Drawing Simplified Maps in Illustrator

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

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