Thanks for the welcome. This is awesome. I love mapping so I can't say enough about companionship of like-minded individuals. Currently my maps are in CC3 with some sheet effects, but still learning those. I enjoy CC3 quite a bit, so this is no comment on the software, but I really want to migrate to GIMP. I want something more artistic and expressive than I can get out of CC3. I also have this wacky dream of one day putting my world, maps, docs, and all, on the web. When I do, I want it to be all done with open source software. I use OpenOffice.org for all my writing, so if I can get my maps into GIMP, AND do it all within Linux . . . ah such dreams as these. I'm a big fan of open source, so I want to show what can be done with it, ya know?