Hi,

I have only been a member for a day now, and have attempted two tutorials today. I am having some problem with two in particular.

I've tried a few tutorials and they haven't been too successful. But I guess it's because I'm new to mapping. I've had around 2 years experience with photoshop (on and off) so I know how to use most of the tools, ect.

The step I'm stuck on is step 5 - 9 on http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=2229 and 4 - 7 on http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=4084.

I fill it with clouds like normal. Then it says to duplicate the layer, that's fine. Then it says create a new layer. That's fine, edit -> fill 50% gray, set the layer's mode to hard mix. I do all of that, and I don't get the same outcome the tutorial gets.

Please could somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks a lot!