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    Now set the blending mode on this layer to overlay. Presto, you got an entire world drawn in shaded relief, and a grayscale height map to determine elevation later, should it ever be necessary. (Exactly how high is this mountain ridge?)

    Here's mine so far.


    I think from this point your own experience and style will show you how to proceed. I used another layer with the same layer mask as the landmasses layer and manually painted in the darker areas for heavily wooded terrain. Another layer for the deserts and a last one with the mask flipped and modified slightly to add a darker tone to the deeper oceans.

    With these layers:


    I ended up with the attached file.
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