I actually don't do much real photo editing (I sketch and use Krita for such) but doesn't GIMP have cosmetic pack plugins that change the UI significantly if you desire? (It's been a minute since I perused the plugin library) ((RIP Glimpse for attempting to change the name from GIMP for those who wanted to use it around prudes))

The thing that I think always bugged me personally trying to use it in comparison to something like Krita or Paint net is the lack of a dedicated shape tool. I see the various methods mentioned about shape tools, let's be realistic, people want to have adjustable shapes [squares/rectangles, diamonds, arrows, circles] and the select tool is a bit out of step for User eXperience usage.

Also the quality of brushes in GIMP bugged me as well, but that can again be arguably fixed by plugins, but again if you're doing detailed sketches you probably want Krita or PaintToolSai.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    I will note that in my limited testing, I've generally found my VR gaming experience to be lacking compared to my Win10 install/dual boot (which is the whole reason I keep the damn thing around). But that's been genuinely my only performance hit daily driving Linux for the past 4-6 months

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