Going hunting? Bird watching? Sending directions over email? If you are, you might want to get a simpler image than the detailed print-out you can get over the Internet. Here is how to do that, all on the computer.
Edit Steps
- 1Go to your favorite mapping site. Bring up a map of the directions or location that you want to render as a sketched map. Take a screenshot of it. Here, a screenshot of Tumwater Falls Park has been taken.
- 2Open the map screenshot in a software program that supports layers. Suitable programs capable of doing this include: Photoshop, GIMP, Paint Shop Pro. Inkscape also supports layers.
- Another free program for would-be artists is MyPaint.
- 3Add a layer above the map screenshot. Then reduce the visibility of the map screenshot.
- 4Be sure that after reducing the opacity of the map screenshot, you go back to the other layer to do your sketching on.
- 5Draw in the parts of the screen that you want to use. Be sure to add some obvious reference points in your sketch.
- 6Periodically, while drawing the sketch, hide the layer of the screenshot to check your progress.
- 7Once complete, share your results. You can either print them off or send them to people by email.
