Dian wrote:
*note, this kind of landscape is by far one of the hardest and uncommon styles seen on a custom map.. it both takes a lot of thought and plannig, but most of all, the time it takes to detail the area. most dont have the patience to complete these kinds of landscape*
Also by far the most rewarding when done right. All excellent tips Dian gave you so I have nothing really to add to them, except to reinforce and to encourage you to keep at it. You'll just have to experiment til you get the look and feel you want. Sometimes it is good to raise up suddenly an quickly. Other times you want to go slow and gradual. Also don't forget that you can always use stairs in places where you want the altitude to rise quickly but don't want the walkable area up it to be a ridiculous steep slope.