How do Draw Detailed Backgrounds

[catdoglover]

I try to draw a bg in my manga last week but in the end it's failed...

[Drezz]

Another really good tip for backgrounds is clutter! I see a lot of new artists make the mistake of not adding the little things to settings that give life. A street has benches and trash cans and stacks of newspapers. Theres garbage in the alleys and old band posters still clinging to walls.

James Stokoe or Brandon Graham are kings of this sort of clutter and their comics are great references for this. King City especially as well as Wonton Soup.

Clutter can really help you fill space and make backgrounds look lively and interesting regardless of your perspective skill!

The master of clutter is Geoff Darrow. Both of those guys you mentioned are influenced by Darrow's work. Check out Hard-Boiled.

[Spinester]

Not sure if anyone here uses Manga Studio but the perspective tools in that program are awesome and make doing 1, 2, and 3 point perspective backgrounds really easy.

[UzukiCheverie]

Some neat tricks and tips in here!

But no remedy to solving my laziness when it comes to backgrounds. /sniff D':

[shaylafarley5]

Its really good to me and at least you tried. I got lazy, I just draw a rough out line of my backgrounds and finish them in Photoshop.