​the workflow of Heroes Assemble comic book cover

DTM was given the task of creating a comic book cover based on the ideas from Valentin  and the original character art by REB Full Metal. The goal was to have a superhero collage of characters who were instrumental in raising funds for Victor's treatment. 

Pro-Tips: Steps that SPEED UP the Creative Workflow 
From keyboard shortcuts to panel menus, there are countless little tricks that professional photoshop users gravitate towards to speed up the workflow. DTM is going to share his favorite keyboard shortcuts for duplicating layers, selecting tools and access your most common commands plus he will tell us about menu options that helps him with his workflow when drawing characters and designing 

Adobe engineers, designers and developers have focused on building an app that allows you to work smarter, not harder. Let’s put it to work! 
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Full list of tips for today:

1. Properties Panel 
Stroke Color
Fill Color
Stroke Size 
Transform 
Align 

2. NAME YOUR LAYERS!
It will save your sanity later when coming back to the artwork. 

3. ORGANIZE YOUR LAYERS INTO FOLDERS!  
Layers floating panel, select the layers you want, hold shift while selecting, then click on folder at the bottom of layers panel. 
Group 

4. Keyboard Shortcuts ALT KEY 
Duplicate Shapes
Duplicate Layers
Duplicate Layer Styles

Hold down the Alt key and drag! 
Copy and Paste FX icon from the original layer to the target layers. The layer styles will be applied instantly—no need to fiddle with settings!

5. BLEND MODES FULL ARTWORK 
Create a mustard-yellow Color Fill layer and then set it to Multiply. Instant vintage effect! 
Add red on a layer set to Screen for added faded glory. 

5b. BLEND MODES INDIVIDUAL LAYERS 
Start with Multiply so you can get different shades of color from the same color without having to draw anything. No masking required! 

BONUS!
GRADIENTS IN LAYER STYLE 
Add a bit of shadow to your artwork with gradients from the Layers floating panel. Remember, there are settings available on each floating panel aka window! 

TEXT WARP 
Text layer selected and the Type Tool active, look towards the top-right of the Type Tool's toolbar. You will see an icon of a "T" with a curved line underneath. Hit that icon to see a slew of built-in text arcs and bends.


​​Daniel Flores (DTM, DaCreativeGenius) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, GA: https://www.behance.net/dacreativegenius 

Pro-Tips: Artboards for the Pros, Love and Friendship Greeting Cards with DTM Pro-Tip: multiple artboards are now part of the creative workflow when creating greeting cards and Be-My-Valentine's cards. Anytime we are working on a project that requires several pages with art and word content, then multiple artboards in Adobe Photoshop is the best answer!

Join DTM as he shares the multiple artboard workflow with creating a file from the start to adjusting layers so there is consistency across the artboards and eventually, pages of your Valentine's Cards.
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download files from dropbox: HERE 
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Greeting Card PNG template.
PORTRAIT MODE 
8.5X5.5 UNFOLDED 
4.25X5.5 FOLDED

PSD Big Template - 4 up
PORTRAIT MODE 
8.5X5.5 UNFOLDED VALENTINE’S DAY
8.5X5.5 UNFOLDED TEMPLATE

PROMPT 
illustration of a brown bunny couple in love on valentine's day sitting on a picnic blanket on a side of a hill overlooking a modern city skyline 

Join DTM and create an 18 month calendar with Adobe Illustrator and the other Ai in a multiple art board file. Export and print to keep track of your future!

Download the Ai on Ai calendar template then follow along as we organize a bunch of words in the prompt list to describe the best moments of your favorite season, from one to three generative scenes for each month. Use the handy prompt list included in the download link and try your hand at creating Ai art, choose between Subject and Scene, bump up the Ai superpower in settings and keep track of results to slowly understand prompts and level up your descriptions.

The creative process does not start nor end with Ai. Ai is a tool and part of the creative process, it is the gateway to developing your creative talents. Extra Pro Tip: Keep track of your prompts in a word doc, google doc or app like UpNote.

Collect, trade and build your prompt lists.
Download Link: https://adobe.ly/3R3iRcT

Daniel Flores (DTM, DaCreativeGenius) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, GA: https://www.behance.net/dacreativegenius
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00:00 Start
01:30 Intro to calendar building
05:18 Template walkthrough
10:01 Text to Vector
15:47 Tips for previewing results
19:13 Adjusting prompts for refined results
23:24 Adding type and prompting for December’s scene
30:31 Prompting for summer scenes
35:13 Adjusting prompts for summer scenes
39:58 Contextual task bar - type options
45:15 Editing Firefly prompts for stylized city scenes
51:47 Saving prompt results

​Illustrating Portraits for Social Media: Join DeltaTangoMike as he illustrates a portrait LIVE from the studio. Start in Adobe Fresco using vector brushes and finish with texture in Adobe Illustrator.

​Goldie Chan is a global speaker, strategist, and writer: https://www.goldiechan.com/ 
Isabelle Poirier is a Brand Designer at IP Design in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: https://www.behance.net/arty_izzy 
Daniel Flores (DTM, DaCreativeGenius) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, GA: https://www.behance.net/dacreativegenius 

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