I tend to separate each part of the body into layers when initially animating these characters, so that I can individually tween and reshape everything properly. When shading, I first specifically shade each part, then start shading by limbs (e.g. thigh, calf and foot are combined). Then I polish of the overall body!

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I'm slowly getting back into sprite-work, so it's a little janky - but with time, I'll get better again! >:D