I DON'T KNOW EITHER

WELL ANYWAYS HERE GOES RAMBLING BECAUSE I'M STILL EXCITED

STARTED OUT BY DOING THE BG WITH SOME SIMPLE COLORS

THEN BLOCKED OUT THE SHAPE OF HEADPHONES WITH A DARK REDDISH GREY ON A SEPARATE LAYER

ALPHA LOCKED IT

ADDED ORANGE AND LIGHT GREY

THEN STARTED SHADING ON THE SAME LAYER, OCCASIONALLY CLEANING STUFF UP

THE HIGHLIGHTS ON DARK GREY WERE DIFFICULT THO, SO I INITIALLY DID THEM ON A SEPARATE LAYER

THEN ADDED SOME DETAIL ON ORANGE PARTS VIA TWO CLIPPED LAYERS

AND THEN ADDED DROP SHADOW

OH AND I USED A CUSTOM BRUSH

BRUSH, MIN SIZE 50, 100 DENSITY, 0 MIN DENSITY, FORM FLAT BRISTLE, HAIR SIZE 70, HAIR MIN 42, BLENDING 59, DILUTION 57, PERSISTENCE 41