Hi to all!
I am a new member of this fantastic and useful website.

What I am going to post is not a serious map, it's just an example of what will be my first map.
I use PhotoShop CS5 and I have to say 'thanks' to StarRaven and his precious brushes pack.

Here's the map: link.

I tried to make all the elements of a continental map in this simple one: there is a desert, some mountains and hills, a river and a lake, some glacial lands and a grassland.
Now what I need to know is:

1) Is the river ok? I mean: it's only an erase-method of the massland.
2) How to make a good desert? I tried to make it but it's terrible. I placed some sand-hills but... aww. Any info?
3) Grassland, mountains and hills should be ok. Don't you think?
4) The worst thing is a glacial land. In this map style it's very hard to do: or is it just me? Anybody know how to make it good? I didn't make it because I hadn't no idea of how do it.

That should be enough . To who is asking: I used 'Dominician' as font and a stock of old paper.

Oh, sorry for my english: it is not my first language

Thanks, Gan.