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@@gridsandgradientseven paint felt better than gimp after decades trying it out. It feels like Gimp is stuck in the past like the in 90s/early 2000s which was the first time I used it before finding about photoshop back when it was a 1 time purchase
@@chelseagolosur7273 That’s so kind of you, Chelsea!! Thank you so much for leaving that comment. It’s always so hard to know if people will resonate with your work (I’m sure all of us designers know what that’s like), so comments like that really do help so much. Thank you!
Really good video for a new youtuber. Definitely didnt know you have low sub count. Deserve more! 1 thing is that you might want to change profile pic/banner.
@@asaqibs Thank you for the feedback! Let me know what you think the banner and profile pic should be. I’m shifting the focus of my videos a bit going forward but I’d love to hear your thoughts.
@@gridsandgradients Oh then I believe you should first focus on content type as that will be the foundation of your channel and then work on channel layout such as pfp and banner. Otherwise, things will get complicated in future as I am sure you will get a lot of subs with the quality of your vids! Keep it up!
@ Spot on!! Thank you so much for that. I also have some new thumbnails I’m working on, that are more aligned with the new direction. Tbh, I really wanted to get these first videos out because I gave myself a goal of posting each week. I’m prone to overthink things and procrastinate until things are perfect, so I’m trying to train my brain to just get it out there and fix it as I go. That’s what matters most. I’m extremely appreciative that you took the time to offer some constructive criticism and to watch the video. Really kind of you. Thank you.
@@gridsandgradients Of course. The quality of vid caught my attention since I am learning such stuff like gimp, adobe and davinci. Glad my feedback was of use. Good luck!
@@asaqibs ✨ Good luck to you too! It’s an excellent skill to learn that will take you extremely far in this new age. Feel free to shoot me an email (in the description) if you ever have any questions about anything. Happy to help. Be well!
Great video for a beginner just looking to get a simple photo editor. GIMP seemed to complicated to do simple stuff, and Photoshop pricing is to high for what I would use it for. I will give the others a try. Question because I'm curious and not a professional, are Photoshop users starting to incorporate the AI features into their workflow? Not just the filters but the generative AI stuff? I don't need any of the AI stuff (I think, have not used it), but it seemed based on the final score it played a big role, since it seemed it was the big feature the rest did not have. So I'm curious if it is important nowadays because it is actually being used.
Hi @SPX300, great question. Photoshop is starting to incorporate the AI features into the workflow pretty heavily. I'm just like you. At first I just thought of it as a gimmicky feature, but to be totally honest, it's an absolute game changer in a lot of ways. I don't think it's great at producing AI images, in comparison to Midjourney or FLUX. That's not its strong suit. The thing I use it for the most is filling in backgrounds, erasing subjects, and isolating objects. Because the tool a lot of editors will use is the rubber stamp tool or the healing brush. And those take a LOT of time to get everything just right. I just use the AI Generative Fill now. It's hard to explain how it works by typing it out, but I found this video and it might help to understand. I know this is in Adobe Firefly, but it's the same feature in Photoshop. Start the video at 1:05. www.adobe.com/learn/firefly/web/introduction-to-firefly Unfortunately I don't think Affinity has anything like this, and programs like Krita have plugins you can add, but they're still not as good as Photoshop's generative fill. Let me know if you have any other questions. Happy to help!
@@gridsandgradients I looked more into it, seems the generative fill gets a great boost with the AI on Photoshop, that part I like and see why it can be so good/worth it. Since I don't use it professionally to make money, my biggest issue is still the monthly price. Thank you for the help and the video, enjoy your day!
@@ArtificiallyIntelligent-s7i Thank you so much! Glad to know it was helpful. And yeah, I’ll always have a soft spot for Photoshop too. Feels like cheating on it 😄
Overly generous to GIMP, hah. 100% agreed on Photopea. Krita will be another option once the text editing tools are finished in 5.3. Affinity would be great if it had Linux. Good to see an actual designer do the comparison.
@@gnatinator Ha!! Yeah I’m still baffled by how many people still fight for GIMP as an actual Photoshop replacement. To each his/her own I guess! I initially planned on including Krita but found it to be more of an Illustrator or even Procreate competitor. But it is a great program! Really appreciate the feedback, and 100% agree about Linux. There’s a huge disconnect with what operating systems true designers/developers are using
Good point. Not necessarily assuming Photoshop gets an A on all of these because it most certainly doesn't. I was just more focused on grading between the Photoshop alternatives that people might be considering.
@@Deinonuchus Yeah I couldn’t figure out why they wouldn’t offer a desktop version. But I guess this way they can offer a paid and unpaid option. With desktop there’s no way to monetize it if you’re a “free” option.
@ It’s definitely an improvement over the last release. But the interface is still way too “klunky” in my opinion, and it’s still slow in processing power. But the good thing is that they’ve dipped a toe into non-destructive editing. Not Smart Objects yet, but at least they’re moving in the direction of being a legit editing tool. Still would recommend Affinity or even Photopea for certain projects over GIMP
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00:46 this is the most realistic average gimp experience xd! Nice vídeo!!
@@Zionnod 😂 No but seriously…what in the world is going on with GIMP?! So glad you watched. And thanks for giving me a laugh this morning!
@@gridsandgradientseven paint felt better than gimp after decades trying it out. It feels like Gimp is stuck in the past like the in 90s/early 2000s which was the first time I used it before finding about photoshop back when it was a 1 time purchase
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@@coolguy.lolware Leeeet’s gooooo!!!! ✨ Thank you so much for subscribing! I really do appreciate the support and the well wishes!!
Uhhhh Yeahhh, this is a good video. I enjoyed the edits & your wacky voice over as well!
@@chelseagolosur7273 That’s so kind of you, Chelsea!! Thank you so much for leaving that comment. It’s always so hard to know if people will resonate with your work (I’m sure all of us designers know what that’s like), so comments like that really do help so much. Thank you!
I just subbed today. Currently binge ewatching your videos. Looking forward to the next one!
Next video is coming tomorrow! Another one focused on digital products. Keep an eye out!
Really good video for a new youtuber. Definitely didnt know you have low sub count. Deserve more!
1 thing is that you might want to change profile pic/banner.
@@asaqibs Thank you for the feedback! Let me know what you think the banner and profile pic should be. I’m shifting the focus of my videos a bit going forward but I’d love to hear your thoughts.
@@gridsandgradients Oh then I believe you should first focus on content type as that will be the foundation of your channel and then work on channel layout such as pfp and banner.
Otherwise, things will get complicated in future as I am sure you will get a lot of subs with the quality of your vids!
Keep it up!
@ Spot on!! Thank you so much for that. I also have some new thumbnails I’m working on, that are more aligned with the new direction. Tbh, I really wanted to get these first videos out because I gave myself a goal of posting each week. I’m prone to overthink things and procrastinate until things are perfect, so I’m trying to train my brain to just get it out there and fix it as I go. That’s what matters most.
I’m extremely appreciative that you took the time to offer some constructive criticism and to watch the video. Really kind of you. Thank you.
@@gridsandgradients Of course. The quality of vid caught my attention since I am learning such stuff like gimp, adobe and davinci.
Glad my feedback was of use.
Good luck!
@@asaqibs ✨ Good luck to you too! It’s an excellent skill to learn that will take you extremely far in this new age. Feel free to shoot me an email (in the description) if you ever have any questions about anything. Happy to help. Be well!
Where do you get off making such a banger of a first vid!? Keep it up!
Oh wow!! That comment absolutely made my day! Thank you very much for that. It really does mean a lot 🎉
Great video for a beginner just looking to get a simple photo editor. GIMP seemed to complicated to do simple stuff, and Photoshop pricing is to high for what I would use it for. I will give the others a try.
Question because I'm curious and not a professional, are Photoshop users starting to incorporate the AI features into their workflow? Not just the filters but the generative AI stuff?
I don't need any of the AI stuff (I think, have not used it), but it seemed based on the final score it played a big role, since it seemed it was the big feature the rest did not have. So I'm curious if it is important nowadays because it is actually being used.
Hi @SPX300, great question. Photoshop is starting to incorporate the AI features into the workflow pretty heavily.
I'm just like you. At first I just thought of it as a gimmicky feature, but to be totally honest, it's an absolute game changer in a lot of ways. I don't think it's great at producing AI images, in comparison to Midjourney or FLUX. That's not its strong suit. The thing I use it for the most is filling in backgrounds, erasing subjects, and isolating objects. Because the tool a lot of editors will use is the rubber stamp tool or the healing brush. And those take a LOT of time to get everything just right. I just use the AI Generative Fill now.
It's hard to explain how it works by typing it out, but I found this video and it might help to understand. I know this is in Adobe Firefly, but it's the same feature in Photoshop. Start the video at 1:05.
www.adobe.com/learn/firefly/web/introduction-to-firefly
Unfortunately I don't think Affinity has anything like this, and programs like Krita have plugins you can add, but they're still not as good as Photoshop's generative fill. Let me know if you have any other questions. Happy to help!
@@gridsandgradients I looked more into it, seems the generative fill gets a great boost with the AI on Photoshop, that part I like and see why it can be so good/worth it. Since I don't use it professionally to make money, my biggest issue is still the monthly price.
Thank you for the help and the video, enjoy your day!
@ You’re very welcome! It’s all about what’s best for your needs. Happy to answer any questions that might come up and best of luck to you as well!
Really good video and great editing. I still like Photoshop though
@@ArtificiallyIntelligent-s7i Thank you so much! Glad to know it was helpful. And yeah, I’ll always have a soft spot for Photoshop too. Feels like cheating on it 😄
Overly generous to GIMP, hah. 100% agreed on Photopea.
Krita will be another option once the text editing tools are finished in 5.3.
Affinity would be great if it had Linux.
Good to see an actual designer do the comparison.
@@gnatinator Ha!! Yeah I’m still baffled by how many people still fight for GIMP as an actual Photoshop replacement. To each his/her own I guess!
I initially planned on including Krita but found it to be more of an Illustrator or even Procreate competitor. But it is a great program! Really appreciate the feedback, and 100% agree about Linux. There’s a huge disconnect with what operating systems true designers/developers are using
My main issue with GIMP is that it doesn't support non-destructive editing
@@kapeywu That’s so huge! Once you get used to it on Photoshop, it’s really hard to do work without it. Great point!
I looked at your subs and couldn’t believe you’re at 0. But it’s your first vid. Duh! Subbed! 😅
@@goodliving9453 Thank you so much! You’re my first subscriber 🎉 I’m glad to have you on board!!
That BS with photopea is why I use adblockers
@@England91 Aaaaah!! Smart move! Didn’t even think about ad blockers.
One thing I wonder, are we assuming that Photoshop gets all 'A' on these?
Good point. Not necessarily assuming Photoshop gets an A on all of these because it most certainly doesn't. I was just more focused on grading between the Photoshop alternatives that people might be considering.
Web-based? Ads? Hard no.
@@Deinonuchus Yeah I couldn’t figure out why they wouldn’t offer a desktop version. But I guess this way they can offer a paid and unpaid option. With desktop there’s no way to monetize it if you’re a “free” option.
So GIMP 3 is released
I can download it ??
GIMP 3 is out! Here's the link to the press release and download: www.gimp.org/news/2024/12/27/gimp-3-0-RC2-released/
Is it any good??
@ It’s definitely an improvement over the last release. But the interface is still way too “klunky” in my opinion, and it’s still slow in processing power. But the good thing is that they’ve dipped a toe into non-destructive editing. Not Smart Objects yet, but at least they’re moving in the direction of being a legit editing tool. Still would recommend Affinity or even Photopea for certain projects over GIMP