The best free software for a noob ?
Hey there ^^ I'm a poor little french who really needs help ='( I'm only 17 and so I can't buy anything on the Internet, and the matter is that I want to start mapping... so I need a good software (easy to use, of course :p ) and FREE !
I went to the list but I don't really know what's good or bad... that's why I want to know what you think about it ? :p
And sorry for my english, it could be a little... "ugly" xD
Welcome and your English is just fine...
Try to get Gimp and Inkscape as a raster and a vector drawing application.
Dungeonforge is a free stamp / icon based mapping tool which is useful to have
on hand.
For 3D there is sketchup from google which a few people use and also Blender 3D which is a really powerful 3D app, free but real hard to get into if your brave.
Post some maps when you have some
I will try =) I'll will look at this and try my luck :p My true goal is to create world map; in fact :/ but I think I have to start with cities or dungeons ones...
Welcome to the guild... Redrobes has given you some good advice I see.
Check out my City Designer 3 tutorials. See my fantasy (city) maps in this thread.
Gandwarf has fallen into shadow...
MS Paint! (Just kidding. I only use it to punish myself for "bad toughts".=)
“Maps encourage boldness. They're like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.”
-Mark Jenkins
Actually ... as others have pointed out, you can do some good things with Paint, moreso with the new version delivered with Windows 7.Originally Posted by wormspeaker
Mark Oliva
The Vintyri (TM) Project
Before you do MS Paint down too much...take a look at this site (all maps done in MS Paint)!!!
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