A question for photoshop-savvy people out there

[UninspiredName]

Whenever I try to make a map, the basic terrain has way too much contrast. Since I like to aim for a Silent Seas-like style, this is sort of high-priority. Is there any way I can make the terrain colors (Wasteland, plains, etc) fade together a bit nicer? I'm sort of new at Photoshop...

[Agrajag]

Well, if its contrast that's troubling you, there's always Image>Adjustments>Brightness\Contrast

[Uh-Nu-Buh]

UninspiredName--you can also use either a premade script-fu or a filter. They can do more varied contrasts depending on perceived needs.

[UninspiredName]

The filters are good for the 'canvas' look. In fact, I'm sort of suspicious that's what they used for Silent Seas/Glory of the Gods. I can't find any to make the background meld together, though. I'll try to mess with the contrast setting, but I would need to turn it ridiculously high. Can you do it for only certain layers so the trees/mountains/rivers remain the same?

[Uh-Nu-Buh]

You can change contrast on a per layer basis in the Gimp, so I would imagine you can in Photoshop. Choose the layer in quesiton, then apply the change. Make sure you are in a layer format (i.e. not targa) when you do it.

[UninspiredName]

Ah. Thanks, that should probably solve my issues.