How to Make this Ocean Graphic in ArcGIS Pro and Photoshop

If you are a map maker who knows graphic designers, consider being an angel and tell them you can readily send them over geographic assets for their map-like graphic design work. Map-like elements are common in graphic design, and beautiful, but designers are usually stuck with buying assets or screenshooting Google Earth or Maps and modifying those images. But making the maps that contribute to map-like graphics can be a lot of fun, and you will be beloved by your design friends. Anyway, here’s how to make a bathymetry hillshade map in ArcGIS Pro, then manipulate it in Adobe Photoshop. Check out some other social channels where I share how-to’s and updates on random map adventures: