I have recently been playing around with adding more textured backgrounds to my illustrations. So I spent a day just creating some backgrounds the old fashion way. I used the covers of old books as the canvas and adding some paint and paper to create texture. It felt really good to roll up my sleeves and get my hands dirty. I need to take the time to do this more often.
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Rolling Up My Sleeves Painting Some Backgrounds
Posted in art, illustration, Making it, tagged art, background, backgrounds, dirty, handmade, illustration, painting, texture on August 27, 2010| Leave a Comment »
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