David RevoyApr 4, 2025
Just tested #krita 's upcoming comic panel 'knife tool' and I'm in love 😍
Thread on krita-artists: https://krita-artists.org/t/new-tool-for-comic-panels-knife-tool-asking-for-feedback/116713/8
New tool for Comic Panels ("Knife Tool") - asking for feedback

Hi! I think the first version of the tool is already relatively convenient to use, so if you want to check it out, you can download it and test it if you’re on Linux or Windows: Linux: https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/jobs/2766018/artifacts/browse/_packaging/ Windows: https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/jobs/2766019/artifacts/browse (use the .zip file) The links expire in a week, but I can still rerun them if needed. Also in that case you could just check the latest version: ▶ Inst...

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Show threadMaki 🔻
@davidrevoy @GIMP is seriously falling behind considering how @Krita keeps improving and Gimp still doesn't have a shape tool...
Apr 4, 2025 at 12:16pmWeb
Show threadArneBabApr 4, 2025

@RandamuMaki AFAIK Gimp devs explicitly decided to target different usecases than krita.

@davidrevoy @GIMP @Krita

Show threadMaki 🔻Apr 4, 2025
@ArneBab @davidrevoy @GIMP @Krita Very noticeable, yes.
Show threadChris YogaApr 4, 2025

@RandamuMaki I recall the dev are reworking the base system to be more modern, so it can be expanded more efficiently without hacky code.

Some design apps also did this, like Clip Studio Paint and Affinity suites.

Show threadlj·rkApr 4, 2025
@RandamuMaki @davidrevoy @GIMP @Krita To be fair, GIMP is not really a drawing tool but mostly a photo post-processing tool. Although I do agree that one big appeal of Photoshop is that it's drawing + photo editing in one.
Show threadThibaultmol 🌈Apr 5, 2025

@ljrk @RandamuMaki @davidrevoy @GIMP @Krita Yeah, I agree. it's a really weird take.

Photoshop and Illustrator also are different applications. Just like GIMP and Krita are

Show threadGIMPApr 5, 2025
@ljrk a lot of people do use GIMP for digital painting - it has a fairly sophisticated brush engine with stylus support including tilt, pressure, speed, etc., in Pint Dynamics, as well as supporting MyPaint brushes. GIMP does not, however, attempt to simulate drawing with natural (real-life as opposed to digital) media.
Show threadlj·rkApr 5, 2025
@GIMP Oh, for sure! It also makes sense to support painting, since for editing existing pictures/photos it is also often useful to have some kind of painting support. Especially if you do things that aren't just photo post-processing but artwork based on other images or other manipulation. These two use-cases intersect but aren't completely identical.
Show threadGIMPApr 5, 2025

@RandamuMaki @davidrevoy @Krita if a shape tool were the only metric for success, the GFIG plug-in (filters/render/Gfig) would put us twenty years ahead...

However, it isn't a race. If you prefer Krita that's fine, they're really nice people doing good work.