Make an Easy Watercolor Map in ArcGIS Online

[@JohnNelsonMaps]

Check out this map here: www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ef3390ff9c1048f0be72b197acd044d3 Read more about it here: www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/mapping/make-a-painted-basemap-in-arcgis-online/

[@jamisoncooper-leavitt5950]

I've always preferred ArcGIS Pro over ArcGIS Online, but the versatility you've shown in this video is definitely making me rethink and take another look at it. Thanks for the great how-to.

[@JohnNelsonMaps]

They each have strengths. Pro is a GIS so there are analytical geo tools not quite yet available in Online, and there are some graphical advantages. But Online has pushed lately with amazing graphical features like blend modes and effects.

[@AiEdgar]

Great results. The water colour adds that je ne sais quoi to the map 👌

[@JohnNelsonMaps]

thanks!

[@SimonKedward]

Props on the wabi sabi reference. The map is imperfect perfection.

[@JohnNelsonMaps]

thanks Simon!

[@CartoRedux]

Grandma sounds like a pretty special lady 😊

[@JohnNelsonMaps]

indeed! thanks T!

[@SabrinaJoplin]

So much fun! I have so much playing around to do! 😍

[@JohnNelsonMaps]

Sweet! Thanks Sabrina.

[@ashleykuhn]

I love this! Looks great. How did you create those texture maps in living atlas?

[@JohnNelsonMaps]

i took a picture of some water color paper, then in Pro added it as a picture fill to a global rectangle. then i tiled it.

[@chengwang20166]

Amazing techniques.

[@JohnNelsonMaps]

Thanks!

[@Ahmedali_-qd9eg]

I love watercolor.

[@JohnNelsonMaps]

me too

Loved it, tried it, approved it 😀

[@JohnNelsonMaps]

hey alright!

[@tonyjoffre2909]

Create a discord please

[@ethanmagnuson2988]

That’s a good idea!

[@AiEdgar]

Bump

[@JohnNelsonMaps]

i don't really know what discord is

[@ethanmagnuson2988]

@@JohnNelsonMaps It's an app that essentially lets you make a large group chat. Content creators commonly make a Discord for their communities to give them a place to have discussions/share ideas. It'd be pretty neat to be able to meet other cartographers, but it's probably not a good idea until you find someone who can be a moderator.

[@frosty_fink]

@@JohnNelsonMaps you lie, John. 😂