Advice on improving

[Steel General]

It's a nice map...here are a couple of suggestions (do with them as you will).

1. Apply a pattern overlay to your buildings (as an additional option to CoyoteMax's suggestion)
2. Try putting a slight blur on the elevations of your hills, it will help to diminish the 'stepped' look the currently have (unless that's the look you want)

[redleg7]

It's a nice map...here are a couple of suggestions (do with them as you will).

1. Try putting a slight blur on the elevations of your hills, it will help to diminish the 'stepped' look the currently have (unless that's the look you want)

I actually need the elevation lines. This is a training map, so my students need to see the elevation breaks.

I will try your first suggestion.

[redleg7]

It's a nice map...here are a couple of suggestions (do with them as you will).

1. Apply a pattern overlay to your buildings (as an additional option to CoyoteMax's suggestion)
2. Try putting a slight blur on the elevations of your hills, it will help to diminish the 'stepped' look the currently have (unless that's the look you want)

Probably sounds stupid but I have no idea how to apply a pattern overlay.

Believe it or not a lot of what I learned has been by accident, and trial and error.