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HELP!!! I'm so bad at backgrounds....

SilverVixen
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 7:33 pm

Here's the picture I drew and colored.... its needs something for a background, because I'm going to take it and hang it up on my wall in my office.

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And here's the original in black and white. As you can see, it has lily pads and stuff around it, so I'll probably do something more abstract along those lines, I just don't know what color to do it in or anything. Or if it should be lighter or darker than the flower....

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HELP!!! Thanks! smile

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:37 pm

Maybe it will look fine with a dark blue border? I'm thinking along a simple theme here, since the flower itself is rather detailed. Also, I think the it looks great as is, being the center of attention.

Sorry if it's not a very good suggestion . . . I'm not very good with backgrounds. sweatdrop

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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 8:42 pm

hmm..I don't know. I never do backgrounds for my pictures. Maybe just a simple design behind it, like swirls...maybe red swirls...maybe green..lol, idk, sorry. But great drawing anyways biggrin

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:31 pm

You might try a water background. Since it's penciled, CG would look wierd, but maybe you could try to make a calm water look. Along the lines of the pads, you could try a flat green BG with dispersed hard lines for the pad edges...er, that's what I'd try, but I'm no expert. sweatdrop

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Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:30 am

My suggestion is to definitely make the lily pad more vibrant and noticeable. Then use a colored pencil to sketch in the lily pads and water. Make sure you do it very lightly, so it won't distract the eyes from the lily.

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