muraiiNov 17, 2017
Since Mastodon is such an artistic community, what's the best way to get Photoshop legally? Is the CC/subscription model really the only/best way? Will be running on 2015 MBP i5 w/ 16GB RAM.
Show threadjmzđŸ¦€(CARCIFIED)

@muraii yeah, as far as I know you're stuck with CC. At this point unfortunately Adobe is doing its best to funnel all photoshop users towards it–reselling is illegal I think, & they've stopped selling CS6 entirely...so it's subscription or the pirate's life. :s

I'm still using an old university copy of CS5 for now, but I'm thinking that the most sensible way forward long term might be to buckle down & try to learn some open source programs.

Nov 17, 2017 at 6:35pmWeb
Show threadmuraiiNov 17, 2017
@paralithode Thanks! I luckily work for a university so can probably get relatively cheap access at least to really kick the tires. I'm primarily wondering about my Wacom Bamboo and it will work better with PS than GIMP.
Show threadMilanNov 17, 2017
@muraii @paralithode for the wacom? try #krita.
Show threadINACTIVENov 17, 2017
@milan @muraii @paralithode Krita with a Wacom tablet is extremely good. As far as painting apps are concerned, it's a total joy to use.
Show threadMilanNov 17, 2017
@deadsuperhero @muraii @paralithode i am honestly still wondering how ppl do this great art with gimp - well i didn't do much research on it yet, i like gimp but for other stuff - couldn't imagine to draw in gimp like in krita - tbh i can't compare with ps but yea.. krita feels quite perfect.
Show threadINACTIVENov 17, 2017

@milan @muraii @paralithode

Gimp is pretty painful for digital painting. It's more helpful if you're trying to emulate old Photoshop tutorials for creating game art.

Show threadmuraiiNov 17, 2017
@milan @deadsuperhero @paralithode @grime_witch Krita looks fantastic!
Show threadniven's theoremNov 17, 2017

@muraii FWIW my wacom works great with GIMP and even better with krita!

https://krita.org/en/

Digital Painting. Creative Freedom.

Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.

Krita
Show threadmoved 2 @[email protected]Nov 17, 2017

@paralithode @muraii I bit the bullet and got CC. I convinced myself that jumping in early might lock me in at a lower price. However, I'm sure there's some legal ease in there that will allow them to change the fee.

On Mac there's Affinity and Pixelmator or something like that. Always curious to try, but decided I'd be more productive sticking to what I know.

Show threadAndy P.Nov 17, 2017

@sikkdays @muraii @paralithode Yes, there is a part of the contract where they will charge you the remainder of the year if you cancel early.

I don't think this was part of the deal a few years ago.

Show threadmuraiiNov 17, 2017
@sikkdays @paralithode Danke! Was curious about how it supports an older tablet specifically. In addition to GIMP I've tried Inkscape and while they're great I don't have the skill + patience to make them work.