Diffuse Texture Painting Process

I've been working on the diffuse texture Deathmantle armor for a day or so now, and I created a little document to help keep all my textures consistant. So I don't have to remember every layer setting, color, brush, etc. I could simply use this as a guide. I figured it might be cool to share as it may shed some light on creating diffuse textures, or people might just find it generally interesting. How do you create your diffuse maps?