Hullo everyone. I just joined the site and am in the process of browsing around. Seems like a great resource and I'm looking forward to learning what I can.

A friend and I are working on publishing some gaming material and there are two main reasons I've joined this site. First is to learn what I can about mapmaking. Any recommendations on tutorial threads and program suggestions to someone who's new to digital cartography would be greatly appreciated. Since my own skills aren't currently sufficient for what we want, I'm also looking to commission some maps for our projects. If there's a particular protocol for going about doing so on the site please let me know. Just not sure where to start.

Thanks!