Hi,

I'm new here, even if older than dirt.

I've always loved maps, starting in grade school. I used to make up maps from the crinkle pattern on the formica desktops at school. I fantasize terrain from melting piles of snow.

And dagnabit, I don't need another hobby!

But I'm currently working on a massive fantasy novel (currently 300K words and climbing like an F-15 on full afterburner), which requires a massive (or is that massif? …) map.

My younger son told me about this site, which is how I found GIMP, and the tutorials on how to use it.

May the spirit of Erwin Raisz be with you all.