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Drawing in BGs - A Step-by-Step Thing

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Pretty much as advertised. :'D 
I actually remembered to screencap my work every so often while I completed drawing in another patch of dense foliage. 

There's really not a lot to creating these things. Just time, patience, and plenty of photo ref to draw from. For sub-tropical, jungle-ish places like these, I've been using photos I took at the Brisbane Botanical Gardens, particularly their jungle hot house/dome, and you can likely find plenty of ref of your own via google, or better still, through a trip to your own local city gardens. Nothing beats seeing this stuff in person when you can.

Hopefully it helps a few people see that the process can be broken down, and taken bit by bit. I feel like I don't say this often enough, but you don't have to look at bg and go 'I have to draw all of that at once?!' because no, you don't. Knowing you can take it bit by bit helps make it a lot more manageable and less of a mountain to climb.

And have fun looking at my messy comic page workings in the meantime :'D
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LucarioGirl4Ever's avatar
You make it seem so effortless but at the same time I know how much time and focus it takes~
I love how much attention you put into every plant. I hope someday I can get there without sacrificing too much time! :'D