Wall ditch, yay!

There seems to be a time and place for using contours in grass terrain; not all elevation will benefit from it - obviously. Will need to figure out the slopes...

40% of the map in one go. Bit too high up for an encounter map but the file size wasn't too awful. For the big one I just might be able to make do with 30 pixels per square and the 70-75% jpeg quality range in post-production. I'll have my dragon-rider air assault yet!

So the beach gets sorted out first.

A+B: different colours on the same blush sheet. It's to the back of the base colour sheet (C) so it's very subtle and with proper blur settings you can get these lovely gradual shifts in tone rather than clunky contrasts.

C: the base colour sheet.

D: a smudge sheet stacked in front of the base colour. Less subtle and apparently has a talent for sand slopes!

The smudge and blush sheets effectively add to the overall opacity of the colour sheets, and at some point that will have an impact on the underlying texture - but since it's effectively texture covering other texture I don't see any real reason why it couldn't work for the grass area topography. The real challenge will be applying the formula in a way that doesn't look like shit, is all.

Smudge sheets and marble backdrop in the open:

Base colour sheet engaged:

It's a teddybear sat down looking at their smartphone. Obviously.

Also means having to work on terrain skills! A win in its own right...

Coastline was never going to work out with a big slab of castle rock like that...

Encircling it with water of course has consequences for elevation - especially with regards to the waterfront part of town. Looking at an Amalfi coast solutionf for sure!