The Making of Amsterdam Mist: The Structures

Follow along with the development of artist Bert Monroy's digital painting and learn Photoshop and Illustrator techniques you can apply to your own artwork.

Introduction

• Introduction to Amsterdam Mist
• The street research
• Establishing the perspective
• Organizing the files

1. Railings

• Creating railings in Illustrator
• Refining railings in Photoshop
• Starting a rail upright in Illustrator
• Adding to the rail upright
• Finishing a rail upright in Photoshop
• Placing the rail upright
• Connecting the main railings
• Finishing the main railings

2. Bricks

• Creating a brick pattern
• Creating other brick patterns
• Placing bricks above a window
• Creating sidewalk bricks

3. Bridge Foreground Details: Sidewalk and Statue

• Creating the shapes that make up the statue on the bridge
• Looking at the textures of the statue
• Starting the sidewalk in the foreground
• Creating the sidewalk stones
• Creating sidewalk separations
• Creating a curb
• Creating street lines

4. Windows

• Creating a windowsill
• Creating a window frame
• Adding window glass
• Working inside the window
• Adding depth to the window
• Finalizing the window
• Duplicating the window
• Creating a window guard
• Adding dimension to a window guard

5. Flags

• Creating a flagpole in Illustrator
• Creating the flag

6. Bridge Posts

• Creating a bridge post
• Shading of a post

7. Staircases

• Creating the base of a staircase in perspective
• Creating the staircase steps
• Applying the shading to the staircase
• Creating the railing on the staircase

8. Lights

• Creating a lantern
• Starting a 3D streetlamp
• Finishing a 3D streetlamp
• Creating a lamppost
• Creating a small light
• Creating a shadow from the light fixture

9. Bridge

• Creating the effect of mineral deposits on the bridge
• Starting bridge reflections
• Finishing bridge reflections
• Creating railings on the bridge