How to Draw Backgrounds (1-point Perspective)

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Do more backgrounds of different kinds. Farms, mountains, etc. Your tutorials are awesome.

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+markcrilley Wow this really helped I've been drawing since I was 5, making comics since 2011 and just got into anime in 2015! I've never really drawn backgrounds good and this helped a lot!

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[@bonnie_lass]

I really appreciate all the perspective videos! I've taken other classes that showed me 1, 2, and 3-point perspective, but none of them really got into building up complete landscapes and backgrounds using perspective. Because of this, I was having an *incredibly* hard time putting to paper what was in my head. And all three of these vids have definitely helped. Thanks so much! (Also -- I LOVE the time lapses.)

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BonnieLass Thanks so much!

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This is one of my all time favourite videos of yours it helped me loads - thanks so much Mark and haha yeah about finding the right hard long words and all I'm the same haha - great vid though real good

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[@BrianMarcWhittaker]

Great video! Thank you for sharing. I like how you showed more interesting ways to depict 1pt perspective. The watercolor bit at the end was nice too.

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Lol, I was able to draw this on the first try. xD Keep up the good work, I can see why you have a bit more than 2 mil subs!

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+Nicholas Harvey Thank you Nicholas :)

[@cestarianinhabitant5898]

+Nicholas Harvey It's one thing to imitate anothers artwork, another to create your own. Imitation is rather easy for anyone to do, creating your own work from scratch with nothing but your mind as a tool, is hard. For example, think you could draw this shot from the side instead of the current front? Just something to think about.

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Yep, ok what.

[@cestarianinhabitant5898]

Nicholas Harvey I'm saying try to draw a scenario similar to this one from nothing but your head with no image reference, and you'll see what I mean. Drawing and Drawing isn't the same thing. There's creative drawing (from imagination/memory) and re-creative drawing (from reference). I'm sure you like most want to be able to do creative drawing right? All the artists that can do that have inevitably done quite a bit of re-creative drawing, but just repeating that process never got any of them where they are now. Drawing from imagination is a whole new set of techniques in comparison. Actually I'd like to see Mr. Crilley cover that, if he can (and by that I mean it's really hard to describe and teach creativity, how to get images from your head down to paper, there are no guidelines from drawing an imaginary creature no one has ever seen before, after all, no references to follow)

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Wonderful example thank you !! Will try this with my kids

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these videos are super helpful. I've been drawing for 20 years (no training. Self taught) and I never learned to draw backgrounds or inanimate objects and such. this has been a major help

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This was actually helpful usually these videos get me lost but this guys approach to explaining it and not making it too long was neet you just earned a sub

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feeling like an idiot because i still don't understand how to draw this stuff

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I didn’t understand this video at all until after I learned more about one point perspective from the Draw in 30 Days book.

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I struggle with where to place my character. Or how to position the background so it doesn't look like I just cropped my character in, but as if they're really in the environment.

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Good job in explaining the perspective. Definitely remember the topics you touched in art class back in high school days. But, very helpful in jogging the basics. Very good

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I like this one. I like the whole 1-point perspective thing, but I don't have all the tools u use but that's whatever. Would u be able to make any more? Like of an old cabin, a restaurant on the beach like a shack type thing, or anything like that? U know what I mean? Anyways, ur probably busy and all, but if u happen to notice my comment, plz let me know. Im a subscriber and I loved ur book Brody's ghost. The buildings in it looked soo cool:)

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I have your book mastering manga with Mark Crilley and I didn't get the perspective thing but watching this video helped me a lot more. You're art is awesome and I loving your vids thanks!!!

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Absolutely awesome tutorial man!! Loved the use of time lapse as the video didn't get condensed with commentary but could still gather the idea of what you were doing! Was also wicked to see a panel from inception to completion. Cheers!

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Informative and entertaining. I like the sound effects and your goofy descriptions.

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...I don't even know how to say thanks. I was trying to get this down for quite some time. 100 in Art here I come ~!

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Akashi Nano Glad I could help ^^

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Thanks crilley. I just started doing backgrounds for me and my sister's Manga to day, and I found this very helpful. I really appreciate that you make these tutorials for people man. And so does my sister, she is a huge fan of your style. Keep it cool bruh.

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Just found this. I found it very useful & loved the finished version. Many thanks x

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Hi Mark! Very useful video. I think it's well explained each step that you took to get the perspective. Watching many artists videos, like yours, bring back to my memory all what I've forgoten of my art and design classes. Thanks for sharing! Have a good one!

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I think this video will help me understand a bit more of what goes into a background and help me set up some guide lines to follow. Thank you for the help I'll definitely be looking at more videos soon.

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I love your videos!!!! Haven't found a more entertaining and educational vid to date!! Hope you're doing well man, and look forward to watching your other ones :) 👍🏻

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Mark , I am a new subcriber and watching this video on perspective along with the overpass , was Awesome!!! Please, keep doing videos, such as this in both step by step and simplified and elaborate format!!! It has been awhile (long time) since I have been drawing and your videos inspire me to do better with my own drawing!!! I love your work, dude!!!

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Thank you so much!

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dude thanks so much this makes every thing so much easier i had a couple of classes in middle school on this unfortunately i had no idea what i was doing and even if i asked for help i was still pretty confused this really clears up the who'll concept in a cool and fun way i also really like how you showed a way to draw an overpass that was not all following the same line because i found that,that was one of the most difficult things that i had to draw in my art class keep up the good work!! :).

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Love your wind sound effects too!!!

[@geo0711]

I know I'm super late with this video, but I found this to be a very helpful and easy to follow introduction into 1-point perspective. Those typical lessons involving lines and cubes can get so boring and my attention tends to drift with them. However, in this video, when you can potentially end up with such an awesome picture at the end really kept me focused. Thank you, Mark!

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Bless your heart Luablood. Just don't give up. You have gotten to 3-Point Perspectives, That's a great accomplishment in itself. Hold your head up and keep going. You will get there. Peace!

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One point perspective is such a powerful device. It can be used to create some really beautiful and well balanced art.

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I love how you explain everything and by everything i mean EVERYTHING.

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Mark thanks man I just have decided on making a manga and this background perspective 1-point tutorial helped a lot

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Very interesting video! Background drawings are pretty sick! Love your style :)

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That last song was absolutely amazing!

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This was really helpful to me! Subscribed. I draw and color the traditional way, and this was a great help. Loved it.

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please continue on these manga style landscapes you help so much and its my main interest atm thanks

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I think your drawings look great. I always wanted to learn how to draw comics and you teach very well. I have problems with perspective and these videos help.

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Fantastic artwork and a great way of explaining how to take one's first steps on becoming an advanced artist. I will enjoy watching and learning from you. Keep up the crazy ;3 it keeps your imagination fuelled.

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These videos are really handy, they're helping me expand my portfolio.

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love this, gonna have to watch more, the finshed drawing looks amazing.

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This video was a huge help! I am the background artist on a small independent comic and am looking for pointers, you've got yourself another subscriber good sir!

[@PlainRandomHero]

Very useful video. Took the basics and did my own thing with it. Thanks!

[@TheOptionist]

I love your sound effects! In fact I do very simillar sound effects while drawing ... everyone does. it adds to the effect and feeling while creating

[@paveldkohout]

Cool perspective training, thanks Mark

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I liked his sound effects XD Of course your drawings are amazing as always, keep up the good work Mark!

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cool video, thank for sharing, excellent wind sound !

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I love your videos of draw. The best tutorials of how to draw backgrounds I saw.

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Thank you! :)

[@erusyado]

Nice tutorial! Nice explanation which makes easier to people sketching in 1-point perspective. Thank you.

[@lisamaier9984]

Hey awesomely useful tutorial. Keep making a few more on using more than one point perspectives and show how the person drawing would set that up using perspective guides. Thank you so much.

[@MissOkabe]

Very good tutorial, I look forward to attempting this one at some point!