The cartographic community thrives on a culture of sharing knowledge, and I am happy to play a small part in that culture by offering some practical advice from my mapmaking experience.
These tutorials are free (and will remain so), but if you derive some value from them, you are welcome to make a donation to support my continued work.
TUTORIALS
These are detailed, step-by-step guides on how to do something cartographically useful.
Creating Shaded Relief in Blender
Adding Shaded Relief in Photoshop
Type Knockouts in Illustrator
Even Fancier Type Knockouts in Illustrator
Smart Type Halos in Photoshop & Illustrator
The Power of Appearances
A #PractiCarto Archive
Basic Striped Patterns in Adobe Illustrator
Better Clipping Masks in Adobe Illustrator
Fun with Halftones
Fundamentals of Label Placement
Blurring Backgrounds for More Legible Text
Semi-Random Dot PatternsWALKTHROUGHS
Dissections of projects that I’ve done in the past. Somewhat less detailed, but hopefully full of interesting advice and ideas.
The Inside Passage
On Airline Mapping
A Matter of Perspective
Terrain in Photoshop: Layer-by-Layer
On River Maps
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