Splinterlands Art Contest Week 290: Flame Mephit

This is my entry for the weekly Splinterlands Art Contest found HERE

Here is the original card art:

Created in Clip Studio Paint Pro on a Microsoft Surface Pro 7+. Here is the timelapse video:
https://rumble.com/v4ptgz0-flame-mephit.html?mref=18dagn&mc=d3obe

And here is the step-by-step breakdown of the drawing steps.

Step One: Rough draft

Step Two: Line art

Step Three: Erase rough layer and make flat color layer

Step Four: Shading

Step Five: Glowy highlights on the body

Step Six: Create background with AI generator

Step Seven: Add a magic fire layer

Step Eight: Color the line art layer. Except for the eyes, so that they still pop

Step Nine: Add a signature to prove authenticity.

Step Ten: Fame and Fortune!