Durra - The Land of Shivers

[Tear]

Thanks all. Once you have set up a template for yourself in a particular style it really helps a lot in terms of speed.

I'm very interested in the trees and the mountains.

Sure.

The mountains are based on a tutorial by Pasis. Basically, it's three layers of beveled texture stacked on top of each other. I use layer masks on all three layers to paint the mountains in, because I'm faster that way. Then I used a layer at the very top to increase the overall contrast to support the harsh background story of the map.

The forests are pretty straightforward. It's a texture layer set to multiply with a slight bevel and drop shadow. Again, I use a layer mask painted with small brushes set to scatter depending on pen pressure. This makes variations in the forest edges pretty easy and quick.