To go from a pencil sketch to a finished digital piece requires several steps in the worklfow.

Step 1: The sketch is scanned into a digital format

Step 2: Using Photoshop, the lines are tidied up and darkened to make the sketch pop from the page

Step 3: The clean-up sketch is turned into a set of dark outlines.

Step 4: Beneath the outlines goes the layers of base color.

Step 5: Texture work and shading affects are applied to the base color to give a sense of depth.

Step: With the addition of a digitally painted background and final lighting effects, the piece is complete.