Easy DIY Mountain Map Art Print

Looking for beautiful wall art? Showcase where you’ve been with this easy DIY mountain map art that you can print in any size!

diy mountain map art | This Time Of Mine

I have a soft spot for big art. I just don’t have the budget for it.

Which is why I love DIY art projects! They’re customizable and extremely affordable. (Like this framed tapestry we made)

Well, I had an awkward space in our upstairs hallway I needed to fill. I also had this 40″ frame I found for free that fit the space perfectly.

That could only mean one thing: Time for another DIY art project!

We just moved to our 4th state and I wanted a way to showcase some of the places we’d lived. I also wanted something I could just print, rather than draw or paint.

This project fit the bill perfectly! It was easy, inexpensive and totally customizable.

You can make one too. All you’ll need for this tutorial is a free software called Canva. (I love this software and use it to make DIY art prints all the time.) Just be sure to create an account so you can save and access all of your designs.

Ready to make your own DIY mountain map art? Let’s get started.

DIY MOUNTAIN MAP ART USING CANVA

This tutorial will show you how I made this particular design. Once you’ve got the idea, you can customize the design and make it fit any size frame.

STEP 1: START A NEW PROJECT

Click “create a design” on the left-hand side of the homepage.
Click “custom dimensions”

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STEP 2: DETERMINE SIZE

Enter the width and height your print will need to be
Make sure to change the units! The default is px (pixels). Change it to inches.
Click “create design”

(My frame without a mat allowed for a print that was 40 X 28.4 inches. I printed it as an engineer print and the closest size was 48 X 36 inches.)

STEP 3: CREATE A FALSE MAT

Create a false mat so the actual picture fits the frame when it’s printed
To do this, select “elements” and click on a square outline

Important: You only need to do this if you’re frame isn’t a standard print size. (Mine was between 2 sizes of engineer prints, so I needed a false mat for perspective.)

If you will print your art in a standard size, skip to STEP 7

STEP 4:

Make the outline thinner by selecting the corner of the square and dragging it inward

STEP 5:

Drag edges (not the corners) to the correct size your print needs to be
As you drag, a black box will appear telling you the size
For reference, my “mat” was 40 inches wide and 28.4 inches tall

STEP 6:

Center the “mat” by selecting “position” in the top right of your screen
Select “center” and “middle”

STEP 7: ADD THE MOUNTAINS

Select “elements” again
In the search bar, type “frames”
Select a triangle and drag it to a smaller size

STEP 8:

Add as many mountains as you need
If you want any of the mountains to be the same size, simply select “duplicate”

STEP 9:

Position the triangles

STEP 10: GROUP THE MOUNTAINS

Make it easier to resize and move the mountains later by grouping them
To do this, first move the false mat out of the way
Next, click to the left of the mountains and drag right until they’re all selected
Select “group” at the top of the screen

STEP 11:

Reposition the false mat by selecting “position”
Select “center” and “middle”
You can now resize and center the mountain grouping if needed (This will come in handy once text is added.)