First of all, I'm highly impressed by the support and unity of this community. It helps me feel more comfortable posting this.

This is my first map, and I'd love to get feedback on things I can do to make it better. I really have no art talent at all, so that hurts, but I have a passion for maps... and that helps. (;

Well, I'll start by baring my soul... Be gentle!

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The map was made using GIMP. No tablet.

I used Ascension's Atlas style tutorial...

My hills looked really spotty, so I dropped those layers.

I also have a particular weakness in the realm of rivers and can't ever seem to get them right...

I'd love feedback on better ways to create the snow. The northern area I ultimately want to do a zoomed in map of, but I couldn't figure out how to make snowy territory that didn't look completely washed out.

I'm also very interested in ways to make my desert in the southeast more interesting.

Thanks for any and all help!