So... I saw this tutorial and swooned. So pretty...

I have been at it for a week or so with mixed results, but I feel a lot more comfortable with the software. So that is good...

I do have a quick question. The map RobA started with... In a couple sentences, how were those hills made? I am guessing a mask for the fade effect but was it bump mapping with a blurred layer for color? I mean it wasn't a pattern fill or a brush.

You might have caught on I don't know my stuff very well.

Thanks!
Silky