Well not much to tell about me. I'm a father, avid gamer, and trying to write a book on an entirely new world.
I have been watching some of the things on this forum for a month or so now. I don't remember how I heard about the website though.
I have tried to make a map a couple of times in GiMP. What I have found is that I am never happy with my own work.
I have seen several maps on the Interwebage from things that look like chicken scratch to something that definitely belongs in an art studio. And, I loved them all!
However, like I said, I was never happy with my map. And I do not know enough about the program to make it "POP" the way that other artists on here do.

So, I joined looking for a couple of things. Help with completing my map so that I can FINALLY get down to actually writing the story in my head.
Help with GiMP so that eventually I can bang out maps for D&D campaigns and maybe for future book projects.

I LOVE the colored maps but for now I am trying to focus on a map that would be published in a book with my story.
I the contour via shading method maps are what I'm looking for the most help with, I think. LOL

Look forward to meeting new people and getting new ideas for mapping with GiMP.