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The Making of Times Square, The Techniques with Bert Monroy




Take a virtual journey to the bustling streets of New York in Bert Monroy: The Making of Times Square.
Digital painter Bert Monroy reveals how he created the minute details that build the impressive
108,000 x 21,600 pixels, 25-feet wide photorealistic portrait of this iconic intersection.

In this installment, The Techniques, Bert shows the steps he took in Photoshop and Illustrator to create
the lifelike detail in his incredible portrait of Times Square. The course follows him as he paints in
steam, reflections, shadows, materials like fabric and metal, spot lights and neon light, and even 3D
objects such as store logos and M&M'S. Bert shows how digital artists can recreate these effects at
home, backwards engineering his artwork with painstaking attention to the tools and commands he
used to get there.

Level: Intermediate
Length: 4h 56m
Released: April 14, 2011

Topics include:
Working with reference materials
Understanding Bert's alpha channel technique
Creating complex reflections
Adding fabric and other textures to objects
Establishing perspective
Using advanced blending techniques
Creating patterns
Working with Live Trace
Creating 3D letters


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