Background Art for Beginners: Drawing Cartoon Environments / Creature Habitats

Unlock the Secrets to Dynamic Cartoon Backgrounds!

Are you a budding cartoon artist who's overlooking a crucial element? Many artists focus solely on character design, but a compelling background is what truly brings a cartoon to life! This course will teach you how to create immersive and engaging environments for your characters to inhabit.

Learn to craft believable habitats that enhance your storytelling and visual appeal. By the end of this class, you'll be able to confidently design backgrounds inspired by your character, exploring diverse environments and adding depth to your artwork.

Here's what you'll master:

• Creating Landscape with Perspective: Learn fundamental perspective techniques to build realistic and visually appealing landscapes.
• Backgrounds Inspired by Character: Discover how to use your character's personality and story to inform and enhance the background design.
• Adding Color and Shading: Master color theory and shading techniques to create depth, mood, and visual interest in your backgrounds.
• Illusion of Distance: Employ techniques to create a convincing sense of depth and distance, making your backgrounds feel expansive and realistic.

Materials:

While my demonstration is created digitally using Medibang Paint Pro, you can use any medium you prefer! For traditional art, I recommend using pencil, fineliner, and colored pencils.

Digital Techniques:

Want to dive deeper into digital art? Check out our lesson: [Intro to Digital Art in MediBang](link to lesson). We cover:

• [Sketching the background environment](link to sketching lesson)
• [Colouring the background environment](link to coloring lesson)

About the Instructor:

Felicia Bielby is an experienced concept artist and art instructor specializing in 3D modeling and game development. With a passion for magic and fantasy, Felicia brings a unique perspective to creating captivating worlds. She's dedicated to helping artists of all levels develop their skills and bring their visions to life.