8.8
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Unleash Your Creativity with Advanced Image Manipulation.
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GIMP, a free alternative to Photoshop, stands out for its powerful image manipulation capabilities and diverse features. With tools like Curves for adjusting colors and values, it caters to various needs from book cover design to photo editing. While there's a learning curve, investing time in tutorials can unlock its full potential. Users appreciate GIMP's ...Read more
Offers a wide variety of tools and features for complete and effective digital art creation.
Free and open-source, making it accessible for teaching art and for users on a budget.
Powerful enough for most raster image manipulation tasks, with new features added regularly.
Intuitive and easy to install, with tutorials available to facilitate learning.
Has a steep learning curve, especially for users accustomed to other software, requiring time and effort to master.
Some users may find the interface non-intuitive, requiring navigation through menus and tools.
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Dannis Cole
09/24/24
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop. I use it to put together layers for my book covers, mainly. But I also edit Great-Aunt Sarah's photos with it and occasionally create art from scratch using it. I love the ability to adjust a picture or render's value and colors with Curves. It does have a learning curve, so maybe that's why people get frustrated and quit soon after downloading. Any professional software will have a steeper learning curve than something like Paint, which is ...
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Dannis Cole
09/24/24
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop. I use it to put together layers for my book covers, mainly. But I also edit Great-Aunt Sarah's photos with it and occasionally create art from scratch using it. I love the ability to adjust a picture or render's value and colors with Curves. It does have a learning curve, so maybe that's why people get frustrated and quit soon after downloading. Any professional software will have a steeper learning curve than something like Paint, which is ...
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Dannis Cole
09/24/24
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop. I use it to put together layers for my book covers, mainly. But I also edit Great-Aunt Sarah's photos with it and occasionally create art from scratch using it. I love the ability to adjust a picture or render's value and colors with Curves. It does have a learning curve, so maybe that's why people get frustrated and quit soon after downloading. Any professional software will have a steeper learning curve than something like Paint, which is ...
Read more
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Dannis Cole
09/24/24
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop. I use it to put together layers for my book covers, mainly. But I also edit Great-Aunt Sarah's photos with it and occasionally create art from scratch using it. I love the ability to adjust a picture or render's value and colors with Curves. It does have a learning curve, so maybe that's why people get frustrated and quit soon after downloading. Any professional software will have a steeper learning curve than something like Paint, which is ...
Read more
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Dannis Cole
09/24/24
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop. I use it to put together layers for my book covers, mainly. But I also edit Great-Aunt Sarah's photos with it and occasionally create art from scratch using it. I love the ability to adjust a picture or render's value and colors with Curves. It does have a learning curve, so maybe that's why people get frustrated and quit soon after downloading. Any professional software will have a steeper learning curve than something like Paint, which is ...
Read more
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Dannis Cole
09/24/24
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop
GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop. I use it to put together layers for my book covers, mainly. But I also edit Great-Aunt Sarah's photos with it and occasionally create art from scratch using it. I love the ability to adjust a picture or render's value and colors with Curves. It does have a learning curve, so maybe that's why people get frustrated and quit soon after downloading. Any professional software will have a steeper learning curve than something like Paint, which is ...
Read more
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Dave77
05/23/24
Worth learning
I don't get the negative reviews. They are people who want instant gratification. Okay there is easier software. I have been using Adobe Photoshop since 2003, but I have now retired and don't want to continue with paying monthly for software. Having moved from photoshop, I found Gimp quite easy to learn. Photoshop and Gimp contain a lot, so of course some effort is needed with both. Gimp isn't intuitive so some searching the menus was necessary, but the tools are there. but with Gimp ...
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Dave77
05/23/24
Worth learning
I don't get the negative reviews. They are people who want instant gratification. Okay there is easier software. I have been using Adobe Photoshop since 2003, but I have now retired and don't want to continue with paying monthly for software. Having moved from photoshop, I found Gimp quite easy to learn. Photoshop and Gimp contain a lot, so of course some effort is needed with both. Gimp isn't intuitive so some searching the menus was necessary, but the tools are there. but with Gimp ...
Read more
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Dave77
05/23/24
Worth learning
I don't get the negative reviews. They are people who want instant gratification. Okay there is easier software. I have been using Adobe Photoshop since 2003, but I have now retired and don't want to continue with paying monthly for software. Having moved from photoshop, I found Gimp quite easy to learn. Photoshop and Gimp contain a lot, so of course some effort is needed with both. Gimp isn't intuitive so some searching the menus was necessary, but the tools are there. but with Gimp ...
Read more
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Dave77
05/23/24
Worth learning
I don't get the negative reviews. They are people who want instant gratification. Okay there is easier software. I have been using Adobe Photoshop since 2003, but I have now retired and don't want to continue with paying monthly for software. Having moved from photoshop, I found Gimp quite easy to learn. Photoshop and Gimp contain a lot, so of course some effort is needed with both. Gimp isn't intuitive so some searching the menus was necessary, but the tools are there. but with Gimp ...
Read more
