JeffSventora Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Not a big fan of pirating software AND it just so happens that you can't afford Photoshop? Well, here is an answer that may be right for you, Artweaver! Honestly, the UI is almost exactly like Photoshop. It's free version is amazing for game development and GUI creation. I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I have been. [http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version](http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyr Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 A huge thing that Photoshop has had over it's competition is the layer styles/blending options.Does this also have layer styling, as photoshop does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSventora Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 EDIT: Actually, it does not support blending options like that of photoshop, I thought you were referring to something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyr Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 No Linux version, which completely destroys the purpose, for me. If this ran on linux, I would completely ditch photoshop, and move completely over to Ubuntu. But, since I already have photoshop, I don't need to make any sort of move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRexion Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 As a heavy Photoshop advocate, I found this topic highly fascinating. However, I was greatly disappointed when it came to the actual program. Amazing? Sadly, I think not. While it's a nice program in it's own right, everyone would be better off learning GIMP instead of this one here, eh? Still a nice find, irregardless of my feelings towards it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSventora Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 I used GIMP a lot, but I absolutely hated the UI. Using this reminds me of Photoshop 7.0, I instantly knew my way around this program when I opened it which was huge for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 While we're on the topic of free, Paint.NET is 100% free, comes fully loaded with a good number of options, and is capable of multiple layers and blending. Only down-side to it concerns Linux users; Paint.NET is strictly windows platform only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyr Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 It also does not have layer options like photoshop has. Paint.NET is pretty bad, in my humble opinion. I'd suggest GIMP over it any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 > It also does not have layer options like photoshop has. Paint.NET is pretty bad, in my humble opinion. I'd suggest GIMP over it any day.Well, I'm not one to shake my fist at "free" regardless of how good or bad it is. It suites my needs (transparency and height map generation via "clouds") so I'm happy. Not like I'm trying to model 3D objects or anything. ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRexion Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 > I used GIMP a lot, but I absolutely hated the UI. Using this reminds me of Photoshop 7.0, I instantly knew my way around this program when I opened it which was huge for me.I completely agree with you there. The UI never made sense to me, and I was always aggravated by it. Nothing in the program was logical or properly placed; it just seems like a hash of nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkhog Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I prefer GIMP for any HD graphics or editing photos, but for pixelling I'm using ASEPRITE (a.k.a. Allegro Sprite Editor) which is free and after you get used to the interface (which isn't near as long as getting used to GIMP), you'll find it's awesome for pixelart and busts all competition like GraphicsGale. And its free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synergy Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Paint.NET is a really good program for doing more basic graphical work (even though it can also do very complex work), it lacks things like being able to edit text once it's placed and so forth.GIMP is probably the best Ps alternative, but as has been said before, the UI is quite bad.. I also find the windows to be odd in how they behave. GIMP is much less refined.Also, Inkscape is a good free vector program is anyone is interested.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalePony Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Guess what? Just clicked this link and got two nice programs to take back to my cave! Thanks everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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