Choose the Right Background Color for Your Paintings - Experiment to Find What Works

How do you pick a good color for the background in your paintings or colored drawings? Of course, you may consider color theory, but what if you want to experiment? You can do a little experimentation right in the middle of your painting process using Photoshop or some other photo manipulation software. This lesson shows you how it's done.
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[@constancebaptist7031]

EXCELLENT! I was struggling on how to choose the right color. Your video helped me significantly!

[@limepie7181]

Thank you so much.
I was working on a ink drawing and intended for the background to be white.
Well, that was until I dropped ink on the background.
I stopped working on it for months because I didn't know how to hide that ink drop.
Now, I have an idea and will test different colored backgrounds for my drawing.

[@carolschultz1058]

I can see how this would come in really handy! Thanks! Can you talk about the best way to take pics of your art for making prints?

[@Kyomiibrown]

You can also do this in procreate, digital is such a great compliment for traditional art IMHO. 🙂

[@MCGrafite]

So beautiful!

[@cshula1]

great info! thank you!

[@adildraws]

Wonderful. I don't know how you do that. Keep up the good work. I don't know about digital painting at all.

[@brookzera218]

Lol I learned soooo much from this video , other than what u intended to teach . Brush stroke style , layering strokes , colour hue and value , photoshop tools , receding and popping colours . I got tooooo much thanks a lot

[@zacalonegz2673]

Thank you ! I think this will help me a lot :-)

[@judihopewell7148]

Very helpful tip

[@Issameezzouhri]

Good work ♡

[@preethas7710]

Background matter - awesome

[@sdfPZXC]

wowww ty you so much :D

[@stellaosborne4940]

Thank You

[@lilyskpopart2474]

What about skins colors any suggestions

[@dianavillasana2414]

Dis good mah bro

[@celticzz9899]

Skin tutorials pls!

[@sparrowqq9949]

What is the copy command in windows Please? Anyone?

[@digocr]

So you painted this bird in acrylic in a real physical canvas, then took a photo of it and loaded on Photoshop to study the background?

[@thevirtualinstructor]

Yes, that's right. Then, I took what I learned from the experiments and painted the background.

[@jenniferroberts6529]

what if I don't have photoshop? Please advise.

[@evandroandrade4909]

the bird seems to have a mustache = D

[@adeadgirl13]

next step: experiment with the subject in photoshop