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Creating an Impossible ABDZ Symbol in Illustrator

other · 2026-05-03

An artist created an impossible ABDZ symbol inspired by the game Monument Valley, using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. The process involved constructing a Penrose triangle-like shape with the Abduzeedo logo, starting from a basic triangle and adding faces with different grey shades. After initial attempts with gradients, the final artwork used outlines with increased stroke weight. The result was used as a desktop wallpaper.

Key facts

  • The artist bought Monument Valley last Friday.
  • The game inspired the creation of an impossible ABDZ symbol.
  • The artwork was created using Illustrator and Photoshop.
  • The process started with a basic triangle using the Rectangle Tool.
  • The final design uses outlines with strokes instead of fills.
  • Pathfinder was used to ensure shapes did not overlap.
  • The final result was used as a desktop wallpaper.
  • The artwork was published on Abduzeedo.

Entities

Institutions

  • Abduzeedo

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