aid in giving a 3D/shine effect.

I added further facial details with the pen tool, including a snout and facial outline. I also added a radial gradiant to the ears. I then added the back leg and gave it a linear gradient to help indicate that it is truly in the background. This is the reason for not including it in my original outline, so I may colour it seperately from the main body.

I added further details to the face using the pen tool, coupled with the eclipse tool, as well as the linear gradient tool. I also re-did the gradient on the ears for a more shaded appearence. I also began adding details to the legs using both the pen and radial gradient tool.

I created a strap using the pen tool and linear gradient tool, I also added further detail to the neck and legs using the pen tool.

I began adding shading using the pen tool. I then copied the colour code within the colour pallette from the main body's grey. I used this as a base for the lighting and shading. I simply lightened and darkened this shade of grey to give the impression of lighting and shading.

I also added rounded indents to the bots body using the eclipse tool. I duplicated the original circle and moved it's layer underneath the original layer. After that I moved it slightly to the side and lightened the colour to gain a 3D effect.
To add to that, I added further details to the neck and legs using both the pen and eclipse tool. I also found a clipart of a gear on Google Images and used the pen tool to outline it and create my own, which I then added to the front legs.