Graphic design question.

[theinfmousone]

Sup guys, new here. How many of you guys graphic design on ubuntu? I used to on windows and I want to pick it up again on ubuntu. Wondering which programs were good for it.

[collisionystm]

Sup guys, new here. How many of you guys graphic design on ubuntu? I used to on windows and I want to pick it up again on ubuntu. Wondering which programs were good for it.


I mostly here about Gimp and Inkscape.

[samigina]

Me too!

Inkscape, GIMP, Krita, Scribus (Still fighting with orphans and widows) Kompozer and BlueGriffon.

[p1rat]

For vector editing I have been using Inkscape (http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/inkscape) for a while and its awesome, just like the help pages (http://inkscape.org/doc/basic/tutorial-basic.html).

GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/) works, but it is has a cluttered menu system and the toolboxes flies all over the screen, but it's still the best for advanced pixel editing.

There is GIMPshop (http://www.gimpshop.com/) which is a a bit better (more like Photoshop). Download without timer here. (http://linux.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php?p=16259&t=0&i=1)

Krita seems to be having some kind of graphics bugs, but that might just be me using an ATI graphics card.

If you want to do some software UI layout stuff balsamiq mockups (http://builds.balsamiq.com/b/mockups-web-demo/) is pretty good

[prokoudine]

GIMP works, but it is has a cluttered menu system and the toolboxes flies all over the screen

It doesn't do it for me. What am I doing wrong? :)



There is GIMPshop (http://www.gimpshop.com/) which is a a bit better (more like Photoshop).

GIMPshop is based on GIMP 2.2 released in goddamn 2004 :)

Color management? No.
Healing brush? No.
Paint dynamics? No.
Decent selection/cropping tools? No.
Supported by anybody? No.

@topicstarter

GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus and Blender are the primary tools. The complementary ones are CMYKtool (if you need cmyk separation), Fontmatrix (fonts collection management) and SwatchBooker (conversion of color swatches). You will also need GNOME Color Manager.

[s.fox]

GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/) works, but it is has a cluttered menu system and the toolboxes flies all over the screen, but it's still the best for advanced pixel editing.

I use GIMP 2.7.1 development release, which has a single window mode to help with all the clutter. This makes it easier to use in my opinion.

[Dry Lips]

I use GIMP 2.7.1 development release, which has a single window mode to help with all the clutter. This makes it easier to use in my opinion.

Did you add a PPA, or did you compile it from source or something?
(Actually GIMP 2.7.2 is out... :))

[Ryupower]

Gimp works better on GNOME than windows because of the multiple windows (which can be set to 'keep on top' on GNOME), which is useful. Problem with GIMP is CMYK.