Inkscape step-by-step beginner-intermediate tutorial on how to create water depth contour nautical sea map art as seen on Etsy. In this How-To video the chosen location is Florida, the Florida Keys and the surrounding Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico waters. Follow along in this Inkscape screen capture showing how to:

1. Use OpenStreetMap to download your map data as an editable SVG file.
2. Use OpenSeaMap.org to find water depth countors.
3. Separate coastline from ocean vector.
4. Recolor map and add relief texture.
5. Inkscape Trace Bitmap Tool for multicolor vector separation.
6. Edit - Paste Style shortcut.

Special thank you to OpenStreetMap.org and OpenSeaMap.org for the most wonderful shared resources. © 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.

REFERENCE: Download Inkscape here: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.1/ Color codes: 007ca9, 068bb6, 0aa9c1, 0bbacb, 0cc1ca, 22cfd5, 31d0ce, 48d4cb, 68d5cf, 89dad3, b0f1ed, ae9d65 OpenStreetMap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenSeaMap: https://www.openseamap.org/

Part of Tutorial that ended up on cutting room floor- Nautical Compass Rose SVG File (public domain): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Modern_nautical_compass_rose.svg

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