Gengar Shadow of Clefable

"Gengar is known as the "Shadow Pokémon", but what exactly is it a shadow of? Take a look at a picture of Clefable, and then one of Gengar. Their body shapes are almost exactly alike" -pokeconspiracy

Full process from traditional pencil sketch through to colourisation on this piece. Always interested in developing my colour work within my style too, so this was a great study into that process.