Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Josh draws a stylized convenience store background and shares tips on how to draw backgrounds for your characters.
🎨🤓 Chat in real-time with our creators on discord.gg/wingedcanvas and 🔗 connect with us on our socials: instagram.com/wingedcanvas facebook.com/wingedcanvas tiktok.com/@wingedcanvas
🕓 Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:10:39 - Community Art Challenge Shoutouts
00:14:40 - Stylized Backgrounds with Characters
00:17:16 - Background Painting Process Overview (Conceptualization, Block-ins, Rendering)
00:20:52 - TIP: Setting the Tone, Mood, and Story for Your Scene
00:25:35 - Conceptualizing the Scene's Narrative and Character
00:36:40 - TIP: Art Style vs. The Power of Fundamentals
00:49:53 - TIP: Creating Depth with Focus and Contrast (Sharpness vs. Blur)
00:52:59 - TIP: Why Still Life Studies & Big Brushes Simplify Your Painting
01:00:06 - Blocking In the Character and Environment (Flat Shapes)
01:44:40 - TIP: Prioritizing Flat Color before Lighting & Details
01:49:21 - TIP: Understanding Lighting as Value & Contrast, Not Just Blending
02:04:31 - TIP: Consistency in Line Work for a Cohesive Look
02:17:43 - Advanced Technique: Creating a "Light Blast" Effect
02:22:18 - Final Review & Next Stream Announcement
👨💻 Hardware Used:
XPPen Artist 15.6 Pro
affiliate.xp-pen.com/scripts/click.php?a_aid=wingedcanvas
Winged Canvas is an online art school based in Canada specializing in virtual art programs. We are known for our Art Mentorship program and quirky art nerd culture. Our instructors are professional artists and designers with a passion for teaching and nurturing creativity, sharing our artistic skill sets and industry experience with others. 🛡️
We help guide students using our N.E.R.D. Teaching Methodology: Nurture, Explore, Recreate, Design.
wingedcanvas.com/art-nerd-teaching-method
Interested in virtual art classes or working with an Artist Mentor? You can find out more about our online art studio at wingedcanvas.com
🎶 Music by
yamanai ameha nai by オオヒラセイジ
Lakeside city by Heitaro Ashibe
Lost garden by Heitaro Ashibe
Memories of the sky by MagaMaga
Routine by gooset
Stella by shimtone
Shibuya Nightscape by オオヒラセイジ
LIAR PARADOX by yuhei komatsu
With white breath by Heitaro Ashibe
Remind by yuhei komatsu
Spring dawn by Crep
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📥 Contact:
For business inquiries or collaborations, email us at hello@wingedcanvas.com
Josh draws a stylized convenience store background and shares tips on how to draw backgrounds for your characters.
🎨🤓 Chat in real-time with our creators on discord.gg/wingedcanvas and 🔗 connect with us on our socials: instagram.com/wingedcanvas facebook.com/wingedcanvas tiktok.com/@wingedcanvas
🕓 Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:10:39 - Community Art Challenge Shoutouts
00:14:40 - Stylized Backgrounds with Characters
00:17:16 - Background Painting Process Overview (Conceptualization, Block-ins, Rendering)
00:20:52 - TIP: Setting the Tone, Mood, and Story for Your Scene
00:25:35 - Conceptualizing the Scene's Narrative and Character
00:36:40 - TIP: Art Style vs. The Power of Fundamentals
00:49:53 - TIP: Creating Depth with Focus and Contrast (Sharpness vs. Blur)
00:52:59 - TIP: Why Still Life Studies & Big Brushes Simplify Your Painting
01:00:06 - Blocking In the Character and Environment (Flat Shapes)
01:44:40 - TIP: Prioritizing Flat Color before Lighting & Details
01:49:21 - TIP: Understanding Lighting as Value & Contrast, Not Just Blending
02:04:31 - TIP: Consistency in Line Work for a Cohesive Look
02:17:43 - Advanced Technique: Creating a "Light Blast" Effect
02:22:18 - Final Review & Next Stream Announcement
👨💻 Hardware Used:
XPPen Artist 15.6 Pro
affiliate.xp-pen.com/scripts/click.php?a_aid=wingedcanvas
Winged Canvas is an online art school based in Canada specializing in virtual art programs. We are known for our Art Mentorship program and quirky art nerd culture. Our instructors are professional artists and designers with a passion for teaching and nurturing creativity, sharing our artistic skill sets and industry experience with others. 🛡️
We help guide students using our N.E.R.D. Teaching Methodology: Nurture, Explore, Recreate, Design.
wingedcanvas.com/art-nerd-teaching-method
Interested in virtual art classes or working with an Artist Mentor? You can find out more about our online art studio at wingedcanvas.com
🎶 Music by
yamanai ameha nai by オオヒラセイジ
Lakeside city by Heitaro Ashibe
Lost garden by Heitaro Ashibe
Memories of the sky by MagaMaga
Routine by gooset
Stella by shimtone
Shibuya Nightscape by オオヒラセイジ
LIAR PARADOX by yuhei komatsu
With white breath by Heitaro Ashibe
Remind by yuhei komatsu
Spring dawn by Crep
#wingedcanvas #artnerd #artschool #artschoollive #arttutorial #artist #artwork #arteducation #illustration #illustrator #onlineartsclasses #onlineart #onlineartclass #freearteducation #freeartlessons #drawing #draw #learnart #illustrationartists #illustrationart #digitalillustration #artillustration #nerd #InstructorJosh #characterdesign #backgroundartist #designcharacters #digitalpainting #characterdesign #conceptart #ArtLivestream #DigitalArt #backgroundart #ArtTips #LearnToDraw #ArtCommunity
📥 Contact:
For business inquiries or collaborations, email us at hello@wingedcanvas.com
