I want to thank the community here for the excellent tutorial thread. I have gone from this:

http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...ndMappaint.png

To this:

http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...landMap6-1.jpg

By following Rob A's excellent and clear instructions and those that he linked to for the forests and mountains.

Now, if anyone can give me any help in getting the coral reef to look a little better, and with the rivers, that would be super.