Lynda - Creating a Map with Illustrator with William Everhart
Learn to create a custom map that provides clean and accurate directions and points out the landmarks you want to highlight. In this course, William Everhart shows how to build a road map in Adobe Illustrator, which you can then print or embed on a website. Discover how to obtain a source image; trace the map; draw and style different roads, landmarks, and basic geographic features; and label your map with type and symbols. Finally, learn to add turn-by-turn directions and prepare your map for print or sharing online.
Creating a Map with Illustrator
MP4 | Video: 720p | Duration: 2:48:07 | English | Subtitles: VTT | 1252.4 MB
Topics include:
Understanding different types of maps
Extracting a map from an online source
Sketching out a map
Creating a tracing template
Drawing major and minor roadways
Using graphic styles
Creating train tracks
Drawing bodies of water, parks, and other landmarks
Labeling roads
Adding a map legend
Saving for print
Sharing a map online
MP4 | Video: 720p | Duration: 2:48:07 | English | Subtitles: VTT | 1252.4 MB
Topics include:
Understanding different types of maps
Extracting a map from an online source
Sketching out a map
Creating a tracing template
Drawing major and minor roadways
Using graphic styles
Creating train tracks
Drawing bodies of water, parks, and other landmarks
Labeling roads
Adding a map legend
Saving for print
Sharing a map online
