5 Easy Backgrounds to add to Your Art, Drawings and Sketchbook: A Few Ideas and Tips

When you’re drawing an illustration, sometimes you may not always be inspired to fill the entire page with a background. Other times, however, leaving a negative space around your main subject can feel awkward and if you don’t have anything specific in mind for that “background”, it can be tough to figure out how to maintain that balance between too much and too little.

You can transform a sketch from looking good to looking amazing with a proper background and the process of adding one can be fairly simple and straightforward. Of course, that all depends on what you’re drawing and how!

In this video tutorial Windy Iris shares some ideas for backgrounds you might try in your illustrations and drawings, as well as some tips for making the process easier.

 

Today I’m talking about 5 easy art backgrounds and sharing a few ideas and tips. These are some fun backgrounds that I often use in my drawings and sketchbook. Adding a quick background is a great way to complete even the simplest doodle and make your sketchbook pages feel cohesive, plus these ideas are a few more ways to fill up your sketchbook:)

I hope you all enjoy this video 🙂

Supplies Used:
Leuchtturm1917 Sketchbook
Copic Markers
Copic Multiliners
Posca White Paint Pen

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