These are the references I used for inspiration.
You are my island, You are my rock by Stephanie Perry (right)
Ocean Hair by Fanitsa Petrou (left)
Ocean Hair by Fanitsa Petrou (left)
Here are the value and color compositions. I went with the third column.
The redlines I received shows how I can use the ship with the character on it as a foreground element. That makes the world more immersive by it being the character’s point of view. This also shows the wave-like clouds I wanted to portray.
I drew over the sketch with clean lines then colored it. I added a gradient and painted clouds with a textured brush.
I exported the Photoshop file in After Effects and added some effects. I re-did the texture on the ship before exporting it again. I also got feedback on a tangent between the blue dragon and the cloud "wave".
I animated each layer with scale movements, the puppet pin tool, and blur effects. Then animaLastly, I added shadows and highlights to the ship and dragons.
