Drawing Backgrounds: Forest Scene! | Drawing - Illustration - Fundamentals

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In this video we are doing a simple drawing lesson focusing on how to draw backgrounds... more specifically how to draw forest scenes as backgrounds.
These concepts are the same ones I teach and use for every type of background. It's all about understanding your set pieces and trying to apply basic composition to support your story!
Remember that 'Story' is really just what you want to tell... There are visual stories in landscape paintings where all we see is an environment. It's a matter of leading the eye and keeping the viewer looking where you want.
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Happy Drawing!
Tim Mcburnie
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[@danegoulter4392]

Thanks for these videos. The Loomis videos about moving the proportion lines, widths, length etc pretty much solved my "same face syndrome" instantly. I don't know why. Once you know it, it seems like such a simple thing, but before that I couldn't figure it out and was really stuck. I've been having a lot of fun creating characters, goblins, works, monsters etc by doing it. I've not really found anyone else teaching drawing this way :). Deserve a million subs :)

[@TheDrawingCodex]

Thanks Dane! I’m so glad these are helpful :-) It’s awesome to hear that you’ve been having fun during all that stuff. Keep at it!

[@dr.funnybones]

this is absolutely genius. as a "left brained" person, i often struggle with drawing things without just defaulting to what i *think* they look like, so the idea of "defining set pieces" before hand is really smart.

[@user-ce6pg1dz4u]

I just opened up the youtube app and thought to myself: It would be so good to have a new video from Tim right now. Thank you for reading my thoughts!

[@TheDrawingCodex]

No problem! :-)

[@yassineazizi-pc2vi]

Thank you for your time

[@nordicpink]

This video was incredible and much needed. I appreciate you going so much in depth with the thought process behind these more overlooked decisions.

[@Art-What..]

Codex..I think you communicate the lesson (message) better than most, really enjoyed the ideas on this process..will watch video again for sure.. thanks..

[@TheDrawingCodex]

Thanks! I appreciate the kind words!!

[@el_m3allem]

thank you for these wonderful and in depth art lessons!

[@forestdreamz]

You have taken a complex subject, and managed to make it simple and approachable. I think you really nailed it with this video. Bravo, I can't ask for more than that. As an additional note, I just can't get engaged in videos where the maker sits and talks at the screen. But I'm immediately interested and engaged as soon as you sit down and start drawing out your concepts. So thanks, I appreciate your work here.

[@MattJoyce01]

I enjoyed this video and appreciate the lesson. I like that you get into the technical details, and show your workings out. Bravo.

[@SailorVickymoon]

This video is sooooooo helpful!! step by step in detail explanation for noobs like me. Immediately susbcribed!!!❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥 I'm so eager to watch more of your videos... Thank you sooooo much!!!.... By the way Your art is AMAZING!!! Some of you illustrations gave me Moebius vibes !!!❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@TheDrawingCodex]

Thanks!! So glad to hear this one was helpful:)

[@felipevalencia400]

He visto muchos canales y videos de dibujo y demas.Pero este canal y el gran talento tuyo MAESTRO no tienen comparacion,muchas gracias por compartir tu conocimiento

[@kattamachtcrime4724]

this was the most helpful video I found on youtube! Even better than the drawing book that I bought. Thank you very very much!

[@ettoredomini9958]

Thank you bro I really needed this

[@Tahasikeri]

thank you sooo much that was very helpful Tim

[@MegaPieru3000]

Thank you for this!

[@cory99998]

Invaluable stuff, thanks tim!

[@TheDrawingCodex]

No worries, thanks Cory!

[@Art0N]

Thanks! 👍

[@balsamidris5271]

thank you so much now I can complete page 8 and 9.

[@phamminhphuc5362]

Thanks Tim!❤❤

[@TheDrawingCodex]

No worries! :-)

[@balsamidris5271]

when you said that you are going to decrease the details I would've made that because after all details may your drawing nice and beautiful .❤❤

[@carmelorodriguezlemes2864]

Very nice👍👍👍

[@yordle_chan2519]

I noticed I struggle knowing what to do with the background of the background when there are gaps like through a tree.

[@TheDrawingCodex]

The way I normally handle this is to focus on the main objects first and then treat those smaller in-between areas as an abstract composition... the goal is just to fill up the space and create good overlaps. think of some simple items you can draw back there. Focus on your primary read!

[@balsamidris5271]

my drawing became the best artwork that I've made this year(2023)

[@estherhyneman9127]

I have a question for you. I know there's a difference between a comic and a graphic novel, but does some of these fundamentals (example this video) apply to a graphic novel? Or should I be looking more into information that just pertains to graphic novels and not comics?

[@TheDrawingCodex]

That’s a good question! The term graphic novel, is best viewed as a marketing term. There really isn’t any huge difference between what you do day to day as a comic book artist or a graphic novel artist. It’s more a matter of getting a purchaser/consumer to understand what they’re actually going to get. It has its basis in the western market where the term “comic book“ is viewed as being simplistic and linked to superheroes. They needed a term “graphic novel“ to communicate to people that this was more like a novel for mature readers potentially. Not just people punching each other in the face dressed in capes :-)

[@estherhyneman9127]

I see. Thank you for your feedback. I definitely will be watching more of your videos to help further my drawing abilities for the graphic novel I want to make. 🤗👍

[@renealbrechtsen9743]

The rocks look like hairy balls 🤣 But this is incredibly useful. Thanks so much :)

[@renealbrechtsen9743]

Would love other background tutorials too though. Like mountainous scenes, cities/towns, interiors and such.

[@TheDrawingCodex]

LOL :-) I’ll never view them the same haha

[@TheDrawingCodex]

Yeah more background Demos sound like a really good idea! I’m on it!

[@yfgyvffb1922]

Hello, I want to learn this kind of cartoons, how to start, is there a course that you recommend to me, or a channel or anything that can help me, please, you are amazing, thank you

[@TheDrawingCodex]

Besides my channel? :) what kind of cartoons are you wanting to create specifically?

[@uludaggameplays4389]

Will it be any colour

[@LagLag-qz3wi]

I am a professional animator and storyboard artist, i.e. I just closed my first big job. I used the intuos pro for so long but I want to change to a pen display, do you think the wacom cintiq 22 is a good choice? will 1080p resolution be a problem for me? is 4k necessary?

[@TheDrawingCodex]

I know a professional story border who works on Netflix shows etc who uses a Wacom Cintiq 22 with the 1080p screen. I think it should be fine? 4K and the higher colour gamut are more useful when you’re doing large illustrations. Storyboarding tends to be line with black-and-white. I don’t think you’ll notice a huge difference to be honest!

[@LagLag-qz3wi]

​@@TheDrawingCodex thank you for responting

[@balsamidris5271]

do you have a video of how to draw open mouth

[@TheDrawingCodex]

I have one in the works!

[@Tahasikeri]

thank you sooo much that was very helpful Tim

[@TheDrawingCodex]

No worries :-)