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Message: <blockquote data-quote="alleynbard" data-source="post: 3321420" data-attributes="member: 16220">While that is part of it, the process is a little more complex than that.  I have to admit it is amazing what can be done with the bevel and emboss style.  It is a remarkably useful tool.Essentially I created a blob-like shape that served as the mountain base.  I created this in a light gray.  Then I painted the middle of shapes with a darker gray.  The mountains were created using bevel and emboss but I cannot remember the settings right off hand. I can tell you I made the whole thing very soft using the setting controls.  Using the smudge tool I pulled the small ridges away from the main body of the mountains.  I set the mountain layer's blending modes to overlay and spent some time playing with colors on a layer below that one.  Essentially large blocks of color lie beneath the mountain layer.  Once I had it right I outlined the mountains with a thin brush in a dark brown.  This was done on a layer above the mountain layer.  Using the magic wand tool I selected the space around the outlines and then moved to the mountain layer. At this point I deleted any excess "mountain" that lay outside the outlines.  To help create a better sense of height I used to the burn tool to darken the mountain's shadows.I find that mountains are the most difficult thing to produce as well.  I tried a number of different styles before I finally came up with this look.That was sort of stream of conciousness. If you would like I could create a more "step by step" explanation on how it was done.Thanks for the compliment, I really appreciate it.</blockquote>

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