Backgrounds

Mylenthes · Post by **Mylenthes** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:47 pm

I don't know if this is in the right forum but i don't know what to do for my backgrounds in my animation i'm working on.

I want a kind of realistic background but i dont have enough artist in me to do it.
I also was thinking about a mikdog style but i dont want to copy and i dont really know how to do that style.

I usually make very simple backgrounds but i don't want to anymore.

Anyways, what do you guys think i should do.
maybe you could post some examples of something i might be able to do.

(i do not have any advanced programs to create stuff with, just free programs like GIMP.)

Genete · Post by **Genete** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:29 am

Copy is not bad. Use real world.
Pick up a cheap tablet, Gimp and start drawing.
Don't judge your work immediately. After a few days you think it is better.
-G

lwaxana · Post by **lwaxana** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:53 am

If this is for your Mister Man cartoon, (which is great, btw!), I wouldn't think you'd want to go too realistic. But I guess it depends on what you mean by realistic. Do you want them to have perspective/foreshortening? Do you want them to be more detailed? Do you want them to set the mood for your animation? This site has a lot of examples: http://animationbackgrounds.blogspot.com/ But if you have a particular style in mind, it might be best to watch animation of that style and take note of the way they do their backgrounds. That should at least give you a starting point. From there you can make it your own.

PARKER · Post by **PARKER** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:43 pm

AS is a great tool for making backgrounds, check mine, they are realistic and cartoon, you can copy the style if you want, all of them made with AS, i hope you like them

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRZ17wQN2qw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iidns2dOEDI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsW56DXPQbM

Mylenthes · Post by **Mylenthes** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:52 pm

Did you use textures on all those? They're nice.

Anyways thanks for all the support guys.

PARKER · Post by **PARKER** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:55 pm

Mylenthes wrote:Did you use textures on all those? They're nice.

Anyways thanks for all the support guys.

Thanks, yes i used textures on all of them, all textures were created in AS.

Mylenthes · Post by **Mylenthes** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:03 am

BTW lwaxana, thanks for the comment on mister man.

Although this animation needs more realism in the backgrounds but yeah.

EDIT:
A background made in the program artweaver

Same scene made in artrage
i really like this program but its not free and my mom doesn't really like to buy me stuff, i probably would of never would of got anime studio if it wasn't my birthday

I really like this program but its not free and my mom doesn't really like to buy me stuff(i got anime studio on my birthday or else i probably wouldn't of got it) so i guess i can wait till christmas to get it or something(depends on price)

Uolter · Post by **Uolter** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:13 am

Artrage is a very good application, and is very cheap! I have 2.5 version. You can easily purchase it! Try to store your money...
Make more attention on light and shadow, It's one of the most important things when drawing!

Genete · Post by **Genete** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:15 am

I really like this program but its not free and my mom doesn't really like to buy me stuff(i got anime studio on my birthday or else i probably wouldn't of got it) so i guess i can wait till christmas to get it or something(depends on price)

You always have Gimp, MyPaint and others
-G

Mylenthes · Post by **Mylenthes** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:30 am

O.k

I used the airbrush in gimp to make some pretty good backgrounds.

Here is the same scene i have been working on, but in gimp.

There is an extra grass layer at the bottom of the image but i saved it separately so that my characters can be behind the top layer of grass to make a cool effect.