Thanks for the recommendations! I will definitely keep that in mind! I only have experience using traditional, and mostly just pencil or charcoal. I haven't really drawn seriously since high school (which is like 10 years for me XD). I downloaded Art Academy for my 3DS and have been playing with that, but that is the extent of my digital drawing experience. I feel like I might actually be able to do color this way though! I was always TERRIBLE at anything involving color, so I stuck with black & white. Maybe I can get good enough to post some things in the Museum, or do commissions sometime. ^-^
As a side note... I am so sorry to hear about your poor doggy! :C I hope it is doing better. I had a dog who had epilepsy when I was younger, and it always broke my heart to see her have a seizure... Hang in there and let me know if you need to talk to someone! <3