I'm in need of some BG tips ; u ;by *Kei-yo

~Dan-V7 Jul 25, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

for me it's als hard to draw... sometimes it helps me to watch some pictures... for example if I wanna draw a city a look for many differents pictures and try to mix them up in something that I want...

But if u wanna do something completely different well, try to think about what could make ur drawing looks better... even simple backgrounds can make a simple drawing (character) look amazing

Good Luck!
I know it's hard to do!

*MyEternalNight Jul 25, 2011

ugh i suck at backgrounds too.
what i usually do is simple designs (ex a plaid background, circles, etc) , sometimes from brushes and sometimes using a filter. simple designs work well if you don't want your character/focal point to stand out

*Kei-yo Jul 25, 2011 Student Digital Artist

_{I see~ although I always feel like my simple designs suck too LOL.}

*MyEternalNight Jul 25, 2011

ahaa mine aswell, but sometimes by stroke of luck they look ok

~JoTyler Jul 25, 2011 Student Digital Artist

umm i guess it depends on what kind of backgrounds you want to do, but there are lots of tutorials here on DA for all kinds of things! All kinds of environments, buildings, whatever! Here's one about grass and waterfalls~[link]

*Kei-yo Jul 25, 2011 Student Digital Artist

_{Yeah I should look up some tutorials for once hahaha.
This one looks very useful~! Thanks for showing it to me hehe.}

~JoTyler Jul 25, 2011 Student Digital Artist

you're welcome :3

~Dmmklpy Jul 25, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Making the thing really big and zooming in to add in tons of small detail xD Thats for super long works, My best tip would be just too experiment with different programs and different brushes until you get something you like. It's really hard to teach anyone else your techniques without actually being there showing them first hand so I can't really help much.

*Kei-yo Jul 25, 2011 Student Digital Artist

_{Hm I see. I guess I shall experiment more! * -*/ lol}

~Dmmklpy Jul 25, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Experimentation is fun, You could also hire someone else as a part timer, and charge people a small bit extra for backgrounds and give that bonus to the part timer and have them draw backgrounds for you. Like a joint shop.

Featured in Groups:

Details

Statistics

I'm in need of some BG tips ; u ;

I'm in need of some BG tips ; u ;by *Kei-yo

The Journal Portal

Polls

What is your preferred drawing software?

deviantART [dee·vee·un'nt·ART]

Keep in Touch!

Deviousness

Add Media

Style