All characters pictured (currently) owned by Its-Sathem on deviantart.
Added glow, clouds and details, then overlaid shading on the sphere itself, and shadow/refractions on the "floor" Final Piece
Individual character colors added, colored in all aspects.
At this time, I moved the file over to my ipad for mobility's sake, chose high contrast colors for visibility, and worked on coloring the color masks for the entire thing.
Linework completed
Placement sketching
Initial color blocking to figure out placement. I wanted the characters to be on a gradient, including their own colors along the sphere I planned.