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GIMP makes uncommon things possible, and common things hard. I really don’t understand the mental model of people (the devs) who think the GIMP UI is intuitive. It’s such a powerful, widely used program, I have always thought it was just me, not understanding some paradigm. But Photoshop is as or more powerful, and yet is so much easier to work with. And it isn’t only casuals using Photoshot; professionals do too, so it’s not just that GIMP is designed for power users.
I honestly don’t understand how the GIMP UI can be so consistently and enduringly difficult.
Ok, that’s not bad. And the GIMP tutorial pages are way better than last time I used them.
It’s still a little obscure for casual users - having to remember key combinations between infrequesnt uses (was it shift? Alt? Control?) especially trips me up when working with selections… adding, removing, etc. But I shouldn’t use line creation; that’s pretty simple.
GIMP makes uncommon things possible, and common things hard. I really don’t understand the mental model of people (the devs) who think the GIMP UI is intuitive. It’s such a powerful, widely used program, I have always thought it was just me, not understanding some paradigm. But Photoshop is as or more powerful, and yet is so much easier to work with. And it isn’t only casuals using Photoshot; professionals do too, so it’s not just that GIMP is designed for power users.
I honestly don’t understand how the GIMP UI can be so consistently and enduringly difficult.
Draw a straight line with GIMP. I dare you.
Now I understand my frustrations.
Same. This is exactly how I feel about the program
@webjukebox @sxan and mine…
Pencil tool, point 1, hold shift, point 2. Is it any easier in Photoshop?
Edit: yes, apparently there is a line tool in Photoshop.
Ok, that’s not bad. And the GIMP tutorial pages are way better than last time I used them.
It’s still a little obscure for casual users - having to remember key combinations between infrequesnt uses (was it shift? Alt? Control?) especially trips me up when working with selections… adding, removing, etc. But I shouldn’t use line creation; that’s pretty simple.
With default keybinds: N, left click, shift+ left click.