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ARGH! Stupid forums keep eating my post.

Ok - fourth time re-posting this so I'll sum it up.

Building a 'hand drawn' overland map using Gimp and "Tree Thing" tool.

1. Not sure about the look of the 'Green Mountains' down the center. Should I give them a different color to make them look more like 'mountains' or what?

2. Text on the map. Using a white halo to pull them out from the terrain so they don't get lost. How has everyone else solved 'lost text' as a problem.?

3. Want to add color on the coast and mountain to show variations in terrain. I'm using the base green to suggest a forested (but not as dense as the named forests) land but it can't all be woods. Suggestions?

4. Adding color to the water of the inland sea (left) and coastal areas (right) to make it more 'animated'. Just use a white 'noise' effect?

Thanks.

Green Pilgrim.