Working on nine planets and moons for my Kaidan Interstellar Empire of Japanese Horror (PFRPG). Because it is for a sci-fi setting, I opted to do this in my photo-realistic style, though I still don't prefer to create world maps very often, but for a setting guide I felt it necessary. I've been getting better at doing mountains, even including some undersea mount ranges.

Of course, I created this using vector software, Xara Designer Pro, which is a lot like Illustrator or CorelDraw, though the lite version, Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 365 for $49, can do this too. I use beveled shapes, mostly fractal color mixes with some use of photo-textures.

Enjoy!

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