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0:428:07Kind of hand painted with everything a little bit wonky. And with no hard edges and with some pastelMoreKind of hand painted with everything a little bit wonky. And with no hard edges and with some pastel like textures here and there when the line work was finished I set its opacity to about 15%.
Currently, most artists prefer to do them digitally as it is a more viable and efficient process. Despite this, some studios still work with traditional, hand-painted backdrops, such as studio Pablo, responsible for beautiful backgrounds like this image, taken from the Dororo anime.
Top 10 Tips to Drawing Backgrounds Like a ProWhy drawing backgrounds is important.Use light colors in the background so it can complement with the main elements.Avoid long straight or curved lines when drawing backgrounds.Never use a plain paper background for complex compositions.More items...•
1:3819:11So we're going to go right into a step-by-step tutorial on how to draw a background in perspective.MoreSo we're going to go right into a step-by-step tutorial on how to draw a background in perspective. Using the academic method.
So it's not so much that we bring in new 3D technology, it's more that they've gotten better at their craft throughout the years, and even the CG elements in Demon Slayer are all derived from work that is drawn by hand.
[...] Today, many of Japanese animation studios rely on “papers and pencils” to produce anime. Although some parts have been updated, this is the traditional Japanese style of the animation production which has been handed down for decades.
0:002:35And use black now let's duplicate this layer click on the background layer hold and drag it to theMoreAnd use black now let's duplicate this layer click on the background layer hold and drag it to the create a new layer icon. Now go to filter select render and choose fibers set the variance to 20.
0:3812:08Used background techniques so this first technique is to just simply create a color block. And IMoreUsed background techniques so this first technique is to just simply create a color block. And I sometimes do a single color or I do a gradient.
0:0010:00Because first of all colored pencils are time-consuming. Second of all you don't want toMoreBecause first of all colored pencils are time-consuming. Second of all you don't want to accidentally flatten your work and create like an unrealistic background.
0:032:38So this is just sort of landscape elements done in a cartoon style like a simplified style I'mMoreSo this is just sort of landscape elements done in a cartoon style like a simplified style I'm making the ground and I'm doing Hills which I'm just making you know curving lines overlapping.
0:372:18First. So the key to using the big brush is that you can get the paint down. Quickly without itMoreFirst. So the key to using the big brush is that you can get the paint down. Quickly without it drying and then we can work on the brush strokes with a different brush.