Digital painting of a fantasty style spooky ghost lady. This 2D character is rigged for puppet-style animation (floating idle loop) with Esoteric Spine software.

Illustration includes:

• An original character design
• Volumetric rendering of different materials including cloth, skin, hair, wood and metal
• Dramatic contrast of light and shadows
• A color scheme conveying an eerie, haunted ambiance
• Artwork divided into separate layers for easy import and setup for puppet-style animation

Animation and rigging includes:

• An idle animation loop of character floating in mid-air
• A basic rig using deformation meshes
• Forward and inverse kinematics
• Point and curve constraints for ease of animation