Photoshop or GIMP? - Kirby 5-Star

pikaby · Welco Metot Henex Tlevel

Photoshop or GIMP?

toadster101 · The one and only Uncle Toadstie.

Neither.

johnny139 · Feb 14, 2009

I have GIMP because Photoshop costs money that I could spend on things I actually care about.

It's useful, though, for when I need to get work on some advanced things (transparency, scaling, so on) that Paint can't do.

Destiny Guy · I think I have a girl in my avatar about 95% of the time.

I use both. There are pros and cons to each.

toadster101 · The one and only Uncle Toadstie.

Pros: Nothing.
Cons: It requires not being lazy, and guess who?

Destiny Guy · I think I have a girl in my avatar about 95% of the time.

Off the top of my head:

Photoshop

Pros:

Pen tool

Easy effects

Pressure sensitivity for tablets

Cons:

Expensive

Complicated

Brushes can be a pain

Can't animate (to my knowledge)

GIMP

Pros:

Pencil brushes feel really natural

Simpler interface, easier to navigate

Can create animated GIFs right in GIMP

Free

Cons:

Less tutorials and resources than Photoshop

Windows start in stupid places when you start the program (for me anyway)

No pressure sensitivity for tablets

You need to do most effects manually

In short: Photoshop is better for drawings, GIMP is sometimes better for linear designs. Photoshop has preset effects (i.e. drop shadow), GIMP does not.

-- Edited by DestinyGuy at 06:30, 2009-02-15

pikaby · Welco Metot Henex Tlevel

Agreed, Photoshop seems less user-friendly, but it has a TON of features. And when you install Photoshop, you get ImageReady at the same time, so you can still make gifs.

Destiny Guy · I think I have a girl in my avatar about 95% of the time.

But why switch apps if you don't have to? I've never used Imageready.

CRAZ1ah · Nano-Nano nano da!

WAITE!!!

Can you REALLY use photobucket to draw stuff???

Destiny Guy · I think I have a girl in my avatar about 95% of the time.

wat

CRAZ1ah · Nano-Nano nano da!

DestinyGuy wrote:

wat

Look at the voting results!

pikaby · Welco Metot Henex Tlevel

Of course. You can make something from scratch if you're good

Destiny Guy · I think I have a girl in my avatar about 95% of the time.

*isn't good*

toadster101 · The one and only Uncle Toadstie.

*is good, but is lazy*

pikaby · Welco Metot Henex Tlevel

Just when I thought CS3 was new, it became obsolete just as fast.

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop/

Destiny Guy · I think I have a girl in my avatar about 95% of the time.

Tell me about it. I just want flaaaaaash......

pikaby · Welco Metot Henex Tlevel

I thought you successfully pirated Flash just hours ago? CS4, no less. So high-brow.

Destiny Guy · I think I have a girl in my avatar about 95% of the time.

Yeeaaa... That was posted before I got it