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BACKGROUNDS! URGH!!!

Sat Nov 15, 2008, 10:01 PM
WHY ARE BACKGROUNDS SO MADDENINGLY DIFFICULT! Why can I NEVER think of something to put in the background, without attempting to immediately CHEAT! (Example of cheating: [link] )
I need to start designing backgrounds BEFORE I do a drawing, maybe this will alleviate the frustration when I FAIL at the end of a picture. I sit there...all done......with this I'm-proud-of-it figure posing in blankness.
IS NOBODY ELSE PLAGUED BY MY DEMON?? Does anyone have any suggestions? (Aside from practise, 'cause unfortunately I've preached that right into the ground, thank-you-very-much.)

PS. Copics rule. Most amazing and complete review ever: [link]

I just want to bring up one wonderful word that has come to my attention. "PENTIMENTO" which is a drawing technique used by Renaissance masters--wrong marks in a drawing contribute to the work and give it a sense of liveliness. I "implement" this technique all the time--COMPLETELY INTENTIONALLY...yes......intentionally.

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~Gelatinous Nov 12, 2008, 11:21:06 PM
I suffer from the exact same problem... I can never come up with a background.. and if I do come up with an idea.... somewhere between my brain and the paper something goes terribly wrong...

unfortunately I don't have any suggestions for a remedy though...

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*blightedangel Nov 12, 2008, 11:42:45 PM
Well thanks for pondering it. If you think of a failsafe technique, let me in on the secret!

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!Ka-Tana Nov 13, 2008, 2:30:10 PM
I'm not good with backgrounds either---to me, their so.......boring. So, I just do basic ones. ^^
However, most of the time if the picture just needs something there, I just colour it in in colours that suit the mood or the character.......*Shrugs*
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~snow-white-kt Nov 13, 2008, 4:42:22 PM
I'm usually really bad at backgrounds, too. I usually just sit and think to myself- what is my charcter doing? Why are they doing it? Then, the really important one: where would they do this? After I've figured out why they're doing their action, it's easier to think of a background setting. Then, after enough of them, you'll get much more used to drawing backgrounds.

Hang in there! (And feel free to do a cheating background occassionally. It doesn't hurt anyone, and sometimes it's just more fun. ^_~

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~Gelatinous Nov 13, 2008, 6:55:47 PM
I most definitely will!

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~gccomics Nov 30, 2008, 3:08:26 PM
I love your cheating at backgrounds!! :D

I hate backgrounds, mostly because I'm bad at getting the right perspective (example: [link])

Basically, I'd suggest going for simple options: either a park, a beach, a woodland, or a street. Personally, I usually use a street with lots of shops, but this tends to come out quite busy and distract you from the main aim of the picture.

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