Hi there. Getting this introductory thingy out of the way. I've had a long-standing interest in map creation, mostly from an RPG context, or a writing context. I have been and will principally be using GIMP for the construction of my maps, as I'm a Linux(Specifically Ubuntu) user. I've already found the tutorials here really useful and I'm looking forward to putting up some examples of my early experiments, as well as learning a broader range of techniques, both for large regional mapping and smaller 'encounter' maps.

I have to say already I've really enjoyed the vibe of this forum and and it's readily enabled me to learn more things about GIMP in the past couple of weeks than I learned in the past year.