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TUTORIAL: Easy Background Techniques! ✏️🕯️✨

Added 2025-06-30 15:51:12 +0000 UTC

Hello everyone! 😍

Here is a new tutorial for you! In this video I’ll be covering some easy techniques for creating several types of backgrounds behind your characters :) I’ve been having to paint backgrounds more often for commercial work, so in this tutorial you’ll get to see how I create them quickly and efficiently! 🥰

First we’ll cover my top favorite background techniques, and then at the end of the video we’ll apply those techniques to my Phantom of the Opera drawing and create three different background options 🥀🖤

Other videos and guides to check out:

Background Hacks (step-by-step) — includes some extra tips for graphic backgrounds!
A Forgery of Fate Process — shows the rendering process for Truyan with the dragon background that I cover in this tutorial! 🐉
Phantom of the Opera Drawing Process 🖤
Full Rendering Walkthrough (with background) — a complete walkthrough of a character drawing with an environment ❄️
Color Theory Tutorial — a deep dive into how to use your colors strategically 🌈
How to Design Compelling Characters — for those of you who are pros at backgrounds but need some tips on drawing characters ⚔️
Brush Techniques — watch this for a full updated list of the brushes that I use and how I use them! ✏️