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How does it compare to Photopea for beginners? Is it similar enough that I could follow along tutorials meant for Photoshop? Edit: It looks like it's oriented

How does it compare to Photopea for beginners? Is it similar enough that I could follow along tutorials meant for Photoshop? Edit: It looks like it's oriented more towards painting than photo editing

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unixhero 5y ago
I don't find your blanket statement accurate. It is suitable for both applications, painting and photo editing. I have used it strictly for photo editing professionally and privately and it works flawlessly. Highly recommended. I use the knowledge I have from my Photoshop days and apply them in Krita, no issues there. For me it is a Photoshop drop-in replacement.
- MegaDeKay 5y ago
  This is really good to know. Years back they decided on making the program a painting app first and foremost so, not being an artist, I didn't really follow its progress. Knowing now that it does a solid job at photo editing tells me it is time to give it a second look.
- pxc 5y ago
  Before Krita was 'marketed' as a digital painting app, it was described and used as an alternative to GIMP and Photoshop. At some point (in the 2010s?) there was a decision to refocus on digital painting, I think maybe because of the difficulty of keeping up with the expansive featureset of something like Photoshop or GIMP (and maybe the additional difficulty of still keeping a focused, pleasant UI). But it's not like the developers removed a bunch of functionality. It's cool to hear that Krita remains capable of handling some heavy duty photo editing use cases.
  - hallarempt 5y ago
    Nah, the change was mostly because painting is what I'm most interested in, and I was -- and am -- the maintainer :-)
    - pxc 5y ago
      Thanks for the correction. :) And wow, you've been the maintainer for a very long time! Thanks for your work. Imo Krita's design is a model for KDE productivity apps.
    - smcnally 5y ago
      WebP improvements, “New Storyboarding Tools and Workflow“ and new Timeline Docker all look amazing. Brava to you and the team. Thanks https://krita.org/en/krita-5-0-release-notes/ https://krita.org/en/krita-5-0-release-notes/
Grakel 5y ago
Photopea is a perfect replacement for Photoshop, it's a shame you can't just buy it, he started a subscription model too. I don't want to pay a sub and I don't want ads.

How does it compare to Photopea for beginners? Is it similar enough that I could follow along tutorials meant for Photoshop? Edit: It looks like it's oriented more towards painting than photo editing

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unixhero 5y ago

I don't find your blanket statement accurate. It is suitable for both applications, painting and photo editing. I have used it strictly for photo editing professionally and privately and it works flawlessly. Highly recommended. I use the knowledge I have from my Photoshop days and apply them in Krita, no issues there. For me it is a Photoshop drop-in replacement.

MegaDeKay 5y ago
This is really good to know. Years back they decided on making the program a painting app first and foremost so, not being an artist, I didn't really follow its progress. Knowing now that it does a solid job at photo editing tells me it is time to give it a second look.
pxc 5y ago
Before Krita was 'marketed' as a digital painting app, it was described and used as an alternative to GIMP and Photoshop. At some point (in the 2010s?) there was a decision to refocus on digital painting, I think maybe because of the difficulty of keeping up with the expansive featureset of something like Photoshop or GIMP (and maybe the additional difficulty of still keeping a focused, pleasant UI). But it's not like the developers removed a bunch of functionality. It's cool to hear that Krita remains capable of handling some heavy duty photo editing use cases.
- hallarempt 5y ago
  Nah, the change was mostly because painting is what I'm most interested in, and I was -- and am -- the maintainer :-)
  - pxc 5y ago
    Thanks for the correction. :) And wow, you've been the maintainer for a very long time! Thanks for your work. Imo Krita's design is a model for KDE productivity apps.
  - smcnally 5y ago
    WebP improvements, “New Storyboarding Tools and Workflow“ and new Timeline Docker all look amazing. Brava to you and the team. Thanks https://krita.org/en/krita-5-0-release-notes/ https://krita.org/en/krita-5-0-release-notes/

Grakel 5y ago

Photopea is a perfect replacement for Photoshop, it's a shame you can't just buy it, he started a subscription model too. I don't want to pay a sub and I don't want ads.