Storybook Cartography

Here's how to turn regular old polygons into charming illustrated storybook lands! I'll use symbol layers...and lots of them...in ArcGIS Pro to build up a cartoon style appearance that you can use for your nex map that needs some illustration life breathed into it.
That cartoon John Nelson was drawn by Warren Davison!   / warrendz  
Project Linework data can be found here: https://www.projectlinework.org/

0:00 Before-after intro, including singing
0:12 Grabbing/tweaking hand-drawn land data
0:56 Creating a cartoon coast with the offset and move effects
2:45 Adding some dirt texture
5:14 Blue coastal water glow
6:42 Tufty turf effect around the edge of the land
10:00 Water lines!
12:32 Little bit of shadow under the turf
14:47 Paper texture makes it look papery
16:13 Some choppy wave action shadows
17:33 Grassy stippling!
19:36 Feeling crazy, adding some water sparkle
21:00 Real bathymetry? Why not?

Check out some other social channels where I share how-to's and updates on random map adventures:

http://adventuresinmapping.com
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/auth...
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