This website is a wonderful place that has inspired a hobby that is rapidly developing into an obsession. Seriously I began trying to hand draw maps and when looking for methods came across this place, little did I know how much of my time this would take up. within around three days of stumbling upon this site I was converted to digitally drawing my maps. I call it digitally drawing because it sounds better than "Gimping". Anyhow attached you will find my first computerized map ever and I would love opinions and ideas, especially pointers towards ideas of how to draw a desert in the middle of the continent ( the bit that looks brownish) as well as ideas on how to create a volcano that looks okay. just pointers on how to make it look good really.

Thanks for reading

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