Digital Background Painting for Animation

Learn the entire process of creating digital background scenes for 2D animations in Photoshop

• Introduction
• Preparation: Color, Lighting, and Photoshop
• Let’s Plan!
• Bringing It to Life!
• Final project

When it comes to animation, background painting has the power to enhance a story with meaning and breathe life into each scene through the use of shapes, color, and lighting. Background painter, illustrator, and designer Susan Yung has been passionate about animation since a little girl. And through perseverance and dedication, she turned her passion into her full-time job, working with animation studios such as Netflix, Green Portal Studios, Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, and Cartoon Network.

Discover how to bring a background painting to life in Photoshop with Susan’s step-by-step creative process. Learn the basic theory behind color and lighting, see how to work with an efficient workflow, and explore Susan’s insider tips and tricks to use Photoshop like a professional. Are you ready to delve into background painting for animation?

• About Me
• Influences
• What Will We Do in the Course?
• Principles of Color and Lighting 1
• Principles of Color and Lighting 2
• Layers and Shortcuts
• Photoshop Brushes and Textures
• Finding References
• Grouping Your Composition
• Color Thumbnails
• Lighting Practice
• Let’s Add Some Color!
• Details
• Light It Up!
• Digital Background Painting for Animation