The making of Knight in shining armor, step by step...

step 1 of 6

Look, its a circle!

step 2 of 6

Burn and dodge make good faces:)

step 3 of 6

The pen tool helps him see

step 4 of 6

The pen and gradient tools for a bit of metal

step 5 of 6

Now some hardware with pen shapes and layer styles

step 6 of 6

a few layer style shapes to give it flare.

final result