04-10-2013, 04:16 PM
(04-02-2013, 05:58 AM)monkeybread Wrote: Hey man, nice going with the open source exploration. I almost exclusively use Gimp for my stuff, and while it is not as intuitive as PS I guess I'm used to it now. Also run mypaint for a painter equivalent and inkscape alchemy etc.I switched to Linux about two years ago after I got so sick of windows I vowed never to use their crap ever again. :) Keep pushing!Thanks for the recommendations dude.
For some reason I can't install mypaint, I think it's windows 8's problem. With all of the freeware I have to spend a bunch of time chasing down patches and updates.
Gimp drives me mad. Sure it can kinda do what photoshop does, but it just doesn't make anything easy. The brush engine is interesting, but it just doesn't function rationally. That and there are formatting issues. But it kinda works for graphic design.
I think I need a book on inkscape. I had trouble with illustrator too. Inkscape is even more confusing.
I just started getting into SB pro. The steady stroke feature is the closest thing to the feel of a real brush. But it's all %100 brush engine, there isn't even a lasso or magic wand tool. So it's a pretty shallow program after all is said and done.
I'll post some stuff soon.