Wolf Cub digi paint

A result of getting bored and having nothin' to do during free time in school.
You see? When the wolves are REAL I don't have a problem mixing the colors. But when it's my own characters, it's like pulling my own teeth.

EDIT: I did NOT photo-manip this! I digi-painted it from scratch, and it was a real pain in the rear! I just don't do super detailed stuff all the time in digital work cuz I either don't have the time or am just to lazy to work that hard some days. Same goes for the other realistic digi work I have that has this posted in the descriptions!
Just thought I'd make that clear... Bu

Time: several days (didn't count)
Software: Photoshop
Tools: paintbrush, smudge, color sampler