Tenochtitlan, Capital Of The Aztec Empire
Hopefully the first in a series, the poster below is named after the Aztech capital whose arts and crafts—or specifically whose patterns it is inspired by.
As a kid I used to draw labyrinths all the time, pen on paper; as an adult, ballpen on paper—usually while on the phone. It feels good to finally give those labyrinths the time they deserve, even if it means pixels on paper.
It was an interesting challenge, even, a challenge best described by showing steps in the process (step 1, step 2, step 3, step 4, step 5). Basically, painting the shadows was a pretty daunting task: what parts are topmost and what parts are below?
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Lovely interlocking pattern and the colors are just earthy enough to make the texture stand out. Just a tip: I don’t think I’ve ever seen Aztec spelled with an “h” ;)
Wow that’s a pretty embarrassing typo! Pretty lucky I didn’t include that in the picture!
Thanks for the comment, btw.
Guru, nice of you that you posted all the steps while creating the art work. Can you please post a tutorial or PSD too?
I can do a tutorial on creating that textury look one day, if that’s of interest?
The thing is, this specific image, is pretty hard to tutor because there’s not really any trick to it. It was a matter of painting all the shadows — much work — and then adding textures.
Hmm… Then I guess you can post the PSDs, if thats not a problem?
Great! am waiting for it then…