HOW TO DRAW PICTURE BACKGROUNDS SCENERY & INTERIORS / INSIDES OF ROOMS FOR YOUR DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, AND OTHER ARTWORK

Avoiding Straight Lines When Drawing Backgrounds in Your Compositions

Observe the following rules when you are designing the background to a drawing. Avoid long straight or curved lines without some object breaking into them. They are inartistic and disturbing to the eye. The accompanying sketch illustrates how you can make your backgrounds interesting.

The Right and Wrong Way of Drawing Room Interiors & Backgrounds

I give you here two views of an interior, showing the right and wrong way of grouping your furniture and bric-a-brac, so that parallel lines will not conflict with one another.

How to Draw Simple Room

Learn how to draw a simple room.

How to Paint a Background

A step-by-step demo of how to paint a background for a portrait or still life.