Gimp

[Steve Litt]

On Thu, 2022-09-22 at 15:29 +0000, T Zack Crawford via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> Uh I'm not sure what the ask is, bit GIMP is a fantastic application just as good
> as photoshop in my opinion. Most photo editing can be done with it. The UI is
> quite different from photoshop and some particular tasks can be kind of tedious.

The following is my opinion: YMMV.

I joyfully used Gimp in the 20th century and a lot of the 00's, but somewhere
between 2005 and 2015 Gimp jumped the shark and became undiscoverable. Gimp is
almost excessively featureful, and the basic features are scattered within the
specialized features such that the basic features are very hard to find. Gimp is now
so featureful, with so little guidance on how to access those features, that
learning Gimp is on a par with learning a new computer language. 

Another Gimp problem is that its toolbox of tiny icons is actively hostile to those
of us with lesser visual accuities.

Also, for new construction as opposed to touch-up, a vector graphics program is
usually much easier than a pixel graphics program, so why not use Inkscape for new
construction? Those not looking for photographic detail can achieve quite a bit with
Inkscape. See https://logosbynick.com/professional-designs-made-with-inkscape/ and
https://inkscape.org/~Tomcarlos/%E2%98%85morning-mist and
https://inkscape.org/~Tomcarlos/%E2%98%85napa-vineyard and
https://inkscape.org/gallery/ for examples of great Inkscape art.

I can see why a Graphic Artist would need Gimp in his/her toolset. I can easily
imagine such a person taking the days and days of research and experimentation
needed to master the Gimp interface.

The following URL shows some Gimp stuff I did back when Gimp and I still had a good
relationship: 

http://troubleshooters.com/lpm/200312/200312.htm

SteveT