There are three elements to this aesthetic: Mountainification, Sketchiness, and Texture. You might even tease out the content of the next two blog posts. If you’re feeling brave, download the source ArcGIS Pro project and follow along.
This technique, which is a total hack (but what isn’t, ultimately), can get you cranking out quill-scratched oak ink on parchment map inserts all in the cozy digital confines of your GIS. This is part one of a three-part blog extravaganza where I lay out how you might whip up a fantasy-style book-ish illustration-y map insert, in ArcGIS Pro.
