Useful Backgrounds For Cartoons

What would be some useful backgrounds for your cartoons?

In this article you’re going to generate some useful backgrounds to go with your cartoons.

Before then we’ll look at some backgrounds that I regularly use.

I draw a lot of dogs, so can you think of three different backgrounds for three different dog-related situations.

List three different doggy backgrounds.

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Now try doodling them. If you don’t have time to drawn try to imagine what they look like. Keep your doodles simple and sketchy.

I’ll show you my ideas below, but have a go yourself before scrolling down.

Three Dog Situation Backgrounds

Street background (going for a walk)

Countryside background (going for a walk in the countryside)

Living room background (at home)

The Different Backgrounds In Use

Over To You

Now think of a subject you like to draw, or would like to draw.

Think of three backgrounds for it.

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Now try doodling them.

If you draw a certain topic regularly, it’s likely that similar backgrounds will crop up again and again. So it can be useful to have some backgrounds on standby. 

Wrapping Things Up…

The most important things to remember with all things cartoony and doodly, is to give it a try!

Keep it simple while you try out the ideas from this article and having fun playing around with them.