Hills and Swamp 3x3

[BeZurKur]

Here is an update. Below is the area surrounded by hills and two that may be considered mountains. You'll probably be able to spot which two. That's what I like most: the shapes are distinct. It's not realistic, but for a game, I think it is functional and aesthetically pleasing, especially an online game. As the players explore the area, more of the map will become visible. The hills will be immediately identifiable.

Those are done, but I still need to do a small river that comes in from the northwest and makes a swamp penned in the middle. I'm looking through the site and there are some amazing forests, but they seem to done with Photoshop. The rest of the map I will complete in GIMP, but I'm new to it and feeling a bit out of my element. If you know a link to a good tutorial for water and forests that will look good with this map and done in GIMP, please point the way.