I started looking at some backgrounds in books and found some really nice examples. I want my backgrounds to be simple as the focus needs to be on my character. I found a few images which had just spotlights in the background and this would definitely work for my film.

I love the texture used in this image, i will try and incorporate some textures in my backgrounds as i feel they give more depth to the images.

The following image is from the book Dream Worlds, which is full of Disney artwork at pre-production stage. I particularly love this image for its simplicity and the use of colour to dramatic effect. I will definitely use this to help with my own backgrounds.