How to create satellite style mountains in photoshop?

[johnvanvliet]

some links to the real data

-- earth --
https://topotools.cr.usgs.gov/gmted_viewer/viewer.htm
https://topotools.cr.usgs.gov/gmted_...obal_grids.php

-- the moon --
http://pds.lroc.asu.edu/data/LRO-L-L...DP/WAC_GLD100/

-- mars --
https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/mi...mgs/megdr.html

-- venus - lores data --
https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/mg.../mg_3002/gtdr/

[Carnifex]

Hello,
I am new here, but I spent a decent amount of time looking through tutorials but still couldn't find a satisfying solution yet, so decided to ask.

I want to create a map of Europe or any other place for that matter, but with real world terrain, not random, but real, lets say real Alps or Carpathian mountains. How do I do that? Lets say I have black and white heightmap? whats next? maybe there is a tutorial for that but I have not found it yet?

Best regards,
Curious one

I use a combination of techniques in Photoshop. I think I have nade a tutorial.

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