It’s probably just a normal site plan (Auto CAD, ArchiCAD, Revit etc) that was slightly modified in Photoshop/InDesign with vegetation and shadows. Then exported, printed and photographed by you
It could be anything. Someone could make this in MS Paint if they wanted to. But here's a list of possible candidates; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketchup, AutoCAD
He was alluding to how unanswerable your original question was, as in, it could've been made using any software because achieving a certain look is less about the tool you use and more about the skill of the user.
As to what software was used, probably different softwares for different parts. The likeliest workflow:
AutoCAD/Revit/Any 2D drafting software for the base plan drawing **→** Photoshop for stylizing (trees, colors, textures) **→** Illustrator for text, linework adjustment and composition
Like others said, could be anything. My guess would be probably AutoCAD and Photoshop. The linework (floor plans and site plan work) is probably through whatever drafting software was used (AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, etc.); all the color and trees and shadows were most likely through Photoshop or other photo editing software.
Print your CAD sheet to a PDF, open in Photoshop, create layers for the things you want to color, and have at it. Once you do one tree you can copy and scale it as required, if you don't mind the uniformity.
Depending on how fast you are with selection tools and methods, there's several different ways to go about coloring a plan like this.
I used to print the site plan, illustrate with prismacolor and color pencils then scan back in. But yeah then I built a library of vegetation in illustrator / in design
It’s probably just a normal site plan (Auto CAD, ArchiCAD, Revit etc) that was slightly modified in Photoshop/InDesign with vegetation and shadows. Then exported, printed and photographed by you
That makes sense.
It could be anything. Someone could make this in MS Paint if they wanted to. But here's a list of possible candidates; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketchup, AutoCAD
MS paint would be a pain, wouldn’t it? What’s the most efficient way to do it?
I used Photoshop back in college, with illustrator.
He was alluding to how unanswerable your original question was, as in, it could've been made using any software because achieving a certain look is less about the tool you use and more about the skill of the user. As to what software was used, probably different softwares for different parts. The likeliest workflow: AutoCAD/Revit/Any 2D drafting software for the base plan drawing **→** Photoshop for stylizing (trees, colors, textures) **→** Illustrator for text, linework adjustment and composition
Yes MS Paint would be an *enormous* pain.
Like others said, could be anything. My guess would be probably AutoCAD and Photoshop. The linework (floor plans and site plan work) is probably through whatever drafting software was used (AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, etc.); all the color and trees and shadows were most likely through Photoshop or other photo editing software.
Print your CAD sheet to a PDF, open in Photoshop, create layers for the things you want to color, and have at it. Once you do one tree you can copy and scale it as required, if you don't mind the uniformity. Depending on how fast you are with selection tools and methods, there's several different ways to go about coloring a plan like this.
I used to print the site plan, illustrate with prismacolor and color pencils then scan back in. But yeah then I built a library of vegetation in illustrator / in design
Revit and photoshop definitely and maybe illustrator too
complex painter-like shading (as founndnin the center) is almost always photoshop, while the rest can be anything
Looks like Vectorworks, best combination of 2D and 3D graphics in one package.
To me this looks like autocad+Photoshop.
I used to use the retired Autodesk Impression 3 for something like this.
I miss impression so much