Artcraft thread (Adobe alternative)

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  • jagara

    Couldn't find a dedicated thread. So:

    Playing around with Photocraft rn. Pretty amazed by it! So far (and I admit haven't gone extremely deep yet), It feels and behaves like a 1:1 Photoshop clone.

    It's a very lightweight install, which I deeply appreciate. It takes under 3 minutes, and you're ready.

    Thoughts?

    https://getartcraft.com/

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  • _me_2

    i will play with it this week - if it behaves like Adobe - as in muscle memory bound keyboard commands [ legacy ] i will jump onboard.

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    • That's the main exiting thing for me. It more or less does.jagara
    • wtf now i have to ditch affinity?hans_glib
    • Who has to ditch anything?jagara
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  • Nairn1

    Very broken, and absolutely not a swap replacement for professionals yet, but an interesting start.

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    • broken? how? it looks ok on a cursory (30sec) glance...hans_glib
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  • jagara0

    @Nairn I agree about the professional part (and I know QBN is a (mostly) professional forum). Adobe is the industry standard, and if you work in the industry, you're expected to use it.

    But for A LOT of people doing more casual work who still depend on Adobe products, this could be a gamechanger, especially once the major kinks are ironed out.

    A little more than an interesting start, IMO :)

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    • Eh, Affinity is free and much better, Photopea's great for bitmaps and even GIMP is finally catching up with Adobe-like skins.Nairn
    • Coming from Adobe, you have very little new stuff to learn, which is a huge draw at least for me.jagara
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  • palimpsest1

    I've been using VectorCraft on Fedora as an Illustrator replacement without any major issues.
    There are minor bugs, but I still consider a better option to Inkscape. VectorCraft is more efficient in reading AI files and easier to adapt to the workflow since the interface is based on AI.
    I give it 9/10 for my needs.

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    • #notaprofessionalpalimpsest
    • Perhaps I'd have to give it another go (last did so on release), but I found it incredibly glitchy and the 'back-end stuff' non-existant.Nairn
    • I've working daily with it for about 3-4weeks. I only updated it today. Depending on when you got it it just might not be work with your type of files.palimpsest
    • Interesting. My adjacent 2 cents is Inkscape can get into a tiny little helicopter and fly into the nearest hillside. Put it out of our collective misery.garbage
    • Also Fedora? I'd have you pegged Debian.garbage
    • You can peg me anyway you want, garbage.palimpsest
    • I think I could work with Inkscape, if I took the time. But I'm currently in the process of automating the whole process and building my own tool. SVG FTW.palimpsest
    • Interesting x 2 and also flolgarbage
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