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Drawing Simplified Maps in Illustrator

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Provider

LinkedIn Learning
Pricing

Free Trial Available
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Duration & workload

1-2 hours
Sessions

On-Demand

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Overview

Find out how to use Adobe Illustrator to create a simplified map for routes, locations and guides.

Syllabus

Introduction

Drawing simplified maps
What you should know before watching this course

1. Simplified Maps

Defining a map
Challenge: Location checking
Solution: Location checking
Reference and copyright

2. Basic Skills

Appearances and graphic styles
Dotted lines and arrowheads
Challenge: Railroad
Solution: Railroad
Creating color schemes
Import styles and colors
Masks

3. Creating a Simplified Map

Importing a sketch
Challenge: Drawing
Styling a layer
Drawing a river
Using a pattern texture
Adding areas
Challenge: Add buildings
Solution: Add buildings
Labels
Labelling roads
Nested dynamic symbols
Challenge: Resolving issues
Solution: Resolving issues
Clipping the map

4. Pictorial Maps

Using projections
Mapping art
Perspective grid

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

Tony Harmer

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4.8 rating at LinkedIn Learning based on 53 ratings

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