04-03-2007, 10:53 AM
Fine and liberal arts major right here 
Photoshop, no contest. Honestly you can fool around with gimp all you want, but if you're looking for something for school or serious projects then gimp doesn't even exist.
Photoshop: Versatility, Productive/efficient, Powerful, Works extremely well with input devices like tablets and scanners, and if you have the power it's extremely fast.
Gimp: Sluggish on a system other than linux, Has a hard time with input devices, Not so user friendly, Somewhat limited, Requires an immense amount of time building a library of brushes and plugins, whereas photoshop comes with alot of what you need right away.
I don't understand why Gimp gets so much praise for being better than photoshop. Obviously it's free, but thats what you get. Free software, of course it's not going to be nearly as good as a professionally made product, ESPECIALLY one as complex as photoshop.
Photoshop, no contest. Honestly you can fool around with gimp all you want, but if you're looking for something for school or serious projects then gimp doesn't even exist.
Photoshop: Versatility, Productive/efficient, Powerful, Works extremely well with input devices like tablets and scanners, and if you have the power it's extremely fast.
Gimp: Sluggish on a system other than linux, Has a hard time with input devices, Not so user friendly, Somewhat limited, Requires an immense amount of time building a library of brushes and plugins, whereas photoshop comes with alot of what you need right away.
I don't understand why Gimp gets so much praise for being better than photoshop. Obviously it's free, but thats what you get. Free software, of course it's not going to be nearly as good as a professionally made product, ESPECIALLY one as complex as photoshop.
the mind is a beautiful thing, use it and make the world a more beautiful place.