> when you are in no mood to invest the significant time and effort on a standing start for <X> when you've got your existing toolset warmed up already Sure, a

> when you are in no mood to invest the significant time and effort on a standing start for <X> when you've got your existing toolset warmed up already Sure, and on the contrary I've added Procreate on an iPad as my new illustration workflow because it absolutely kills vs. my old Photoshop/Wacom technique. This isn't a "I'm not willing to try new tools/invest time into learning because I'm comfortable" thing... it's a GIMP/Inkscape are not capable thing.