I was starting a new map:


When I wondered how to make clouds. Not the clouds render that can be found on photoshop and other software, but the clouds like on weather channel maps, you know, the ones over the map, like on satellite images? Oh, and I wondered how to make a gradient for snow-to-grass and sand-to-grass in maps like mine? A bit like this:

(This is not my map BTW)

I'm using Paint.net, but feel free to help me if you have Photoshop too!