Greetings!

I'm a complete newbie at using GIMP or any image editor. I have neither skill nor talent. However, I can draw simple shapes and copy/paste textures, and even use a few filters. If it's beyond that, I'm worthless.

I'd like get a little better at making shadows for my columns/pillars for my battle maps. I just use ellipsis select, then fill with black to make circular columns.

Advice and links to other tutorials would be appreciated.

Thanks!