Digital Character Painting with Procreate
Backgrounds
A course by Erick Hernández Anda , Illustrator
About the video: Backgrounds
Overview
“What is behind the character also matters? Of course, that is why I will teach you how to make simple, but effective and impressive backgrounds. If you are still not sure what to do with the background, don't worry, I'll give you advice on what kind of backgrounds suit your character best. ”
In this video lesson Erick Hernández Anda addresses the topic: Backgrounds, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Character Painting with Procreate. Illustrate characters like a pro by playing with backgrounds, lighting, texture, and color.
Partial transcription of the video
“Money In this lesson we are going to learn how to make three simple but effective funds. Then let's get started. The first background that we can use is the flat background. We can present the character like this, but it is always good to land our character. For that, we need our character cast a shadow on the background we are making, regardless of whether it is only a flat bottom, we can do it. Here we are going to use the knowledge we learned in light behavior. This is one way how we can make a fund. We can do better, which is the second type of background, which is to make a gradient. W...”
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Course summary for: Digital Character Painting with Procreate
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Category
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Software
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Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Erick Hernández Anda
A course by Erick Hernández Anda
Erick Hernández is from Aguascalientes, Mexico and has been working as a freelance digital illustrator since 2017. He has worked with clients around the globe on projects like book cover illustrations, character illustrations for video games, animation of illustrations, and more.
He has been actively involved with video game developers, which nurtures his passion for fantasy and science fiction. His most recent work includes character illustrations for Halberd Studios.
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