' Wrote:Program is only as good as the user is. If you like GIMP and feel comfortable with it, use it.
If used properly GIMP has better utility than Photoshop, and there are much more filters and actions and such for GIMP then Photoshop.
That is utter bullcrap, and ive heard that sentence many times, to quote another artist who swore to using GIMP, "GIMP is great because i dont have to spend time on configuring tool settings. On the other hand, the plugins and brushes sucks".... That same dude went over to PS after using GIMP for 2 years, preaching how good GIMP was... My personal experience with the program is pretty much the same.
What GIMP got over PS is that it takes 5 minutes for you to understand the program completely, 2 hours and with a bit of coding knowledge you can mod the filters yourself.... GIMP is extremely userfriendly and simple, but thats how far it goes too.....
It's good for those that likes things simple and easy, but those who needs more advanced and accurate tools to get anywhere with their works will find it coming up short.....
Actions, i didnt use them that much, those are found in PS too, but i find them to be a lazy way to do what you should be learning on your own.