Backgrounds....again

Mylenthes · Post by **Mylenthes** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:40 pm

I posted a post a while back about creating backgrounds, and I just wanted to say that using gimp with a thin brush then coloring with advanced shading techniques works best.

PARKER · Post by **PARKER** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:57 am

Good work but you can achieve better results with AS.

SpaceBoy64 · Post by **SpaceBoy64** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:50 am

PARKER wrote:Good work but you can achieve better results with AS.

I agree. Why use Gimp when you have AS? This would be much more versatile done with AS since it would have been drawn with vectors.

You could always render something like this out separately and load it in as a PNG or a MOV. Plus you could zoom in on areas like the tree trunk later without losing resolution.

Imago · Post by **Imago** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:25 am

AS Debut lacks of many drawing tools, like the dual shape effect or the split curve script.
Maybe he needs some tool that AS doesn't have.

Uolter · Post by **Uolter** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:38 pm

Yeah! nice background, I like the design, but I think the tree doesn't work well with that position/size...unless you want to animate characters on its back.

rpc9943 · Post by **rpc9943** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:17 pm

Its nice, but I'd personally recommend using a natural media simulator such as artrage- way better results

joetraff · Post by **joetraff** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:31 am

I think we should first admire the work than to modify it. Its true though AS would have been abetter choice.

Mylenthes · Post by **Mylenthes** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:26 pm

Thanks for the comments guys.

I just don't really know how to work with backgrounds well in AS.

PARKER · Post by **PARKER** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:49 pm

Mylenthes wrote:Thanks for the comments guys.

I just don't really know how to work with backgrounds well in AS.

But its very easy! you can do in AS what you did here and do it better.
Just take the drawing tools and use gradient and brushes to get intereting textures.

wardeworth · Post by **wardeworth** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:20 am

Its nice, I think it look childish, But Yeah! nice background, I like the design,unless you want to animate characters on its back.

Mylenthes · Post by **Mylenthes** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:23 pm

I'm going to redo it in anime studio, even though i'm not very good at backgrounds in AS. I'll still try lol.

Mylenthes · Post by **Mylenthes** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:48 pm

I redid it in anime studio and i love it, it's way better than the gimp one.

I don't know how to save it as an image file for you guys to see but its basically the same thing except with thinner vector lines and I moved the tree a little back in perspective.