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    I think the lack of a ridge line/peaks is the reason the mountain area(s) looks so "gloppy". I'm not sure about GIMP, but in PS I would create a new layer on top, then draw in peaks and ridges using a layer style that would emphasize the height. You may also want to choose a light direction and slightly shade the relief areas on the opposite side of the mountains.

    Hyptosis mentioned farms. Are those farms on the coast? If so, they are HUGE fields! Is that intentional? Or perhaps I'm still having trouble figuring out the scale?

    The forests look much, much better! Good job!
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    Something like this is an easy way:

    make a selection from your mountain layer, and make a new layer. fill that selection using one of the Gradient - shaped options (play with the three to see which works best. Angular is nice, but usually needs a bit of a blur or even better jitter to take out some of the orthogonal lines). Use this as a bump map on a 50% grey layer, and then set that one to overlay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobA View Post
    Something like this is an easy way:

    make a selection from your mountain layer, and make a new layer. fill that selection using one of the Gradient - shaped options (play with the three to see which works best. Angular is nice, but usually needs a bit of a blur or even better jitter to take out some of the orthogonal lines). Use this as a bump map on a 50% grey layer, and then set that one to overlay.

    Here is a really quick example on your map - can you tell the two areas I did?

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