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Hello guys^^

How is everyone? I hope you are fine. I caught a cold, but I think I will be better soon. I'm glad to tell you that my muse is back. Her trip was nice, she got me some souvenirs (some new ideas )and hopefully I can upload new pics again :3

I have some questions for you:
First: Does anyone of you know the programm called "GIMP" I heard it is similar to photoshop with same tools and brushes and all. Did I heard right? Cause my PC is fighting a personal war against the programm, deleting the prog, harming it or not letting me install it... So I have searched for sometime now and people told me that this would serve my purpose^^
Second: Can anyone of you suggest any good authors and/or books? I mainly read fantasy (just got to like Urban Fantasy) and a little bit SciFi. I read most of the books I like who were published in German and some I read in Englisch... Because I think finding books through the net is stupid I would like to hear some suggestions

Oh and a side note: I decided to offer a new Kiriban. Whoever catches my 15,000 pageview will get one full-colored character with a simple background.
Like always I need a screenshot as prove




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