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    Welcome to the Guild!

    GIMP is entirely free and open-source program. It is sort of like Photoshop but not as good. There is also inkscape which is a vector editing program. It is useful for making things like symbols, the coastal outline, and labeling. But to do effects like parchment texture or grunge, you need another editing program like GIMP or Photoshop. Just for comparison GIMP is to Photoshop as Inkscape is to Adobe Illustrator.

    Another free mapping program is Wilbur, which edits terrain data (height fields).

    Two useful posts are List of Mapping Software and the Quickstart Guide to Fantasy Mapping. Free mapping is entirely possible, just search around the guild to find some examples of what GIMP can do. There are many GIMP, Inkscape, and Wilbur tutorials in the tutorial section.
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    sounds good, thanks alot for the advice. deffinetly gonna look into those

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