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The search tool for GIMP is Google. How do I draw a rectangle? Google brings you to https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-using-rectangular.html https://docs.gimp.
by pmontra 3y ago
The search tool for GIMP is Google. How do I draw a rectangle? Google brings you to https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-using-rectangular.html https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-using-rectangular.html which starts with "GIMP is not designed to be used for drawing." and then goes on which "However, you may create shapes by either painting them using the technique described in Section 14.1, “Drawing a Straight Line” or by using the selection tools"
At that point you realize that what you really want is MS Paint from Windows 3.1
- 7speter 3y agoLots of great tutorials on Youtube
- Zambyte 3y ago> At that point you realize that what you really want is MS Paint from Windows 3.1 Or a drawing program like Krita.
- wruza 3y agoOr Paint.NET, which does maintain aspect ratio on shift.
- EspressoGPT 3y agoI switched to macOS several years ago and the only thing I still miss from Windows is something like Paint.NET.
- Zambyte 3y agoWhat's wrong with Krita?
- johnchristopher 3y agoI don't know about the Mac version but I find the Linux version a bit on the slow side and the interface look and feel is a bit off to me but I chalk it up to "that's because I am not used to it and I have decades of light photoshop usage ingrained in my brain". But don't get me wrong. Krita is awesome and it's a better substitution to Photoshop than Gimp is.
- jeroenhd 3y agoKrita is great for drawing, but it's no photo editor. It probably shouldn't be, either, that's more GIMP's space. In my experience, Paint.NET walks a very fine line between "more complex than MS Paint" and "GIMP/Photoshop/Photopea levels of complexity". Great for altering screenshots and applying filters, but not as overwhelming as a dedicated artist's tool. I'd say Pinta serves a purpose very similar to Paint.NET on Linux. It's it quite as polished as Paint.NET is, but it's still a good balance when KolourPaint is too simple and when GIMP is overkill.
- rpgbr 3y agoHave you tried Pixelmator Pro?
- EspressoGPT 3y agoYes, and I've even purchased it as it seems to offer the best balance between feature-richness and usability. But its concept are still quite different from those of Paint.NET and I'm yet to dig into it – right now, I'm googling everything.
- Gualdrapo 3y ago> GIMP is not designed to be used for drawing And yet they include a brush tool and a pencil tool - as far as I can recall, the brush tool responds to tablet pressure levels. But _not even their own devs_ can't explain logically why a rectangle or a circle drawing tool is a no-no. And go forbid if you criticize that fact in front of them.
- michaelmrose 3y agoPony up some substantial money and make it contingent on meeting guidelines. Unless prefer to offer vague suggestions by way of insults to work donated for free.
- epcoa 3y ago[flagged]
- cypress66 3y agoIt'd be better to fork it and hire a new dev, than throw money at the devs that don't understand their own product.
- squeaky-clean 3y ago> Pony up some substantial money and make it contingent on meeting guidelines. You can't even do this, gimp doesn't take donations or money for development. https://www.gimp.org/donating/ https://www.gimp.org/donating/ You can subscribe to one developer's patreon, or buy an animated movie by another pair of developers. That's it, no contingencies allowed. And direct donations to the foundation cannot be spent on development efforts. > Donations through GNOME Foundation can only be used for community needs (conferences, developer meetings, material renewal…).
- prokoudine 3y ago> But _not even their own devs_ can't explain logically why a rectangle or a circle drawing tool is a no-no. ...while making shape-drawing tools an item in the roadmap? :) > And go forbid if you criticize that fact in front of them. Nothing will happen.
- CamperBob2 3y agoOr DeluxePaint II from the early 1990s. I still haven't seen a truly-adequate replacement for that. Every time someone tries to create one, they begin with good intentions and end up with a bad Photoshop clone.
- jpavel2 3y agoIf you're a DeluxePaint fan, then GrafX2 is the way to go these days.
- CamperBob2 3y agoEh, maybe not looking for something quite that faithful to the original. But good to know!
- asddubs 3y agoIf you want that, use kolourpaint
- Euphorbium 3y agoThe only tutorial gimp needs is how to uninstall it, and how to remove it from the distribution.
- InCityDreams 3y agoPortable versions exist.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- pessimizer 3y agoWorking with shapes in Photoshop can quickly degenerate into a nightmare. Raster drawing is not vector drawing. Also, you can just use the selection tool.