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Sean Murphy’s art has been an inspiration for me for over a decade. Seeing his art proved that my focus on environmental storytelling was a worthwhile endeavor and one that I should embrace.

I hope after watching this video, you can appreciate more of what backgrounds can do for story and for art…..
And fall in love with drawing cool environments.

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*Timestamps:*
00:00 Begin
00:54 What makes for cinematic backgrounds?
03:19 2 Big Rules for Drawing Backgrounds
04:40 The Human Connection
06:34 Don’t like drawing BG’s?…Try this
08:30 Vibes and/or Accuracy
09:18 Sean Murphy’s Art Style
11:24 3 Ways to Make the Best Backgrounds
14:08 Rulers are Bad or are they?
16:33 Traditional Ink Study

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