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Hi, thanks for your time ToM. I do want to learn more about the basics of Photoshop (I really appreciate the links), however in this particular case I'd like to try "going at it" as it's been one of my Ps goals for a very long time now to recreate a map in that same style. As for Illustrator, I have it and as you can see in Step 2 of the tutorial, it has you create rivers in Illustrator and then apply it to Photoshop. I have done this with ease. With your help, I have finished the major hurdle of the first part, however I do have experience (and knowledge) of how to do all parts of the tutorial (names, making cities, long/lat lines, and frames), however this Part 4 (drawing the states) has proven troublesome, and it would be greatly appreciated if you could help me out with this part. For example, do you recommend diverging from the the instructions in part 4 and creating a completely new layer, drawing the border, and cntr+click and delete the water layer, so it ends smoothly, and finally applying the blending options?

Again, greatly appreciated.

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Here's a picture of what I mean. Thoughts?

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