Map Creation using Photoshop – Part 1

by Kalvin Lyle

Land Relief Detail

1. Layer > New > Layer…
2. Edit > Fill…
   • Use: 50% Gray
3. Filter > Render > Lighting Effects
   • Light type: Directional
   • Intensity: 21
   • Gloss: 0
   • Material: 71
   • Exposure: 0
   • Ambience: 0
   • Texture Channel: Alpha 1
   • Height: 100



4. Change the layer Style to Overlay
5. Rename the layer to ‘Hills’
6. Layer > Create Clipping Mask



7. Select the Land Mass layer and all the layers above
8. Layer > New > Group from Layers…
   • Name: Land
9. Save your file

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Published June 20, 2010 at 5:47 pm

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