/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6487688
> i keep wondering about the background photo, what is the idea behind it? Why dont you draw your own simple background?
I have a handful of reasons, but one of the bigger ones was pic related. I was fond of it and wanted to make more like it.
I initially thought that using a photo background was taking the easy, low effort route, but I think using the photos for this set of pictures actually forced me to address areas of drawing that I'd often avoided in the past. The image I previously posted would likely look fine with a simpler background, but I'm determined to make it work with the photo at this point.