background help/ suggestions

[tidal steeple]

did you have a particular background in mind and having difficulty with drawing it or difficulty with coming up with ideas?

[hallow mauve]

honeycombs would look very pretty on the background

[unborn jacinth]

I'll try that and send what it looks like

[unborn jacinth]

Ideas

Plus when I do draw it, the character stands out oddly

[tidal steeple]

oh did u want the characters to blend in?

[unborn jacinth]

A bit, like sometimes if you just place a character in a scene they pop out weirdly

[unborn jacinth]

Pretty much what I have, but idk how to feel abt it

[unborn jacinth]

Like an old background I tried, I hated it sm, but it also popped weird

[tidal steeple]

oh that totally makes sense flowers wouldnt hurt if you played more with complementary colors to make the two in front pop more and u could blur it less! try some greens harsher lights from sunbeams maybe?

[unborn jacinth]

I dont think I completely understand

[tidal steeple]

ill find some examples

okay sorry dont havr my ipad cant make it transparent

but essentially complementary are on opposite sides of the spectrum

with how light the drawings are

i recommend a dark background for more contast

contrast

and then a light source leading in onto them so that they are still light (albeit with a little more shading for the shadows)

itll make them pop out much more while also looking apart of the piece/background

i recommend a taller canvas so you can experiment with moving them around some more

having the viewers eye start with the characters at the top or bottom or look down adds more to the piece

i didnt use this method either myself til taking ap art this year and it is helpful for the piece and helps almost guide the viewers eye

i hope this made sense if im still confusing let me know and ill elaborate further

[unborn jacinth]

Still a little confusing, but I'll definitely try it, I dont have too much experience drawing real backgrounds often, so gonna be awhile before I send my wonky results

I try to use the golden spiral for poses but never fully understand it, let alone for backgrounds

[tidal steeple]

it will still have the same effect if you simplify it and make the background more stylized! the main focus is the shading and light sources! itll look great

[unborn jacinth]

My brain struggles to simplify and messes stuff up by over complicating it, but ty for the confidence boost-

[tidal steeple]

a lot of art is very confusing i totally understand and sometimes its about finding your own technique and other times its piece specific! its looking great so far

[tidal steeple]

let me get my ipad ill try to help

[tidal steeple]

tryna download it as a timelapse rn hang on sorry BWHAHDHDH

while i wait essentially want i wanted to show u was u could just block it in an add smaller details and it gives the same effect, more details than what i added but still pretty messy and blur it a little and itll look just fine, + i tried to put notes to explain the depth piece

its very plain but its not the main focus so it doesnt take away from the piece evn if its messy

also opacity on the little things at the end i didnt do cuz i forgot opps

lops

oops*

but the honey comb idea the person wasnt terrible either if you dont wanna do a whole background BWAHAHHD

[unborn jacinth]

Ty ty, definitely gonna try, you made it look so easy

[tidal steeple]

once you start itll feel easy too i promise

[mossy plinth]

ouu the window bg is pretty!

[unborn jacinth]

Or combine some

[unborn jacinth]

So my man results, which is best, or should I attempt a different bg?

[tidal steeple]

gorgeous!! the second to last one looks great! try that one?? that or the 4th one ^^

[unborn jacinth]

I tried to combine it, but like this? Or is this over powering?

[tidal steeple]

looks great, see if u cant colorbend a little and add some purples? that might help

[unborn jacinth]

I tried to add some purples and shade a bit, but idk if I shaded well enough, but I really really appreciate your help sm

[tidal steeple]

omg its gorgeous

great job!!

[unborn jacinth]

Ty ty, last question is should I put a frame around it? Like these

[tidal steeple]

i was gonna say the second one but actually the third ones really good

third one?

[unborn jacinth]

Kk, tysm for all your help!