Splinterlands Art Contest Week 304! - Animated Air Elemental

Welcome to my new entry for the Splinterlands Art Contest Week 304!,

My Entry

I drew Air Elemental, an Epic Range attack Life unit with the ability to Dodge.

Reference

Image Source: Splinterlands.com

I thought of drawing it flying with its cloudy body parts flowing. I plan to animate this later, so read this post for the steps I took.

The Sketch

I gradually drew the rough sketch of my chosen character until I got the sketch I wanted.

Coloring

After this, I added the main colors by creating a layered folder under the outline.

Once I colored everything, I duplicated the folder and added highlights to the character.

After adding the highlights, I blurred the layers that needed blending.

The Background

Next, I worked on the background, creating a gradient of light teal and white. On top of the gradient, I made line concentrations, using about two layers with different sizes and colors for effect.

Then, I drew clouds outside the outline for additional effect.

Since I plan to animate this, I needed to save each frame one by one. I ended up with about 14 files.

Animating the Image

Once I finished saving, I uploaded them to CapCut for animation.

In CapCut, I uploaded the files to the timeline one by one, adding a ripple effect to the background layers to make them move.

I also added an effect to make streaks around its hands move in a circular motion.

My fan art is finished, and I hope you liked it.

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