first ever world

[gidgetmj]

ok so I went through a lot of tutorials. and really liked one I found by ascension (you are amazing BTW) and then looked up tons of info on rivers and topography. Hand drew my map this time and figured everything out on paper first (it seems to help better) plotted most of the storyline I need for my project (some structures are places specifically for the storyline). and I came up with this. I really never knew how much work goes into a map and I have a whole new appreciation for all of you!! I'm still plotting and thinking for boundaries and labels (yeah its been a painful process with my editor) Anyways, um I think I need some help making the land not appear to just be pasted on the water. I didn't bevel it this time in hopes to make it not have the problems as before but I just can't find a good way of making it not look pasted. So any tips would be super helpful.

[Ascension]

First, thanks Second, take an airbrush around the landmasses in a medium or light aqua color to paint in some shallow areas then take a dark teal to the deeper parts of the ocean. You might want to have your coastlines be a lil more jagged, that might help as well. Overall, so far so good, keep on keepin on.

[Jykke]

First, thanks Second, take an airbrush around the landmasses in a medium or light aqua color to paint in some shallow areas then take a dark teal to the deeper parts of the ocean. You might want to have your coastlines be a lil more jagged, that might help as well. Overall, so far so good, keep on keepin on.

You said pretty much all that I also had in mind