Make a "Peeled Edge" Area of Interest Effect
Yes, sure, we all know and love a good faded area of interest shadow effect. Make that area rise right up off the page! BUT, what if you wanted to add some wacky visually interesting dimension to that area of interest shadow effect? Like it was peeling up off the map? Here's how to do that.
0:00 Rapturous intro
0:12 Unrelated, but making a quick basemap with Living Atlas layers
0:18 Adding polygon layer, and isolating the area of interest
0:31 Faking a shadow effect with a gradient stroke
1:20 Pay no attention to the livestock
1:43 Fading out the shadow to only one edge of the polygon
2:44 Blending the faded shadow into the map
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Thanks for watching! Love, John Nelson
