Unique Wall Art Design in Adobe Illustrator with Evan McNaught

Join Evan McNaught as he explores both modern and vintage themes to create eye-catching map posters.

In this segment, you will learn:
How to turn unreadable data into wall art using Adobe Illustrator.
Experiment with techniques to create multiple art styles.
Create social media posts within Adobe Express.

Guest Evan McNaught is a Landscape Architect, Map Artist, Drone Pilot:
www.etsy.com/shop/SnowbeltStudio

Host Anna McNaught is a photographer, photoshop artist, and traveler: https://annamcnaught.com/

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Music by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred


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00:00 Start
02:14 Evan’s intro
05:01 Map examples and history
07:45 Map breakdowns and separation
13:30 Basic shapes and adding map layers
21:57 Matching road stroke w/ eyedropper
24:59 Creating a hierarchy for the map
30:35 Managing all of the city roads
38:28 Searching Adobe Stock for a compass rose, creating w/ gen ai
47:44 Creating city titles
49:16 Adding graphic embellishments to frame the title
51:48 Roughen effects for masks
55:11 Shape Builder tool to create borders
59:47 Stroke w/ dash settings
1:04:11 Creating a mockup in Photoshop
1:09:27 Gen fill to create a frame for the map
1:14:20 Social posts in Adobe Express
1:20:14 Creating an animate IG story
1:23:24 Downloading stories for IG