Quote Originally Posted by Sharpe View Post
Open for all suggestions, really.

Thanks! Happy mapping!
The simplest is to render a layer like you suggested then use the iwarp tool to distort it into a curve, then move/scale it into place:

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I also added a bit of rippling displacement to the area where the lava would land in the pool below.

-Rob A>