Merging the brightest and darkest parts is not too hard but the arbitrary gradient in the middle would be a bit more difficult unless you can apply a...
You've got the general form down, but it's (as it almost always is) how the details are arranged. Looking at the example map, the initial thing that...
The most likely reason that the map seems sterile is that it seems to have no identifiable purpose. Is it for nagivation? Is it for illustration of a...