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4:18 PM, Thursday January 26th 2023

I have the same problem, that's why I'm not even considering doing backgrounds just yet, but I have gathered some information trying to understand how it works, because now we are dealing with a much broader subject. I think the confusion comes when we don't ask important questions first, like: What's the style I want? drawing or painting, what is your purpose for it? and narrow down to a specific and clear idea, from here you can move towards answering the questions, example: I want to draw a simple garden, focusing on a beautiful tree with a rounder shape and maybe a man's silhouette under it. Because in my head, when you think about background you will have to consider design, composition and all of that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IQoBr1-c3k

I like this video

https://www.youtube.com/@ALPHONSODUNN

I like this channel too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWgDHkql2Io&list=WL&index=6

I also like to follow along tutorials like this one and then I try to reproduce and recall the process, the choices, the shapes etc

Hope it helps :)

12:13 AM, Saturday January 28th 2023

These videos were very helpful. Letting the focus of the drawing dictate the detail of the texture makes so much sense! Very liberating.

6:21 PM, Saturday January 28th 2023

I'm glad to know that :)

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