# Making a soft spring street map with the Cherry Blossom Map preset > a soft spring street map where every park blooms cherry pink, made for warm full-colour prints This is a poster-first preset with a spring soul. The Cherry Blossom Map draws the Tokyo street network in a blush palette - every park blooms cherry pink, the roads grade from a deep rose motorway down to a pale pink street mesh, and soft blue water threads through it all on a warm blush-white base. Everything is solid colour fill, so the whole design rides on that gentle, blossom-soft palette. It's made for full-colour and UV prints, framed keepsakes and gift items rather than for cutting into layers. Tokyo is a great match: its dense web of streets and scattered green parks let the cherry-pink parks bloom across the frame like petals, while the soft blue of the bay and rivers gives the blush a cool counterpoint that keeps the whole map fresh. ## What you need ### UV print / sublimation - The exported high-res PNG (4096 px) - UV flatbed printer, or a sublimation setup with a coated blank (wood, hardboard, aluminium) - Light or white blanks let the blush base and cherry-pink parks stay soft and true ### Poster / paper print - The exported high-res PNG sent to a photo lab or printed on matte or textured art paper - A frame; pale wood, white or brushed brass framing leans into the spring mood ### Laser (optional, single tile) - A light-toned wood or coated tile that engraves with contrast - Any diode or CO2 laser - Note: the blush palette won't survive a laser - use it for a monochrome engraved version ## Step 1 - Start from the preset Open [the Cherry Blossom Map preset](/map-designer?preset=cherry-blossom-map). It opens on Tokyo at zoom 13 in a square (1:1) frame, which captures a dense weave of streets dotted with green parks - the perfect canvas for the blossom-pink parks to bloom. Pan so a cluster of parks and a stretch of water fall inside the frame; the pink parks against the soft blue are what give the design its spring anchor. Zoom in to 13.5 for a tighter street weave, or out to 12.5 to take in more parks and bay. ## Step 2 - Tune the layers The preset is a single layer group, "Cherry blossom city", and every feature is Solid fill or line - there are no cut or score layers, so the spring palette is your only dial: - **Land** - Solid fill, warm blush white `#FBF3F1`. The soft base that gives the whole map its gentle spring warmth. Push it cooler or whiter for a crisper feel. - **Water** - Solid fill, soft blue `#AAC9D6`. The bay and rivers give the blush a cool counterpoint that keeps the palette fresh. - **Parks** - Solid fill, cherry pink `#F4B6C2`. The hero colour - every green space blooms blossom pink, the signature of the whole design. - **Motorway** - Solid line, deep rose `#C9596E`, the thickest road (width 5). The headline pink. - **Primary roads** - Solid line, rose `#D98293` (width 3.5). The grounding mid-pink. - **Secondary roads** - Solid line, soft pink `#E2A3AE` (width 2.5). The lighter connective tone. - **Streets** - Solid line, pale pink `#EBCAD0` (width 1.2). The fine blush mesh that fills the frame; ease it back if the street weave gets too busy. The palette is balanced to stay soft and harmonious. If you recolour one road, keep it in the rose-pink family so the whole map holds its blossom feel rather than turning harsh - and let the parks stay the pinkest, brightest bloom in the frame. ## Step 3 - Export - **UV / sublimation:** export the high-res PNG (4096 px). Keep the Background toggle on so the blush base prints as a solid field, or turn it off for a transparent background to let a pale wood or white blank become the "paper". - **Poster:** same high-res PNG, sized to your paper. The square 1:1 frame suits a 12x12 or 20x20 print. - **Laser (optional):** export the per-layer SVG ZIP, ignore the colours, and engrave the road and park outlines as a single tonal pass. ## UV & Sublimation Printing ### UV print / sublimation 1. Export the high-res PNG. Turn the Background off and print onto a pale wood blank to let the grain show through as the "paper", or leave it on for a full blush field that keeps the parks reading pure pink. 2. For sublimation, mirror the image and press onto a wood, hardboard, or aluminium blank per its spec. Light blanks keep the soft pinks and blush base from muddying. 3. On a UV flatbed, print straight onto wood, [acrylic](https://yxecreations.com/pages/acrylic-sheets), or hardboard. A white underbase keeps the cherry-pink parks and rose roads soft and opaque on darker stock. 4. A matte or satin finish suits the soft spring look better than high gloss. ### Poster / paper print 1. Send the high-res PNG to a photo lab or print on matte or lightly textured art paper - texture softens the blush even further. 2. Frame in pale wood, white or brushed brass to complete the spring mood. 3. The 1:1 square crop is set for you - keep it square, or re-export after switching the aspect ratio for a portrait keepsake format. ## Laser Cutting & Engraving ### Laser (single tonal tile) A laser can't reproduce the blush palette, so treat this as a monochrome engraved keepsake rather than the soft poster look. 1. Export the per-layer SVG ZIP. The road layers (motorway, primary, secondary, streets) and the park shapes become your engrave artwork; the background and water layers can be ignored or used as a light raster fill. 2. Engrave the combined road network and parks onto a light-toned wood or coated tile - the line-width hierarchy (motorway thickest, streets thinnest) carries through in greyscale. 3. Optionally cut the tile to the square frame and add a [snap clip](https://yxecreations.com/products/keychain-snap-clips-multiple-colours), or mount it to a backer with [3M tape](https://yxecreations.com/collections/3m-tape) for a layered piece. ## Make it yours - Other blossom cities suit this best: Kyoto, Washington DC, Bonn and Seoul all have famous cherry-blossom seasons and street weaves that bloom under this palette. - Recolour the parks toward a deeper rose for a richer, late-spring bloom, or toward a pale sakura white for a more delicate, just-opened look. - Cool or whiten the Land base for a crisper modern feel, or warm it slightly for an even softer, dreamier blush. - Print on pale wood with the background off so the grain becomes the paper while the cherry-pink parks still bloom on top. - Add the city name and coordinates in a light, airy typeface under the map for a complete spring keepsake. - Frame it as a wedding or anniversary gift - the blush palette pairs beautifully with white and pale-wood interiors. - Print large (20x20 square) as a statement piece, or small as a set of soft-toned coasters for a spring table. --- Open the tool: https://www.mylasertools.com/learn/guides/cherry-blossom-map Read online: https://www.mylasertools.com/learn/guides/cherry-blossom-map