I have nooo idea on what to add to the background, any suggestions?
In most cases the backdrop should support the image.
There are several ways that it can do this.
- describe a location based on terrain
- set a time of day
- contain props that suggest, culture, story, future actions
- push objs forward or pull them back in space
- etc
A simple thing that it can do is "frame" the "action".
Show us where to look.
What is important.
What is not.
Its ok to be messy.
But try to use it more to your advantage.
Use the mess to emphasize what you want us to know.
you think my style doesnt fit PA right?
Process is the order of steps in which you take to finish a piece of art.
You appear to have one process thru out all of your pieces.
In many ways process leads directly to style.
Process1: I don't really do this ever. But it can be useful sometimes.
- Draw a rough line art in pencil on paper
- Use a light table to make a clean pen trace
- Scan image, adjust contrast
- Paint in 2 tone lighting
- Add simple color palette
- Blend colors and surfaces
- Add small details and adv lighting
- Retrace line adding various quality
- Finished!
Process2: This is my most common way of drawing. I also use many modifications of these steps
- Rough solid shapes all in white on computer
- Color replace in 1 shade of grey for surfaces
- Erase out details and inner lines
- Color replace with palette
- Add colored details and lighting
- Auto generate line
- Color replace line in areas to context color it contains
- Finished!
Process3: It's fun to draw even if I don't know what I'm going to draw yet, so I just figure it out as I go along
- Draw some blobs with no real plan
- Throw in some colors that look good
- Find some interesting parts of the image
- Work out some details here and there
- Add more random forms and detail them after deciding what they are
- Finished!
Process4: Sometimes I'm too tired to think!
- Whatever!
- Finished!
There many other ways of starting an image.
Each of these processes feels different as you create something, and creates a different result on top the natural way that you draw.
Typically having a clear plan, and order of steps will result in a better image in less time.
Create many processes of your own and use them to your advantage depending on what you want to do.