Melting snow turned into landmass map

[Knight vs Dragon]

I can't say I'm a map guy or an artist even. But I've been playing around with Paint.Net and am always looking for challenges so I can improve my meager skills. I pick many of my challenges by finding inspiration from people I follow on Twitter. This is one such "challenge" and people seem to like the idea, so when I happened to notice an unrelated tweet from @CartoGuild today, I thought maybe this idea is worth sharing here.

The idea is from the Twitter personality: The October Geek, @mjsoctober.





If you'd like to see the side-by-side tweet, it's here: https://twitter.com/kvdrpg/status/844059080503128064

The original tweet from @mjsoctober is here:
https://twitter.com/mjsoctober/statu...49079632297984

So for those who still have patches of snow on the ground right now, don't lose your chance to make a really "organic" map.

[Josiah VE]

What a neat idea!
Are those patches of grass in the middle of the map supposed to be mountains?

Nicely done.

[Knight vs Dragon]

What a neat idea!
Are those patches of grass in the middle of the map supposed to be mountains?

Nicely done.

Yes, those patches of grass in the middle of the map are supposed to be mountains. It's a little bit odd for a mountain range, but I waved my magic wand and said that's how mountains are formed in this fantasy world. Plus, I was tired of trying to make them look better.