Watch a nearly two-hour Adobe Live session featuring multidisciplinary artist DeltaTangoMike as he creates a mural inspired by Aztek Gods and Goddesses. Follow along as he sketches in Fresco, exports to Adobe Illustrator for coloring and finalization, and shares insights on his creative process. Learn about layering techniques, working with gradients, vector manipulation, and file management for large-scale projects. Gain valuable tips on collaborating with printers and explore the artist's portfolio during a Q&A session. Discover the intricacies of digital mural design and get inspired to start your own project.
Designing a Mural Inspired by Aztec Gods and Goddesses - Part 2
Overview
Syllabus
Start
Intro to DTM’s work and recap of day 1
Learning curves with input devices
Dan’s layering and coloring process
Send to Illustrator with Fresco
Viewing layers and wireframes in Illustrator
Adding gradients in Illustrator - subtle transitions
Demo of subtle gradients
Dan’s illustration process
Moving the mural to Illustrator on the desktop
Adding gradients to layers
File sizes and artboard limits
Dan’s favorite stage of the process
Correct layer order - Paste Remembers Layers
Working with vectors and how they work
Final illustration with guides - viewing close-ups
Work with printers
Artist Spotlight of Darryl Fickling https://www.behance.net/darryl_fickling
Dan’s Q&A - looking through Dan’s Behance projects
Dan’s Behance livestreams
Taught by
Adobe Creative Cloud
