Thank you for the feedback. I agree that this map is rather pixely, I'm attributing this to my general lack of experience and unfamiliarity with my tools and getting them to do as I want.

As far as scale, my ideal final "map" would be a series of pole-to-pole maps that can be stitched together with relative ease, allowing for easy expansion. For this map, I actually do have a country layer for this map, but I decided to upload the map without the layer visible, so that the look of the map itself could be scrutinized.

Stylistically, I just would like it to look..nice haha. Looking natural, and not just thrown together is an important goal for me. Somewhere between Atlas and hand-drawn, but not so detailed that details couldn't be added later as desired.

And I'm not worried about time, as long as I have can come back after a planned 2 year hiatus and not be rejected from inactivity