Blog Posts - DTM

Azteca Moderno 2024 Collection

5/22/2024

Daniel “DTM” Flores is a Mexican-American (Chicano) multidisciplinary 2D artist working on character art for games, comics, fine art and animations.

DTM is born and raised in East LA and attended public school amid the 70s and 80s, surrounded by murals full of history of resistance, revolt, solidarity, unity and community with a heavy lean on Chicanismo, Campesinos, Mexican and Aztec History.

During his Pre-Teen years, DTM lived in Mexico City where studying Aztec History took over his imagination and so began his affinity to Aztec Art and Mythology reading any book that would provide insight into the past and beyond.

DTM is now based in Atlanta, GA as a working artist with an art career that spans over 20 years in digital and traditional arts creating Graphic Design, Concept Art, Vector Illustration, Pencil and Ink Drawings plus Fine Art Paintings and Murals.

Azteca Moderno 2024 Collection
Month long exhibit featuring Aztec Gods and Goddesses of the Triple Alliance

Art by DTM on canvas, paper, wood, skateboards, makers, acrylic, pencils, digital and lots of stickers!

Limelight Gallery
Binders Art Store in Buckhead ATL
3330 Piedmont Rd NE #18, Atlanta, GA 30305

FREE
July 1 to July 31st
10 am - 6pm Mon to Sat
12 pm - 5pm Sundays

DRAWING AND COLORING SESSION
July 6
12pm to 3pm
FREE

Drawing Tools Provided or bring your favorite pencils
Old School Beats
Giveaways

RECEPTION
July 13
1pm to 5pm
FREE

Artist Talk
Drawing Session - Pencil Wars
Masked Men conversation
Refreshments
Old School Beats
Giveaways

El Santo Illustration

2/24/2024

Do you ever work on an illustration and then your imagination runs wild and end up with half a dozen different versions and now you can't choose the one you want to send off to the gallery for the art exhibit?

yeah, me too.

Help me choose on the "El Santo" design for @NepantlaCulturalArts Lucha Libre Art Exhibition.

which one you like best? Is there a difference?
TIA - DTM

#DrawDaily #VectorArt #ElSanto #LuchaLibre #ArtLifeAllDay #DTM #Poster #ArtExhibit #Lucha

Work in progress with Adobe Fresco.

Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 with DTM

9/25/2023

Azteca Moderno at Kirkwood Library

Join Chicano Artist DTM (@DeltaTangoMike) for an interactive art experience focused on LatinX Heritage featuring Azteca Moderno paintings (@ElAztecaModerno) and a coloring page station with drawings of Hispanic Heroes, Artists, Singers and Actors.

Markers, pencils and coloring paper provided!

Masked Men ATL collection - Azteca Moderno by DTM

fun was had by all!

Azteca Moderno at Center for Civil and Human Rights

drawing painting and smiles

The 13 Aztec Gods - 2023 collection

9/25/2023

Azteca Moderno, the 13 Aztec Gods.

I am sharing the sketches for my upcoming coloring pages that will be free this weekend at Kirkwood Library and next weekend at National Center for Civil and Human Rights for the LatinX Heritage Program - Azteca Moderno

I started with 7 with @SketchableApp because I want to paint seven paintings, but then I drew a grid of 9 in Fresco for the sketches and I decided to go along with it.
Then I created the illustrator file for the coloring pages and I created a grid of 12, so I adjusted my sketches in Fresco and when I finished the 12, I realized that the way the Azteca calendar counts months is 13.

So now I will finish 13 Gods and Goddesses for the coloring pages. . whew!
Listen to your creativity!

catch up the final art on the official IG @ElAztecaModerno by @DeltaTangoMike
#ArtLifeAllDay #AztecaModerno #DTM #AztecGods #AztecGoddesses #DrawDaily #AdobeFresco #AdobeIllustrator

ROUGH SKETCHES

VECTOR DRAWINGS

coloring page formatting in Adobe Illustrator

Aztec goddess of water, rivers, seas, streams, storms, and baptism.

Aztec goddess who protected and kept the fire of the familial hearth

Aztec sun and god of war also the patron god of the capital city, Tenochtitlan.

Lady of the dead, ruler of the underworld and watcher over the bones of the dead.

click image to download high resolution jpg

Aztec god of hunting and storms, personification of the Milky Way.

Aztec god, creator of mankind, boundary maker between earth and sky.

Aztec god of the night and sorcery, patron god of kings and warriors.

Aztec god of rain and fertility, living embodiment of the earth.

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Aztec god of fertility and creator god, populating the earth.

Aztec god of rain seasons and agriculture, guardian of the underworld.

Aztec god of fire, creator of all life, fire day and heat.

Prince of the flowers, Aztec god of love and fertility, music and dance.

Aztec goddess of beauty and love, lady of flowers, young women and fertility.

click image to download high resolution jpg

13 Gods Coloring Book Azteca Moderno 2023
download the coloring book pdf here

DTM Versus

9/3/2023

DTM vs Art the Artist

Hip Hop by DTM

Hip Hop by Art the Artist

Big ups to all the artists who came on board and showed off their skills in Adobe Fresco, Illustrator and Photoshop. check out all the art produced and catch the replays on the Behance Project:
https://www.behance.net/gallery/165375625/DTM-VERSUS

download all the sketches and show us your final art by tagging @deltatangomike and use hashtag #DTMVersus
https://adobe.ly/3FIEcDU

El Azteca Moderno

9/2/2023

coloring pages

paintings

digital renderings

ATL mural

follow #AztecaModrno on IG or Twitter

View this profile on Instagram

Azteca Moderno by DTM (@elaztecamoderno) â€¢ Instagram photos and videos

DTM VERSUS - the wallpapers

5/19/2023

#DTMVERSUS Art Battles featuring your favorite artists, drawing live from a sketch to final drawing in one hour with #AdobeFresco #AdobePhotosho and #AdobeIllustrator

Download the Sketches and Wallpapers: https://adobe.ly/3FIEcDU

Full Process on #Behance Project:
https://www.behance.net/gallery/165375625/DTM-VERSUS

Youtube full playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLibU3ZA9hJqfsDaYsGFfvVOytlpOsNSFQ

#Adobe #DrawDaily #DeltaTangoMike #ArtLifeAllDay #DTM #AdobeLive @AdobeLive #AdobeIllustrator

May the Fourth be with You Live Stream

5/1/2023

#MaytheFourthbewithYou Star Wars Mashup!
STAR WARS Stream and Movie Night on Discord
@OdariArt vs @DeltaTangoMike

#MayMashupArtChalllenge
May's Art Challenge is:
- draw anything you want
- any theme
- any prompt
- any artstyle
- digital or traditional, any medium
but you must mashup two different subjects/inspirations into one drawing.

Thursday May 4th
Stream 5:30 pm EST
Discord and Chill 7 EST

STREAMING LINKS:
behance.net/dacreativegenius
http://www.youtube.com/c/Vectormaestros

JOIN THE DISCORD FOR MOVIE NIGHT
Sketching and Drawing Discord
https://discord.gg/Aztw26azaZ

Digital Art with DTM at Underground ATL

5/1/2023

#FirstFriday @underground_atlanta!
May 5 · 9pm - May 6 · 12:30am EDT

Public Art Futures Lab
88 Lower Alabama Street
Atlanta Atlanta, GA 30303

Live digital art creation with @DeltaTangoMike/@DaCreative Genius and @cloudxcruiser.

Experience the creation of tech-enabled art in real-time digital sketch and mural painting in VR.

Register now
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-friday-with-daniel-flores-erbriyon-barrett-tickets-619374013347

#digitalart #virtualreality #artandtech #atlantaartists

Drawing and Sketching Character Art - May 27

5/1/2023

Drawing and Sketching Character Art - May 27

Free Class For Beginners
Bring your own sketching materials
digital and traditional mediums are welcome
Extra art materials available
Digital tablets available to the first four attendees

Free Comics While Supplies Last

Saturday May 27, 2023
12pm - 2pm
FREE - ALL AGES

Kirkwood Branch Library
11 Kirkwood Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30317

Key Takeaways
What is character concept art
How is character concept art is used in comics, animation and games
Flat poses vs dynamic action
Digital copies of character art books
What makes a character interesting

Join 2D Illustrator Daniel “Delta Tango Mike” Flores as he shares his tips and resources on drawing and sketching characters for comics, animation and gaming.

DaCreativeGenius.com
@DeltaTangoMike on IG, FB And Twitter