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The trick is going to be repeating it next time, because I only half remember how I did it... Something tricky, with multiple copies of the 'contour' lines, offset from each other in small steps, flattened together, the 'sunny side' erased using where the contour lines crossed over themselves as the indicator for what to take away and what to leave, then the remaining part blurred to get the shadows creating the relief look. Next time I will take notes and step by step screen shots!
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