i am going to do an artwork for my Higher School Certificate. now thsi artwork is to help me get good marks for me to go to uni. i am planning to do scencery backgrounds (realistic) but also it will be a fanstay colours and all. i just need some help or some tips to start my artwork.

i can get images of backgrounds and fix them up but they are too small for me and i can't resize them because i will lose it's quaitly. i'm trying to make A3 size artworks, doing them on photoshop cs2.

to sum it up i am trying to make a realistic wallpaper and hab an anime fantasy feel using dream-like colours and great effects....... my backgrounds will be more of a forest sence.

an example of the background i am trying to create is the link below [but will not use these of course these are just some influences to help me]
great background
the effects and colours
effects and colours
forest bg
a bg wif great effects and colours

there is much more but yes i hope u guys understand what i am going on about ><......please give me some help or tips please...thank you

well i'm not gonna lie ure in a deep rut here but are u trying to draw it or are u trying to ues computers to do your dirty work? this info would help alot

the computer

Quote by Bloodriden-Angelwell i'm not gonna lie ure in a deep rut here but are u trying to draw it or are u trying to ues computers to do your dirty work? this info would help alot

well I do agree with her since some are good with using a computer to draw (with the right equipment while others aren't) but if you having trouble with photoshop then try ask advice from some of the artists who made the examples. I do hope that helped and if nothing else good luck

I think it is a lot better to use the computer... unless you have the natural talent to draw and be an artist ^_^

Anyway, I wish you luck with your work

thank you, i can draw buy noy as good as others and painting is too much and i don't really lik painting on canvas >< i'm while i'm doing computers i'm also doing sculpture ^^

don't use an internet search for your stock image. you should take a photograph of your own, that way it is all your image. and if you don't think you can draw very good then don't be afraid to use reference images as a guide for your drawings. good luck. and remember, experiment with all types of colours, don't restrict yourself to a common pallette. such as monochromatic, or a diyad. good luck.

if u are using computers then i reccomend first knowing everything there is to kno bout the programs your using, next i think it's crutial that u make sure that your mous speed is at a comfortable level, also often times it's a lower quality but i find paint is a good porgram to use i mean it is a little dificult if u want impervious results but try your best