Yogi Bear Backgrounds

These are some examples of some painted YOGI BEAR Bgs. Notice the texture and design. These were done with sponges and stencils using gouache paints. Now you can get a similar look using texture samples and brush creation in Photoshop as most Bgs are digital now. John K had a great tutorial on his blog on how to create this effect--I'll try and locate it

But here's John's posts on BG paint theory