Team GIMP or Team Photoshop?

[AnimalCrossingPerson]

For image manipulation, I'm much of a GIMP fan, but many seem to use Photoshop. I fail to see what advantages it has over its free and open-source equivalent. So, let's see what the situation is on here...

 

[Thunder]

There's probably a lot more advantages to using PS, but I use GIMP just because I'm more familiar with it.

 

[unravel]

I prefered photoshop for editing tbh as what thunder said it has a lot of advantages. I used photoshop cuz I'm familiar with it and user friendly just my opinion tho

 

[dizzy bone]

After really getting into using photoshop, I don't know anyone could use any other program :/ It's just such a powerful design software, both for editing and drawing. So I'm definitely team PS.

 

[Bowie]

I use Photoshop. I actually don't know how I could make the stuff that I do without Photoshop.

 

[tifachu]

Team photoshop!
They taught us how to use it in a tech class in middle school, just a little bit, it was mainly playing around. I did use GIMP for a little bit before that, for like, idk drawing my neopets and stuff lol and that was before I found out you can pirate stuff aaaaahhhhhaaa
Also i know my 12 year old brother likes to use paint.net, even though i downloaded photoshop cc 2015 on his computer too

 

[EpicGamer12]

I'm a fan of both and recognize the strengths of both, however open-source software is something I'm passionate about so I have a thing for gimp.

 

[forestyne]

photoshops the best, better than the rest!

but yeah, i was taught how to manipulate images on photoshop. havent been able to get on with any other programs. photoshop just feels more simple to me.

 

[visibleghost]

photoshop is more similar to other programs i've used so i use it because it's easier i guess. i tried using gimp years ago but i was really confused and didn't understand how to do stuff at all lol but i guess if i had kept at it and looked up stuff i would have learned eventually...
photoshop isnt free but uhh i mean u can use the free trial week ...... a lot. .. forever .., so it's not like you have to buy it to use it .

 

[Rasha]

TEAM MS PAINT...at least the old version when it was actually usable

 

[Soigne]

I use fire alpaca because I don't do much with image editing or anything. It does what I need it to do.

 

[zeoli]

When it comes to image manipulating/editing, I'm team Photoshop. I've tried to use GIMP a few times on my older laptop since the same laptop couldn't handle Photoshop well but ultimately I just couldn't use it. Maybe if I tried more tutorials, I could learn it. But since I know Photoshop pretty well, I'm sticking with it for now.

 

[Chicha]

I'm Team Photoshop. It's really useful for drawing or editing in general. I'm becoming a big fan of Paint Tool Sai and how user friendly it is for drawing and stuff. I've used GIMP before but it kept crashing on me so I had to delete it unfortunately.

 

[Mink777]

Team Edward or Team Jacob?

 

[Goshi]

Can't afford Photoshop and I've only used GIMP twice. Gonna have to stay team SAI/FireAlpaca here, or team other.

 

[AnimalCrossingPerson]

Damn, it was looking pretty even for a short while but now overpriced software has won yet again, and by quite some distance.

 

[Araie]

I'm rather split, as while I do prefer Photoshop in technical terms, I use GIMP when I don't have an active subscription to PS and it still works well, so I don't mind using it.

 

[ApolloJusticeAC]

team paint.net~~~

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

MS PAINT! That's actually what I use the most. But I use FireAlpaca now on my home computer like for the coloring thing and I like it. Photoshop when I had it on my old desktop was really laggy and froze constantly so I would have to save all the time. =/ I hear PaintToolSAI is great but haven't really used it enough to have an opinion of it.

 

[tifachu]

Damn, it was looking pretty even for a short while but now overpriced software has won yet again, and by quite some distance.

Over-priced for an individual, but of course for a professional business, an investment in the industry-standard software is expected. Trust me.. $700 is like nothing to a business that makes their entire profit off it, anyway. I doubt there are any graphic design/creative design firms that use GIMP as their standard program-- individuals that free-lance, possibly.

Not bashing GIMP, it's great for hobbyists or non-professionals and can do what you need to get done. It is what it is right now-- a more advanced MS Paint, and a packed-down Photoshop. If it one day has every feature or close to every feature photoshop has, and stays open-source, then I'll be team gimp all the way. but if that day comes, i doubt it will remain open-source

Of course you can still easily crack photoshop CC for your personal use and you don't have to pay one bit-- I never have. It takes just a few steps and one extra little file download. You don't even have to install anything suspicious, you're still installing the photoshop mirror from the adobe site itself