Video workflow for the illustration, "SteamKid: Sharp". Still images are below.
Illustration put to motion: Layers cut out and edges extended in Photoshop, animation and light flicker created in After Effects, final export from Premiere.
Workflow progression of an illustration of SteamKid for the Illustration Friday topic: "Sharp"
Pencil sketch with highlight and shadow lines indicated
Inked lines
Inked shading
Watercolor (over a copy of the ink/shading printed onto cardstock)
Levels adjusted in Photoshop
Burn Tool to darken cave in Photoshop - Final Image