30 days of drawing backgrounds

[Leyelle]

I started a 100 days of art thread a while ago but I haven't been active on the forum in ages. Since I want to strengthen more of my weaknesses and I've been putting of practicing backgrounds forever, I'll be doing that every day for the next 30 days. Feel free to join me if you want!

[PeteLensing]

It´s great that you are back and that´s a very inspirational topic.

I love drawing backgrounds and I have been doing that a lot in the last
years because I always started comics that I never finished and that
meant that I drew around 100 establishing shots and never starting
the actual comic.

Here are the backgrounds of the first 2 panels of my comic which
plays in an art institute.

For explanation, I like the establishing shots to be in a perspective,
full body views of a character without perspective like in panel 2.
The main focus is on the characters and not on the fancy background
I see that like a background stage.

[kyupol]

Backgrounds are annoying to draw lol

[Azifri]

I don't really draw backgrouds in my comics, I prefer drawing environments that serve a narrative purpose. When there is no reason to show the environment, I usually skip it.

From my most recent page:

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[Leyelle]

the image of the apollo institute looks great! Also thank you, it's good to be back XD.

I've always been impressed by people who can draw great backgrounds especially the artists for animes, but I feel like it's something I need to work on developing my patience to get better at

[Leyelle]

yesterday's work and today's work. The abandoned train was the most fun one to draw so far. I feel like if i want to be properly motivated I need to draw more things that pertain to my stories. otherwise I have a hard time feeling any attachment to the art

[Leyelle]

Day 4

[PeteLensing]

Patience is a good keyword. In the beginning you need a lot of patience, drawing
characters and expressions is where the fun is at for me and drawing backgrounds
felt so mathematical in the beginning, but it can become really enjoyable, almost
like a meditation

[Leyelle]

[PeteLensing]

Here is a wip of a background for an alternative cover for my comic.
I´m not sure how outline heavy I want it to be, I´ll maybe go for outlines
+ 2-3 different tones for the cellshading

[Leyelle]

I didnt take a picture of yesterday's art which was analog but here is today's wip

[Leyelle]

Have srill been drawing but forgot to post. Exceptionally rough sketch from today

[Leyelle]

An untrustworthy quail WIP