This past year, I’ve been doing some experimenting with my backgrounds. Been trying to mimic that out-of-focus / blurry look, where the foreground subject is in focus, and the background or surroundings are out of focus. And while it’s a neat effect, I do feel funny about it sometimes, because the backgrounds that I draw are sometimes kinda pretty, and it feels weird to blur out all that work.
Some of the backgrounds are simple though, and so there’s not really a lot lost when it’s blurred out.
Still, I’d hate for the work not to be seen. If you know me, you know I like doing backgrounds. They are just as important or a part of the piece as the person or subject in it. And there is no rule or law saying that you need to have it all visible or clearly seen for every piece. Whatever you choose, the BG should still stand out, even if ends up being fuzzy and soft.
As our good buddy Friday puts it…. ;)