I still have this in mind to do some old-style shaded relief style for some maps (Eldoran, mainly).
After some time passed today on tests using Krita, I came up with this.
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It doesn't really look bad (especially in reduced size), but it lacks some sharpness to my taste... Any idea on how to bring that?