Breathing GIF | Media tests

For this hand-drawn GIF, the media I choose is quite important as it will affect the finish of the animation. I've tried out a few, with varying results.

Original pencil frames. I really like the quality of the line here, there is a nice weight and crispness to it and small gestural marks have been picked up when scanned. The shapes are jaunty yet definite. 

Ideally I'd overlay digital colour here, but that goes against the brief. There must be a way of preserving this line when adding colour.

Coloured pencil added to print of scanned drawings. I like the way pencil has been applied to the figure, and how that depicts movement/rustling, however the background is awful. Also, I haven't picked a good mix of colours here. Too much blue. It's okay but not great.

Gouache added to printed scans. I like this method! Again, movement is show by the changing values of paint. It's quite soft in appearance too. The colours this time are better (as you can see the figure more), however yellow may be too happy?

I do like this material though. Although it wasn't intentional, I like that some objects have just been left white, it makes the scene less crowded.