Inkscape Map Art Tutorial: How to Make Custom Stylized Maps with Free OpenStreetMap Data
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- Inkscape step-by-step advanced beginner-intermediate tutorial on how to create custom minimalist map art as seen on Etsy. Thanks to a request in the comments of a previous Inkscape map tutorial, in this video the chosen location is BOSTON, Massachusetts. Follow along in this Inkscape screen capture showing how to:
1. Use OpenStreetMap to download your map data as an editable SVG file.
2. Create specific dimensions to your map and poster/ wall art border.
3. Resize the OpenStreetMap data inside of Inkscape.
4. Clean up the map using Edit -- Select Same tool in Inkscape
5. How to make the streets all the same thickness.
5. Change your map to a high contrast two-tone image.
6. Add custom selected pops of color.
7. Crop and clip map area into the desired dimensions of final product.
Special thank you to OpenStreetMap for the most wonderful shared resource. © OpenStreetMap contributors
My goal for this channel is to create a community where we can share graphic design skills, tips and shortcuts with a focus on using free or low cost software and tools available to everyone.
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Thankyou just found this video. I’m looking at cartography and this is an awesome way to get artyyy thanks!!
Just discovered this channel. Great projects to get into Inkscape!!
Great. Thanks Rick. Your videos are excellent!
Thanks so much!!
Fantastic, it is so enjoyable following your steps! Easy and clear of understanding!!! Fantastic, I will continue to follow your channel. Its amazing! 😊👍💪
Thanks!! I'll keep making more!
Sooo cool, great personality and it looks you are realy enjoying yourself, bravo!
Just found your channel here from Essex, UK. Brilliant work. Have subscribed.
Thanks so much!!
Thanks for all the content, its really great man
Thanks so much!
Thank you so much! You made my day 🙏
Thanks again for the idea!
Thanks for the awesome video! I'm not even sure what your channel is about, but you got a new sub just cause this video was so good.
Thanks!! I appreciate it!
Give this man a medal already🏅. Rick, you rock. All your videos are gems.
Haha! Thanks so much!!
best tutorial on maps. Thank you!!
Haha. Thank you. I'd be happy to anywhere near the best.
Hello Rick, thank you so much for this great tutorial, I will now be able to use it for work...! (Serge from LYON, FRANCE....) 🙏
Thank you Serge!! Hope it will be helpful!
Perfect, I allways wondered how to make it
Thanks! I should make more of these.
You deserve way more subscribers man good job 👏🏼
Thanks so much!! I'm trying to grow and improve things.
Excellent Rick, I remember seeing this when you first made it and knew I would be back for a refresher.
Lots of maps to create now so hear goes!
great tutorial mate. 👍🐺👍
Thanks Nik!! I'd make maps all day if I could. Haha.
@@IronEchoDesign can you make architecture plans and elevations in inkscape please and thank you!
This is a dream of mine. I've made artsy versions of elevations, but if it's for pro work I think the industry software choices are better in both ease of use and speed.
If I ever figure it out to balance ease and professionalism then yes! Or artsy is do-able for sure.
Great tutorial !! ❤❤❤
Thank you!!
Dude! You are the best!
You're the best! Thank you!
OMG man, thanks a lot, I've spent all day trying some weird map software like JOSM just to do that kind of simple map.
Awesome video Rick thank you soo much for taking the time to make it 👍,,, Oh yeah I just subbed you
Thank you very much!!
I wanna do like in every video thanks Rick you are great 👍👍
Haha. Thanks so much!!
Thanks this was really interesting- i'm looking forward to doing some UK cities!
Nice! I updated this video with a couple new methods in the Okinawa map video if it helps!
Hey Rick, thanks for the tutorial!
This has been quite helpful ahahaha
Much appreciated :)
Thanks so much! 😄
Keep Going, All the Best!
Thank you so much! Will do.
I really love this video
Thanks so much!! Good luck with the sheet music project too.
Thanks man!
Thanks!!
That's nice.
Thanks!
wow, this is great, literally a save a few hundred bucks there!
Thanks!! That's my hope- to share videos so people can make what they want.
Good job!👏👏 make more videos guy!
Thanks! And, will do!
I'm new to inkscape, so seeing you go through this step by step really helps, thanks for the lesson!
Thanks so much, and welcome to the Inkscape community!
I love that
Thanks for the awesome video. What font did you use for the label? It looks cool.
thanks
just have a look, without hesitation, i start to follow you
Thank you very much!
a new take on street art! awesome! can you show us how to do topo map art?
Thanks!! I do have a Topo map art video, but I'd like to redo it. Here it is: czcams.com/video/DnqtnSTe6qM/video.html
Hi my name is giovanni I'm Italian (sorry for the mistakes in English) I had a question I was trying to make a map on an Italian city but when I delete the gray box the color does not disappear on the whole map so when I change the color comes out a little ugly what can I do to improve it?
Rick, Excellent Tutorial! I have a question- after clipping the image how we can scale it to a bigger dimension? For example - 18*24 inches.
Thank you! And, great question! The beauty of Inkscape and working with vector files is you can scale it larger without losing resolution. After you clip the project to your liking, select everything and when you see the black arrows around your selected final map hold control and shift to keep the proportions locked and you can then drag it larger using the ruler guide set to inches. The only problem with a 1:1 scale this big is the file size could become huge and hard to share. Print on Demand or local printers may suggest a max file size, and then you can give them instructions to print 18x24. Hope this helps!
Your videos have helped me out a lot. But im stuck with trying to pull something off. How do I clip a texture or photo to the streets?
Hi Rick. Discovered your channel recently. Having issues with selecting objects to delete from map. Worked fine last week. When I try to select the ocean to delete, nothing happens. Likewise if Shift +select, nothing happens. Message is "Group of 1968 objects in layer". Confused!
Thanks for the video. Thumbs up and a Subscribe. Also sharing this video with a coworker and recommending he subscribe also.
Thanks so much! I appreciate the support.
Thank you for this vid! Got all the way to the end but had a question at 13:43.
What do you mean by "get the whole thing"? I understand to hold shift, but it seems you press a shortcut combination and I don't know how to do it. it's the step right before you navigate to Object > Clip > Set.
If you could kindly help me out, I'd really appreciate it!
EDIT: Disregard, googled "clipping and masking inkscape" and found my solution. Thanks anyway (:
Hello Rick, thank you so much for this great tutorial: this was exactly what I was looking for! I only have one issue in following the example. When I select everything after cleaning the data and I click on Colors>Simple blend, I'm not able to have my data coloured with different shades of the same color (green in the example). Instead I only have everything visualised with the same color shade so that, for example, buildings that are within a landuse area (parl or residental etc.) cannot be distinguished for a lighter or darker tone. Could you suggest me a way to fix this, please?
Thanks again for all your work here!
Thanks! Let see if we can troubleshoot this. On the Simple Blend menu, try changing the blend mode. The default is "Normal" which turns everything the same color. "Multiply" which I like can sometimes burn everything close to the same color too, but if you alter the color picker you can usually get good difference in values. The live preview glitches and won't show the change unless you click on and off "Live Preview". Also, you could try "Overlay" or "Screen". Hope this helps- thanks again!
@@IronEchoDesign Everything worked fine! Thank you so much again for the tips&tricks!
Thanks! Anytime!
Sadly the .svg does not seem an option for me here in Thailand. You may like to check out your end as it saves only as a .osm file.
Hello Rick,
I'm from England and I have found your videos extremly helpful in advancing my Inkscape skills, so thank you.
I have an idea/request for a video in a similar vain to theses maps.
Is it possible to take a map such as Google Earth (ie: down to outline house and pavement detail) and turn it into a 3d map comprising several layers that could then be cut with a laser cutter ?
Thank you and great question. While I love Inkscape for all it can do, 3D rendering is not there yet. The projects I’ve tried generate a lot of crashes. Hopefully it will improve in new versions. Sorry!
Hi, Rick...I'm curious to know why you didn't clip a working area out of the original download before starting to work on it, instead of waiting til near the end after moving all those unneeded nodes around.
Great question! If the clipped area looks good as-is, you could certainly clip it first. The whole map comes in as many layers with many objects and once it's clipped it's hard to isolate the pieces to clean it up.
Little late to the party, but could you tell me the font or fonts you used for the maps please?
Not sure if you deleted my comments with links or if it was automatic.
First asked if you use a standard poster size.
Second asked if you ever checked out Maperitive.
Awesome channel, Rick. Thank you very much.
I tried doing this and got some nice results. Couldn’t get a decent file size and resolution at the end though to make a nice poster. Maybe I’m doing something wrong.
Have you tried exporting as a PNG with 300 DPI? You can try adjusting the Page to the poster size you want and scaling your map to fit the larger space. Happy to troubleshoot if it doesn’t work.
Why you use Inkscape for cartographic edition when you can do this in Qgis for example? It doesn't make any sense.
Do you know what color brewer or OPC city ramp colors are?
Did I miss a trick? When I import my map, it is all grouped and I cannot select individual components.
When i try and do vancouver island it wont let me go any smaller than 1:920000 scale in open street maps is that because the area is to great.
Awesome videos by the way!!!
Thanks so much!! OpenStreetMap sometimes gives strange results with the ratio adjustments. I can't tell if it's just that location the makes the scale act like that or something else. Maybe try reducing the selection area? It usually takes more info than the box has in it. Maybe Vancouver Island has really dense map data.
Hello friend!
Sorry, but which version of Inkscape are you using... because I'm using version 1.3 and I can't find the "Simple Blend" option in the menu and the "Blend Mode" option doesn't appear either.
This video was made before 1.3. Simple Blend now can be found under Filters- Color- Simple Blend. Hope this helps!
@13:47... when I clip, rather than bounding to the rectangle with the visible part of the map, the bounding box still shows the entire size of the map, which is now just a sea of whitespace with a rectangle inside containing the visible part of the map. What am I doing wrong? 🤷♂
This is a very good question. The sea area is cumbersome and there might be a few extra nodes far from the map area. Or it could be the sea came in two color layers which I've had happen before. You can mask out the coastline and remove the massive white space. This is tricky and I'm happy to help outside the comments. Send me a screenshot and I can try to work out the steps. Twitter or Gmail address listed on channel page. Or, I did remake this video recently with a map of Japan on the thumbnail. It shows a different method to address the ocean.
So are these safe to sell for commercial use? How do i give credit, what do I write? Thank you
I have tried to select individual items once imported the svg file but it comes in as one image grouped. If I ungroup, inkscape crashes. What am I missing. I am trying to work with it in corel but this tutorial seems easier in inkspace.
Good question. Is the svg map you downloaded very, very detailed? Or a large area with many details? Try adjusting the scale ratio in OpenStreetMap before downloading. Inkscape will have am easier time if less nodes are brought in. Hope this helps!
Hi! I was having the same problem... I changed the scale to 1:200000 just to see if it made any difference and it was completely fine. Best thing to do is experiment with the scale to figure out the best balance between the level of detail and what Inkscape will let your machine handle.
Thank you so much for this help! The maps come in huge sometimes, especially water features, and changing the scale in OpenStreetMap is a wonderful solution.
@@IronEchoDesign Great tutorial and easy to follow! What would you say is a good scale to apply to multiple cities and have a constant print quality overall. I’d like to have multiple cities on my wall. Thanks again! This is so helpful. 🌟
Have you had the map import into Inkscape as one GIANT group. Mine seems to do that. Simple matter to first ungroup...but wondering if anyone had same issue
Hoping other people may share their thoughts too. Any ocean in the original clip from OpenStreetMap makes an enormous imported map in Inkscape. If you enter a bigger number into the Scale ratio on the OpenStreetMap SVG export settings it will help reduce the file size. For example, entering 1: 1,000,000 makes the file relatively small. The street details or limited and too basic. You can experiment by working backwards from a large number (try 300,000) until the SVG OpenStreetMap produces is a balance between being detailed and not massive. Hope this helps!
@@IronEchoDesign Im sorry what I meant was that i comes in as a group. So the first action I need to do is UNGROUP everything first, before starting to edit per your awesome tutorial. so basically prior to doing anything, click, select UNGROUP, then start editing. Just looked like yours came in UN-Grouped
Ah, I see. Good idea. I'll check to see the behavior when I bring in a new Map SVG from OpenStreetMap into Inkscape. * It's coming in Grouped. Starting with UNGROUP as you recommend would be an excellent step to add. I think I was trying to isolate the water and delete the excess in this tutorial.
Excellent tutorial! Is it also possible to include a route in your SVG file?
Thanks! And, including a route is a great idea. Not sure if OpenStreetMap has a route option, but you could layer one in. Maybe play with thickness and color options.
@@IronEchoDesign can you create a tutorial for that as well? Can't find any and I'm kinda lost 😅
i followed the video bit by bit, but for some reason i cant select those squares independantly? im very new to inkscape, is there something im doing wrong?
nvm it fixed itself :D
great vid btw
Super nice tutorial!
how have you snapped the water back into the right place?
Thanks! The water should click back into place with Snapping enabled. If it doesn't or if it can't find the right nodes to fit into place, you can visually choose something of a reference point and manually drag the water where it should go. Hope this helps!
@@IronEchoDesign ahá, you do it a bit by eye
Yes, sometimes its the easiest way. Not perfect though if map is needed for precision.
@@IronEchoDesign ok, i understand. I'm a mechanical engineer and I strive for accuracy, but in this map case I have to relax
thanks!
Accuracy in maps is probably the most important aspect. Good quality!
which font is that "by request" in intro
I think its called Sandblast. I found it on the dafont website.
Hi can you make removing background of vintage music sheet?
Yes! There's a great tool for that in Inkscape. You can use Path- Trace Bitmap and choose Single Scan, Brightness cutoff. Adjust the brightness threshold so you get the notes and bars looking clean. I have a few Trace Bitmap videos on this channel that show how the tool works. Hope this helps!
@@IronEchoDesign thank you so much for a quick response I tried this morning but it doesn’t look clean I’ll try your advice thanks again
Do you display or sell your work somehere (besides your "merch")?
I'm working on it. I set up an account with Fourthwall to replace the Spreadshop merch shelf on this channel. So busy, but I need to do it!
@@IronEchoDesign Not sure if you did already, but I happen to research this atm and selling products with openstreet map data needs attribution on any packaging, product page and even on the item itself. :/ It's unfortunately super complicated to (legally) sell any designs with map data. Seems like most people don't care though.
Can I ask long would a map like this take to make?
Once you get the hang of it, probably about 20 min. I know there is instant map software out there, but its fun to do on your own too.
Would'nt it be great to do something with an ancient map? Like turning it into some kind of a treasure map or something?
Wow! Yes. I love that idea. Can I mention this comment in the video if I can figure out a video for it? Thank you!!
sure!
Cool, thanks! I'll see what I can figure out.
@@IronEchoDesign already looking forward to it 😀
When a try to use the create squares tool it creates circles 🤔
Like rounded corners on the square or rectangle? If so, you can click on the shape and move one of the corner circle nodes to pull it back to a sharp corner. Let me know if the problem is something else.
@@IronEchoDesign yeah I did that but when I click object-clip-set to finish the project the square becomes a circle again and it makes the whole project circle shaped instead of a square, maybe it's a glitch or something idk
Excellent Video, But I have a problem that whenever I upload an SVG file it does not appear why is that?
Thanks! Sometimes the map SVG file opens far from the page grid inside of Inkscape. Can you try zooming way out? It may be in the far, far upper corner of the workspace. Hope this helps!
@@IronEchoDesign Thank You for your response, I found the map.
Nice!
thought openstreetmap got copyright problems like can't sell what I get from their site?
They list copyright info on the site. The map data is opensource, but you can’t republish the artistic renderings. That may be what you read.
I am having so much trouble with this! I don't know why but I can't get some of the individual shapes to delete!
Sometimes the map that is imported is very, very busy and Inkscape considers some parts as Fill and some as Stroke. Makes it hard to figure out what piece is selected to be deleted. Is the map in your example very detailed?
@@IronEchoDesign I followed your recommendations so I don't think so... But I'm also not great at using Inkscape still. I will have to go back and watch some more of your beginner tutorials. When I open Inkscape mine doesn't look like yours does, so I might need to modify some of my settings. I'm pretty sure it's fully updated...
For the settings it could be something with View. Sometimes the default puts one of the Tool Bars vertically on the right side. Should be the same lineup but the positioning is disorienting.
Hay cool , did u sell these on Shopify ?
Thanks! I don't have a Shopify store yet, but I have this design up on RedBubble. Here's the link: www.redbubble.com/i/poster/Boston-Minimalist-Map-Art-by-IronEcho/75183931.LVTDI?asc=u I can try to do a new video with a map of a different location if there's something you have in mind. That could be fun.
fucking amasing
Thanks!!
Inskcape is lagging insanely even after I delete the ocean, is there any tip to prevent that
I've had this issue too. One option is to change the download scale ratio in OpenStreetMap before bringing the file into Inkscape. I used to do 1:1 and OpenStreetMap gives a very detailed SVG. Try something like 1:300,000 or higher. At some point the map part detail will be too minimal. Always the ocean comes in immense, but it won't instantly crash Inkscape if the file is smaller. Hope this helps!
@@IronEchoDesign yeah I figured it out, but still lags and mostly when I zoom, I thought it could be something with the optimization of Inkscape, but it must be my 6gb ram, I didn't know svg is such a pain, thanks a lot
Agreed. Once some of the extra details are deleted it will start to speed up. Well, I would say speed. Maybe, lag less.
from where we can download those frames with names on it?
I should have shown how to make them in this video. They were made in Inkscape just by aligning the text with the Align and Distribute menu. Next map video I do, I'll try to include the framing with words.
@@IronEchoDesign thank you so much.
my inkscape doesn"t have simple blend?? what do i do
Let's see if we can fix this. Cick on Filters up in the top menu bar. On the drop down menu choose colors and you should see another drop down menu slide out. Down towards the bottom of the list there should be Simple Blend. Let me know if that helps!
@@IronEchoDesign yeah in that menu it not there I downloaded the latest version of inkscape.. it has everything else but simple blend
The Extensions drop down menu has Color but on the slide out menu Simple Blend is not there. Go to the left of Extensions and choose Filters. That drop down also has a Color choice, and the slide out menu is where you'll find Simple Blend. I'm on the latest version of Inkscape and just double checked.
Got a question though , can we sell this online on etsy ?
Good question. OpenStreetMaps has info their website on how to give credit. I'd site the map data as from OpenStreetMap in a footer area on the map for sale. Small print so it doesn't distract from the art.
@@IronEchoDesign cool , thanks man , great content !!
Thank you!!
This is very cool, but gee Inkscape does not manage memory etc very well.
I brought in my neighborhood (345K SVG) with 150 items and inkscape about died trying to handle that and that is on a 64GB RAM, 12 VRAM, SSD, Windows 11, Intell 11gen system... so I know it is not the computer.
I think you may be right.
@@IronEchoDesign I mean (whinging) feature sets are great and many, but the programmers need to go back to the first priorities and that is always memory management. Ok, getting off my soapbox! Haha.
Thanks again for the very usable vids!
Haha. No worries, and thanks!
Ahh yeah.. there is a much easier way with less work when doing this...
I know. Half the fun is the process and learning functionality of Inkscape.
Amazing tutorials
I am addicted to watching your videos in a sequel
Thanks so much! I'll make more!