when other graphic designers say “gimp is not good” or “inkscape is not professional”, or say bad things about linux, i have to show them that even linux can be awesome!!!

  • QuazarOmegaA
    10·
    3 days ago

    Really cool!
    Can I ask what you used GIMP for in this piece? Was there something you couldn’t do easily within Inkscape?

    • adrianhooves@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      all the letters and shadows and outlines were made on gimp. the only thing made on inkscape was the mouse, yea! while it’s possible to draw stuff like that on gimp, i think it’s easier to do it on dedicated software (inkscape!). thank you

      • QuazarOmegaA
        3·
        2 days ago

        Oh I see, but anyways, I was referring to the opposite, I was curious why you didn’t make it all with Inkscape rather than the opposite

          • QuazarOmegaA
            4·
            2 days ago

            Oh, well there’s 2 ways mainly:

            • duplicate objects, flatten, change color to dark/black and turn up the blur percentage (my preference for easier control after creation and more options all around)
            • use the shadow filter under Filters > Shadows and Glows > Drop Shadow, more crude, but it works if your needs stay within what the filter can do
            • adrianhooves@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
              2·
              2 days ago

              the first way is exactly what i do but on gimp! thank you. whenever i duplicate objects (text) on inkscape, i have to turn them to paths before changing anything

              • QuazarOmegaA
                2·
                2 days ago

                You don’t have to turn text into a path if you just change color, opacity and blur percentage of it