Travon Serrano | Background Painter

Digital fanart of me as a cartoon and Primarina from Pokemon Sun and Moon. The background has a nice primary blue with teal and white speed lines going down and bubbles.

Morning and HAPPY Pokemon Day!!! Here's a illustration I did way back when I was playing Pokemon Sun and Moon. I can't wait to get back on my gaming lol.

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Painting of a corner of a room with a low bookshelf, TV picturing a blank TV screen, an open door leading to a fire escape and tree, and pictures covering the wall. It is overcast and the mood is calm and quiet.

Painting of a corner of a room with a low bookshelf, TV picturing a “spotify” screen with a mountain and album cover, an open door leading to a fire escape and tree, and pictures covering the wall. It is dusk, and it is cool and raining outside but warm and cozy inside.

Painting of a corner of a room with a low bookshelf, TV picturing a “spotify” screen with a mountain and album cover, an open door leading to a fire escape and tree, and pictures covering the wall. It is very dark inside but an extremely bright sunlight comes through the door and windows. The mood is dramatic and slightly mystical.

All the paintings side by side with their associated color reference photos (the overcast one is a shot from a film with two people sitting on a dusty porch, the dusk one is an exterior shot of a cute convenience store, the dramatic one is a picture of the inside of a gothic church).

My room in 3 more palettes! Another exercise from @chuwenjie.bsky.social ’s class!

Drawing of a young boy about to drink from a water fountain in a school. Behind him is two sets of stairs; one is going up and the other down.

Morning! So, I decided to start a new illustration yesterday to test out this digital watercolor technique I've been learning from Gabe Ramos. I'll probably finish this one on Sunday. Anyways, hope everyone had a spamtastic weekend.

#digitalwatercolor #illustration #drawing #digitalart #art

Artist! Quote with your yellow art! 💛

Final digital painting of a scientist's lab. The background wall has a bright blue screen at the top and the bottom shows the entrance with bright blue panels. The mid ground has a huge circular test tube with a large metal structure with wires holding it in place. The foreground has a see through monitor and touch screen panels on the desk. This illustration has a dark cool purple tint with blues and some green highlights.

This is the line art of a scientist's lab. The background wall has a big screen at the top and the bottom shows the entrance with control panels on the left side. The mid ground has a huge circular test tube with a large metal structure with wires holding it in place. The foreground has a see through monitor.

This the flat colors of a scientist's lab. The background wall has a bright blue screen at the top and the bottom shows the entrance with bright blue panels. The mid ground has a huge circular test tube with a large metal structure with wires holding it in place. The foreground has a see through monitor and touch screen panels on the desk.

This is the shadow and first lighting pass of a scientist's lab. The background wall has a bright blue screen at the top and the bottom shows the entrance with bright blue panels. The mid ground has a huge circular test tube with a large metal structure with wires holding it in place. The foreground has a see through monitor and touch screen panels on the desk. This illustration has a dark cool purple tint with blues and some green highlights.

Morning! This is a background I created for animated loop done by Tyree Morrow. I had a blast lighting this scene. Later on this week I want to try out this digital watercolor method I've learned from and artist named Gabe Ramos.

#backgrounddesign #digitalart #art #environmentdesign #photoshop

Well, this was a great way for me to start the year and I'm glad I participated in the #heavyjan2026 Challenge! Alrighty, time for me to create some more art and level up!😀

#Heavyjan #heavypaint #digitalart #painting #art

Final digital painting of two lemons hanging from a branch with leaves sitting on a maroon wooden surface.

Sketch of two lemons hanging from a branch with leaves.

Color flats with color variation of two lemons hanging from a branch with leaves sitting on a maroon wooden surface.

Shadow block in of two lemons hanging from a branch with leaves sitting on a maroon wooden surface.

MORNING!!! Yass I finally finished the #Heavyjan2026 Challenge. I definitely learned a lot and can't wait to apply what I learn in some newer illustrations.

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Digital Painting of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit. This illustration is lit from the top right corner.

Sketch of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit.

Flat colors of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit.

Shadow block in of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit. This illustration is lit from the top right corner.

Morning! I had a ball embracing the color jitter of the palette knife brush. Anyways, this is my day 30 of #heavyjan2026 .

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Final digital painting of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background. This illustration is lit from the top right corner. The overall feel of this painting is warm.

Color flats of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background.

Painted shadow pass of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background. This illustration is lit from the top right corner. The overall feel of this painting is warm.

Additional lights, shadows and color variation of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background. This illustration is lit from the top right corner. The overall feel of this painting is warm.

Morning! I was supposed to make this a super fast one, but I was having too much fun with the default oil brush with the high color jitter. Day 29 of #heavyjan2026

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Morning! Here goes my day 28 painting for #heavyjan2026

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Final digital painting of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface. Half of this illustration is in shadow with the light coming from the top right corner. This painting has a warm tint to it with some accents of cool colors.

This is the flat colors of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface.

This is the light and shadow separation phase of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface. Half of this illustration is in shadow with the light coming from the top right corner.

Some additional details of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface. Half of this illustration is in shadow with the light coming from the top right corner. This painting has a warm tint to it with some accents of cool colors.

Morning! Ahhh I fell behind lol. I'll get caught up. Anyways, this is my day 27 painting of #Heavyjan2026 . I played around with the fan oil brush and decided to leave some... or a lot of the texture in the final piece.

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I definitely agree with you there. I normally don't paint with full opacity, but now I'm starting to paint more opaque, which is forcing me to consider what colors to choose. I know you can change those settings, but I try to keep them off. Also, the color dynamics have been a game changer for me.

Final digital painting of a pear sitting on a blue surface. The light is hitting the pear from the front, creating a long cast shadow behind it.

Color flats of a pear sitting on a blue surface.

Shadow pass of a pear sitting on a blue surface. The light is hitting the pear from the front, creating a long cast shadow behind it.

Lighting pass added to the shadow pass of a pear sitting on a blue surface. The light is hitting the pear from the front, creating a long cast shadow behind it.

Morning! Here goes Day 26 of #Heavyjan2026 . I need to really attempt to keep these last 5 short. ALMOST THEREEEEE!!!

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Thanks😄! I actually really like this work flow. I'll probably experiment with it some more after I finish the heavyJan challenge. Oh and thanks for the repost.

Final digital painting of a red apple hanging from a single branch with a few leaves. Behind is a blue sky with one medium size cloud in the lower left corner. This illustration is lit by sunlight coming from the right side.

Sketch of an apple hanging from a single branch with a few leaves. Behind is a sky with one medium size cloud in the lower left corner. This

Color block in with some hue variation of a red apple hanging from a single branch with a few leaves. Behind is a blue sky with one medium size cloud in the lower left corner.

Simple shadow block in of a red apple hanging from a single branch with a few leaves. Behind is a blue sky with one medium size cloud in the lower left corner. This illustration is lit by sunlight coming from the right side.

Morning! Here goes my painting for Day 25 of #Heavyjan2026 .
I decided to play around with a different style.

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An artwork showing a strange aquatic humanoid creature, with blue skin in a chitonous armor having fun riding an armored anomalocaris in similar colors. But below her a giant creature is swimming, and the head of the monster is going in her direction...

It's time for a small sunday #artshare !

Drop your art and support each other

As I am finishing a new anomalocaris drawing this time bonus points will be for watery art !

Have fun !

Thanks for making this post Elwyn. Here's a couple pieces.

Final digital painting of a close up of three large trees showing only their bark. Some foliage is hanging from the right upper corner of the illustration and small branches are coming from the right of the lower corner. This illustration is lit from the right side.

Color block in of a close up of three large trees showing only their bark. Some foliage is hanging from the right upper corner of the illustration.

Additional details and light and shadow of a close up of three large trees showing only their bark. Some foliage is hanging from the right upper corner of the illustration. This illustration is lit from the right side.

Second level of details of a close up of three large trees showing only their bark. Some foliage is hanging from the right upper corner of the illustration. This illustration is lit from the right side.

Morning! I had ball painting this background. I was a bit unsure how to go about rendering the tree bark, but I found it easier to add different shapes on top of the dark base, which would act as some of my cracks. Day 24 of #Heavyjan2026

#heavypaint #heavyjan #forest #environmentart #illustration

I'm not sure if I'm doing this right but, here we go.
your avi... let's see it!

Final digital painting of a lot of green apples sitting in a wooden box lit by sunlight. The majority of the apples are in shadow.

Sketch of a lot of apples sitting in a wooden box.

Color block in and light and shadow pass of a lot of green apples sitting in a wooden box lit by sunlight. The majority of the apples are in shadow.

Additional shadow values added to the light and shadow pass of a lot of green apples sitting in a wooden box lit by sunlight. The majority of the apples are in shadow.

Morning! Dawww I spent a bit too long on this one, but I had a blast painting this. Day 23 of #heavyjan2026 .

#heavyJan #heavypaint #painting #illustration #foodart #digitalart

Final Digital painting of a strawberry siting on a white table

Color block in of a strawberry siting on a white table

First pass of the light and shadow area of a strawberry siting on a white table

Additional details of a painting of a strawberry siting on a white table

Morning! This is my day 22 art for #heavyjan2026

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Final digital painting of mini sketchbook that says "You got this Day 21 #heavyjan." The sketch book is sitting on a white table, The overall lighting is neutral.

Sketch of a mini sketchbook is sitting on a table.

Color block in of mini sketchbook sitting on a white table.

Additional details of a digital painting of mini sketchbook sitting on a white table. The overall lighting is neutral.

Morning! Alrighty I have ten more days to go.
LETS GOOOOO!!!🎉🔥🥳 Day 21 of #heavyjan2026

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Digital painting of a field of grass with sunlight hitting the midground. There are trees in the background and there is a blue sky with clouds. The main light source is coming from the left.

Morning! Here is my painting for Day 20 of #HeavyJan2026 .
I definitely can't wait to seriously do some environment studies. Anyways, gotta go.

Final digital painting of two red onions sitting on a desaturated blue cloth with a dark background.

Photo reference of two red onions sitting on a desaturated blue cloth with a dark background.

Color block in of two red onions sitting on a desaturated blue cloth with a dark background.

Additional light and dark values of the two red onions sitting on a desaturated blue cloth with a dark background.

Morning! Here's my painting for Day 19 of #heavyjan2026 .
I decided to take this one a little slower and focus on breaking my painting process down from big shapes to small. In return, this made things faster to paint.
Photo Ref By: Daria from Unsplash
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Unrelated, no context, detail crops

I love LOVE drawing the all the fun props in my backgrounds.
#backgroundart #propsart #backgroundpaint

Wow! I love the subtle, but yet intricate shading you did for the background with the computer.

Final Digital painting of a green bitten apple sitting on a wooden cutting board, which is on a white table. Behind is a white tiled wall. The overall lighting has an overcast feel.

Photo reference of a green bitten apple sitting on a wooden cutting board, which is on a white table. Behind is a white tiled wall.

Color block in of a green apple sitting on a wooden cutting board, which is on a white table. Behind is a white wall.

Work in progress painting of a green bitten apple sitting on a wooden cutting board, which is on a white table. Behind is a white tiled wall. The overall lighting has an overcast feel.

Morning! This is my Day 18 painting for #Heavyjan2026

Photo Ref By: Alina Bordunova from Unsplash

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Thanks and my pleasure! 😊I can't wait to expand my skillset with actually designing backgrounds and learning Blender.

Digital Painting of a background. The foreground shows the side of a yellow house with open shutters and a wire hanging from it to the right of the illustration. Also, there is a branch with pines hanging from the upper right corner. The majority of the yellow house is in shadow, but has a spotlight on the top right corner. The midground has trees and the background is a blue sky.

Photo reference of a background. The foreground shows the side of a yellow house with open shutters and a wire hanging from it to the right of the illustration. Also, there is a branch with pines hanging from the upper right corner. The majority of the yellow house is in shadow, but has a spotlight on the top right corner. The midground has trees and the background is a blue sky.

Sketch of a background. The foreground shows the side of house with open shutters and a wire hanging from it to the right of the illustration. Also, there is a branch with pines hanging from the upper right corner. The midground has trees and the background is a sky with no clouds.

Color block in of a background. The foreground shows the side of a yellow house with open shutters and a wire hanging from it to the right of the illustration. Also, there is a branch with pines hanging from the upper right corner. The midground has trees and the background is a blue sky.

Morning!!! Here is my painting for Day 17 of #heavyjan2026 .
It was really nice to paint something other than fruits and veggies lol.

Photo Ref By: Bianca Sbircea Constantin from Unsplash

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A image of a stylized landscape with very pointy mountains and rocks. Whimsical morning purple and blues bask over the piece. A tagline "ARTSHARE" runs across the image in bright pink font with a white strip behind it in the middle.

You know what! Let's do a #artshare. It's Saturday and another really hard week is almost over. Let's all bask in awesome artwork ❤️❤️❤️

🌵Drop your art and introduce yourself
🌵Share each other's works and interact
🌵 Repost for visibility
🌵Tag your friends

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