Backgrounds

One of the issues that I feel I faced within my short animation sample was that there was hardly any texture at all, especially within my backgrounds.

So I decided to experiment in Photoshop with photographic backgrounds and textures, to add more detail and depth to my work, and so that I could incorporate more advanced effects to these using After Effects.

These are two exterior backgrounds which I created using Photoshop. 

I made sure that all the photos I used to create these were under creative commons licensing, so that I was free to use and alter these as I wish within my work.

In the first image, I have used the tower adapted from my own hand drawings. I also have left the sky in both of these images blank so that I can switch between day and night, and also different weathers if I wish to.

These interior backgrounds were also  adapted from my own hand drawings and created using Photoshop. 

Again, I made sure that all the photos I used to create these were under creative commons licensing, so that I was free to use and alter these as I wish within my work.

I have also again left parts of these backgrounds blank so that I can insert different elements into them when I need to.

Although these images look fairly basic for now, I hope that once I come to adding in effects and detail in After Effects, that they will look more professional and creative.

I have created all of these backgrounds so that they can be used repeatedly in different scenes, so that I am able to progress more easily in my animation.