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JNFerrigno — Making a Simple Background
Published: 2011-09-13 16:13:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 8527; Favourites: 405; Downloads: 159
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Description
Created for anyone to use, but specifically targeted for HARPG members who feel that backgrounds are to hard, and to challenging to make. With this tutorial you should be able to make a background in a matter of minutes. Remember, your horses are like your business card. Their design is going to reflect on how people see you, and if you are remembered.Program Used: Photo Shop
Time Taken: 20 minutes
Number of Colors: 15 (you can use less)
Number of Layers: 9 (you can use less)
Tablet Friendly: Yes
Mouse Friendly: Yes, but give yourself another 15 minutes for working time.
Skill Level: Beginner
Brushes Used
Cloud Brushes
Tree Brushes
Grass Brushes
Bird Brushes
Plant Brushes
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Comments: 27
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Thank you for making this, it's super helpful.
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Would i be able to adapt these instructions to make this background in GIMP?
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Erm. This isn't working with PS CS5 Extended....
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Oh gosh this make it seem so simple
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This is awesome. ^^ gives me a great idea on how to start learning how to paint a proper background.
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The new text makes it MUCH easier to read!
Of course stock brushes aren't a substitute for actually painting the background, but it's better than nothing and at least gets people thinking about a WHOLE image and not just "character standing in white void."
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I may do another one. But seriously I can get these backgrounds done in like 15 minutes, that one maybe a little more. With so many tools and brushes, not having a background is no excuse any more. Heck, I even have premade ones people can use.
This specially helps out, because so many show hosts got a stick up their bums about reusing the same background. So you can move things around to give more of a panoramic view of their arena or something.
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At least a drawn one (even with pre-fab brushes) looks a bit better than slapping in a photo background.
I don't see an issue with reusing a background for the same show, but I personally draw each one, mostly because I'm often working traditionally rather than digitally and there's not much choice in that instance.
Backgrounds aren't nearly as scary as many people think they are, just stick to simple, quiet, and blurry and they'll do fine!
I find it slightly amusing that you use the RBG (?) color codes in the tutorial, I don't think I've ever seen anyone do that before.
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LOL I'm a dork like that. That way people can 're create' the same thing. I do that with a lot of my tutorials for digi. Figure if I tell you what pencils I use for colored pencil, might as well do the same for digi.
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This is a very simple and very beautiful background and an AMAZING tutorial! Thank you so much!
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its nice but its hard to read with the white text on the soft green. I'd suggest using a darker color for the font when the bg is bright
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Beautiful tutorial, definitely giving it a try. Thanks for making this c:
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This is an awesome tutorial! 
I dunno, just a suggestion. I absolutely love, and I mean LOVE the tutorial itself! 
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Awesome! This will be very useful in the future. Thanks!
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This is a wonderful tutorial, but the white text causes a good bit of eye strain against DA's grey-green background. It might be worth making another version with darker text?
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I'd have to agree with you there. Or perhaps removing the transparency and inserting a darker background?
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i trully want to use the brushes, but sadly, they dont work for SAI. I also have gimp, so ill try that I guess.
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Gimp will accept most brushes. I use Gimp and brushes myself. You'll have to remember to move any brushes you download from the "download" folder of your computer to the right folder for Gimp on your computer. I can tell you how to do this if you need me to. I just thought I'd let you know that you'll be able to use brushes if you use Gimp.
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i would really use some help
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Okay. No problem. Let me note it to you.
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This is really great. Wish I could use those brushes in SAI, haha. Very impressive, though.
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Very useful to people that are new to HARPG - faving so it might reach just a bit more people
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