I ran through your suggestions and ended up with a much better result! I also changed some settings in the "Draw Method". I'm still not exactly where I'd like to be with the map but it's whole lot better! Considering I only got the program yesterday, I'm getting there. Thanks a lot for your help. Now to progress past my black and white island. Plenty more info on this site, would be real nice if the tutorial section of the forums was sorted into programs mind. Real headache sorting through them all! I need a whole bunch of little trees and a good range of mountains. Anyone selling a set? I'll be publishing my book in a good 6-7 years so I'll need full permissions