Looks like a nice place to build...

[su_liam]

Here is a map I created of my signature planet, Sadwillow. The heightfield was generated with the planet app by Torben Aegidius Mogensen and a heightfield colorscheme of my own devising. I then used Flexify to move the giant landlocked sea down from the north pole to where it belonged. I then used Bryce to render my lovely heightfield. Finally, I took the rendered image back into photoshop to add surf, using the same brush I used on the previous image in linear light mode. Then, with the same brush, I added in beaches in 75% normal mode. I think this is an auspicious beginning, though the scale of the beaches and surf is probably too large.

This is a global map in Plate Carée projection.

[Sigurd]

I think continents have definite challenges of interest and detail over large expanses of land.

I like the coasts painted by hand. I've started doing that too. I wish you could remove all the time consuming painting but then..... I like the results.

Good work, keep it up!

- Sigurd.