i dont have various save states to make into a gif but if i am working on a more involved one with a bunch of different people in it, i guess i start with the main figure. then ill draw another one of the figures next to it so that its to the same scale. if im running out of room, ill get another paint window the same size and draw in that, so i keep the scale about right. eventually ill draw the background and cut and paste the figures in. sometimes at this stage, when i see them all together in the background, i might get a new idea based on how it looks and work on whatever that is. then i guess i move the bits around a bit to see how they look together in different positions. i guess its pretty shocking that i go through so many stages and my stuff still looks so fucking rough lol.
for simpler ones i just blast them out in one go