WIP - City

[iguy]

Hello,

WIP city that i am starting using Gimp, this is my second map and i am getting a little frustrated, i have the general shape i want with the roads and houses placed where i want it. i am trying to add some colour and textures to make it look like an actual map of a city with some flair.

basically the long and short of this is the town is primarily a factory town focused in textiles with some exports of foods. the poor/working class are closer to the factories and the better off are spread out further away, with the factory owners and land owners being the wealthiest and with the largest houses and land.

towards the bottom are the fields for the sheep with farming fields growing mostly root veggies and such close by. i am trying to make the colours really pop and really incorporate into the map a sense of realism

i am having a very hard time trying to get the colours to look ok and not an eye sore.

if anyone has any ideas or points i would love to hear them. thank you very much