Background tips

#1

Does anyone have any tips for backgrounds in wick?

#2

Search google for images of nature to get inpiration!

#3

The steps I would take to draw a setting and a background:

  1. Think of what you want the background to be (ground, grass, lava, etc?)
  2. Based on what you want the background to be, find different shades of a specific color
  3. Equip the brush tool! Then start drawing the ground using the darkest shade.
  4. Move into lighter shades, and draw different layers on top of what you had last, adjust opacity
  5. Make a new layer, make it under the first layer, and lock the first layer.
  6. Based on the theme, draw objects in the background (mountain, trees, volcanoes, etc?)
  7. Color everything in and shade with darker colors objects that are far back
  8. Make a new layer under all the layers, and lock all completed layers
  9. Pick a color for the sky based on the theme (contaminated, dark, happy, joyful, etc?)
  10. Find 3 to 5 different shades of that color, and color in the sky from dark to lighter layers
    (dark layers below, lighter one’s on top)
  11. Select all of the brush paths that you have in the sky, and adjust their opacity
  12. Make a new layer that’s below all layers, and on top of the sky layer.
  13. Lock all other layers, and take one deep look at your whole project
  14. Decide on what to add in the sky based on the theme (bird, rainbow, smoke, etc?)
  15. Draw and color, and try to spread objects to cover negative space
  16. Add some magical touches, little animations, some sparkle, adjust opacity, etc.
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