Agents - animated making of...

Cause people like to know
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::Step 1::
It is important to do a sketch with a great human proportions. Try to be as simple as possible, without forgetting the most important: The pose, perspective and proportions.
a) I like to use a colored background and a line color that is not 100% black.(white and black are too flashy for my eyes)
b)Try to find references if you are not sure how the human body is proportioned.

::Step 2::
Just try to forget it's there
Kidding.
a) Since I am not very good with composition or human interaction, I used 2 separate layers for both characters. It was easier for me to fit their proportions together.

::Step 3::
Time to clean all this mess.
a) There is a lot of solution to this step, but I decided to use the eraser to refine the crappy lines.

::Step 4::
It's starting to look like something! Shadows are generally important to give more depth to your characters. I used a cartoonish style of shading.
a) Draw a little sun into the scene to remember where the light(s) come from into your scene.
b) Wait.. you shade before adding the colors? YES my dear! For this I use a color similar to the background. (Don't forget to always use different layers)
c) To prevent you to exceed the lineart with the color, you can use the ''magic wand tool'' and ''grow'' the selection by 2 or 3 pixels.

::Step 5::
The colors! This is a mere way to use plain colors.
a) In ''Blending options'' I chose ''Overlay''. So it will let the shadows to fully appears onto the color.
b) For very dark colors like the black/gray of their suits, I use ''Blending options'', ''Multiply'', ''Opacity 50% and 35%''.


::Step 6::
A little more contrast to make this thing alive!
a) With the ''magic wand tool'', ''grow'' the selection by 2 or 3 pixels. Then, delete the background's color around your characters.
b) Use this color base to create a nice contrast by using ''Adjustments'', ''hue/Saturation''
c) Shinny effect is important into an action scene like this. So random white(reddish) lines is added on the metal and skin.

::Step 7::
Real background time! I am a little lazy, so I used a real picture for the background... same for the flying wheel.
a) Make sure the background fits the moment and the overall lighting. You can play with its colors if needed.

::Step 8::
Into the final steps, we need to give an outstanding look.
a) The background is less important than the subject in this scene. So a blurry effect was added.
b) The shadows of the two man is added in ''Multiply''.
b) The most important phase!

1- you duplicate your final image.
2- Use a half-strong ''Gaussian blur'' on the duplicated image.
3- Blending option in ''Hard light''
4- Play with the ''saturation'' and the ''Lightness'' of the layer until you are happy.
5- You can Play with the ''opacity'' of the layer too.

It is not really a tutorial, but more like a ''Step by step'' drawing.
Maybe I'll do a tutorial later.
Good luck!