Typically when I’m working with photos, I’m doing graphic design type work. I’ve been using GIMP for this. GIMP is meant for raster graphics editing.

You could also use Inkscape for vector graphics, or Krita for more digital painting type work. But I know all these tools are very powerful and overlap on some use cases.

Do you use any AI-type tools? I use a image upscaler called Upscayl. It works really well and works entirely locally.

Do you know of any tools that can remove backgrounds? This would help with help with the type of graphic design I do.

What other tools do you like to use as it pertains to images?

  • IsusRamzy@lemmy.ml
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    18 days ago

    remove backgrounds? i think you could find a krita plugin for it, or just use an online website / huggingface space.

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    21 days ago

    I used to use GIMP, but Krita has gotten advanced enough to where it can replace it for most things (at least that I would use it for).

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      22 days ago

      I second Krita. I’ve used gimp for years but recently tried Krita and now I rarely open gimp anymore on purpose.

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    21 days ago

    I’m not an artist, I just need the occasional hack job or screenshot annotation.

    I loved the simple programs (this love stems from all the way back to MacPaint v1.0) and MS Paint has largely been ok for me apart from its lack of png support and only 90° rotations.

    On Linux, Pinta has been fantastic but these last few years it got increasingly more crashy, to the point where it will now consistently crash within 10 seconds or two clicks, regardless of Linux distro / laptop/pc / version of Pinta. (insert “whyyyyy” meme here)

    I’ve tried Krita, but it’s simply too much. Don’t even want to try installing Gimp. I am sad.

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      21 days ago

      I can’t recommend Spectacle enough in that case : it does just about what you would expect, screenshots and simple editing. Very convenient, it’s the default in KDE