GIMP and Adobe Photoshop are image editing programs. If you want to create your own vector images from scratch you use Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator

The UX changes in the release notes are welcome, but in the grand scheme, pretty minor. I actually find it much better than it was a decade ago, but still prefer Krita's UI by a significant margin.

Gimp would really benefit from a total UI overhaul, honestly.

what do people think of Netbird?

GIMP is meant more for retouching photos, not drawing shapes.

Then why is there a brush tool which has stars and sparkles? Even the screenshot software Spectacle and Flameshot can draw circles effortlessly. Something this trivial is downright silly not to have as a feature. Every year I have a moment where I decide "okay, I'm gonna do this in GIMP", but then get so pissed off because something that should take less than five seconds takes ten minutes and tutorial, whereafter I go back to Photopea.

Edit: I just discovered Pixelitor which now obviates my need for Photopea/GIMP. My review on AlternativeTo:

“Impressive. Basically has every basic functionality what I looked for in GIMP, straightforward to boot, but which isn't in GIMP or too inconveniently so. Installing Pixelitor on every machine from now on.”

Usually they do it without being either a bunch of children or prissy pearlclutchers about it.

GIMP wants to release 3.2.6 and they're looking for stuff they need to do to improve from 3.2.5

My new favourite tool: https://slopscore.ava.pet/repo/https%3A%2F%2Fgithub%2Ecom%2Fjuanfont%2Fheadscale

Now that is very cool

Me: spruke gimp to artist friends
Them: gimp? Like a gimp suit?
End of conversation

Dunno why you're getting downvotes

I think they are quoting themselves. I'm fairly sure they've posted this exact thing before, for other versions of GIMP

love how the post is trying to speak to me like some kind of ww2 propaganda poster, then tells me to test like i work for them. this tone is def gonna make me help out...or not.

it is UNUSABLE by normal people.

I guess I am not a normal person then. I have been using GIMP happily for more than 20 years now. FWIW, I rarely need to draw circles.

Where is this quoting from?

Why the urgency? You're linking to a normal, patch release. Did GIMP devs say something? Are you a GIMP dev?

i usually draw a head and then remove the unnecessary lines

Yeah it's literally not for you. Its like opening up cad (engineering tool) and complaining that there's a learning curve. My good friend is a graphic designer. I tried to get them to use gimp when they couldn't pay for photoshop anymore but it sounded like they just wanted to rip their hair out because of how behind photoshop it is. Gimp needs the basic features that are expected from photoshop for people to be willing to transition. You would be better off trying a graphic design bootcamp.

I will try to convince them to test it out but they just got access to photoshop again so it's unlikely they'll want to touch gimp anytime soon😮‍💨

That's exactly what changed 😩 Do you read?

What do you think this announcement want you to test?

New Ui announced, testers needed. What do you do? Complain about the old UI. Smart.

God no.

Tux paint.

bends over

Test me, baby

You mean Inkscape? I think that's more Inkscape's wheelhouse.

It'll take them as long just to boot the program, and every time they change tools they'll have to wait for it to catch up

Yeah, how do they expect people to talk about it in professional contexts?

lol, it is GNU Image Manipulation Program