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+# How to create a new combo flag #
+1. download/open gimp
+2. open any of the base templates that you want the combo with
+3. drop the flag you want from the flag-orignals folder into the template
+   - in the pop-up insert the dimensions 1000x750 and hit enter 
+
+![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/69302307/185743912-7365463b-6ff1-44a0-8ede-335995fa69ea.png)
+   - on the right side, pull the added flag (layer) all the way to the bottom 
+
+![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/69302307/185744011-c89a4da9-d472-495e-9c28-902bbb3fd53d.png)
+
+   - adjust position of added flag if necessary (press M to enter "move" mode)
+4. shrink/downscale image to a height of 105 pixels (arbitrary value, yields nice results imo)
+   - Image -> Scale Image -> in the height field enter "105", the width will auto adjust -> enter
+5. export to png: ctrl + shift + e
+   - enter name (ending in .png), and click through the rest