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Easy Cartoon Backgrounds for Animation (Udemy.com)

Learn everything you need to create cartoon backgrounds like the ones you see on TV, using Inkscape.

4.6
109 reviews

Created by: Martin Belvisi

Last updated December 2025

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What you will learn

  • Draw cartoon backgrounds for animation.
  • Learn vector illustration techniques.
  • How to use Inkscape for illustrations.
  • Learn the foundamentals of background design.

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  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 74% of them
  • Reviews109#188 of 294 by number of reviews
  • Length8.6 hourslonger than 85% of them
  • Last updatedDecember 2025more recently than 70% of them

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Course Description

Learn everything you need to draw cartoon backgrounds for animation, like the ones you see in TV shows like Dexter's Lab, Farily Odd Parents and My Little Pony, all by using the mouse and the free program Inkscape instead of pencil and paper, or digital tablets.
First you'll learn Inkscape for illustration, we'll take a complete and in depth view at the program and by the end of the first unit, you'll be able to draw not just what will be in this course, but anything you want!.
The we'll delve fully into the background illustration where you'll learn the methods and techniques to draw any type of background, all by drawing the most common type of elements you'll encounter in a common exterior background, like trees, bushes, skies, etc. And we'll finish the unit with a lesson on the techniques to build nice looking backgrounds by using basic composition principles.
The final unit we'll apply everything you learned by drawing the background you've been seeing in the promo. There's a commented, sped up version, where i show you my thought process as well as some tips and techniques, and a REAL TIME uncommented version, so you can better follow along. No previous artistic experience needed!. No previous vector software experience needed!. No tablet needed!.
NOTE: The characters in the promo are there only as an example for the composition, they are not show how to draw them in this course, if you want to learn how to draw them you can check my course: Easy Character Design Using Inkscape.
Who this course is for:
Anyone interested in making cartoon backgrounds for animationBeginner artistsVector artists
Read More Beginner Beginner Level product length iconTime: 8.6h

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Instructor Details

Martin Belvisi

Ever since i have memory i've been a huge cartoon fan, from the old disney movies to modern anime. So as soon as i got my hands arounds software to create art i got to work on it. I believe pure vector illustration (especially for cartoons) should be more popular amongst artists, so hopefully my courses will help artist to discover it.

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4.6

109 ratings on Udemy

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By Odilon Sanchez Sanchez on 11/27/2020

Es un excelente curso para principiantes preciso y conciso, el curso tiene buen ritmo, y es practico

By Seif Fiki on 10/10/2020

he is to the point

By Jerry Cardona on 9/19/2020

I'm enjoying the process and am learning some new ideas on design and composition. Martin really knows his stuff and all of this will help me in my own production cartoon that i will be doing.

By Sonia Rodriguez on 7/27/2020

Very well explained, I learned a lot!

By Mitch Sander on 7/1/2020

Nicely explained

By John Mac on 4/21/2020

Useful stuff.

By Ayesha Randeni on 2/1/2020

Wow.... just wow... nicely explained... as a complete beginner it was very easy to follow.. thank you very much,

By Vladimir Vitvar on 7/20/2019

Takes you from level zero all the way to where you can actually create you background for videos. Great.

By Rainer Deyke on 7/1/2019

The course was easy to follow, and a I learned a lot.

By Susan T. Morin on 2/1/2019

Goes too fast.

By Roberto Penailillo on 1/12/2019

excelent!!

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  • Price: $69.99
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  • Updated: icon December 2025
  • Level: Beginner Beginner
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