Hello there,

I have limited experience with cartography, I've made a few conceptual interactive maps using ArcGIS/ESRI (with help from my mother who uses the programs for her work). And a few years back I started to implement maps into my art practice, which was pretty neat. I even went to an ESRI User conference where I attended an awesome talk where two guys showed all these amazing and artistic ways to create a map. Never thought I could feel so jacked about maps, but that talk got me stoked, lol.

However, I'm currently interested in using GIMP (or any other free program) to create a fictional map for a book I'm currently working on. So I figured this is the place to be.

Cheers,
Lavia