Oooh, #GraphiteEditor has the node graph functionality, which allows you to compose vector objects from the primitives like fill, stroke, transform and live filters in a visual manner!
Node graph interface and filters both give me this nice break-out I needed after LPEs in #Inkscape. Don't get me wrong: that program is THE legend, developers are masters of vectors, and it's purely native Gtk toolkit on which application is built. Right now, their priority is CMYK support, so follow if you're into printing.
I just love to experiment with shiny new software that's #OpenSource, especially one that uses #RustLang and #web to its advantage.
Watch 'em apply circular repeat filter on a mere line to produce this fun sparkle effect. (It is Graphite's official channel, by the way. Wish they were on Mastodon?)
Are you an #Affinity Designer user? Are you an #inkscape user too? Do you want to help the community?
Well do I have a job for you!
I've made a How To guide for building a keyboard shortcut profile and if you make one for #AffinityDesigner I will add it to Inkscape and millions of people will get the option of using a keyboard preference more comfortable to their existing Affinity habits.
I've tried to switch to #Inkscape & #Gimp about half a dozen times & tried other #FOSS solutions too - here's my highly subjective take: FOSS won't replace proprietary #software until the UX gets better.
I think FOSS tends to be "code forward", with the UI as a secondary consideration - an engineer mindset-driven approach which leaves a lot of users with an experience they can't get used to, even if they want to.
Is there a way for UX folks to contribute, like coders can?
Canva acquires Serif’s Affinity Suite, and I can’t help feeling doom about this.
I’ve worked with Canva in the past and they were good people, but this feels like a move towards subscriptions. I guess that’s kind of inevitable these days anyway, but being bought out often signals the end. I love the Affinity suite and I hope I’m wrong.
If people fully stop supporting private companies with subscription models and embrace support of Open Source projects, either financing or colaborating to improve them, all this crying will end overnight. #gimp#inkscape#krita
🐯 Inkscape Development Version Switches To Using GTK4 - Phoronix
「 The latest development code for the Inkscape graphics program is using GTK4 rather than GTK3. This is a big upgrade for this prominent open-source program for artists and also yields some nice architectural improvements as well as working towards enabling proper GPU acceleration in the future 」
I'm looking for a more up to date distro than @system76's popos and linux mint which are both based on Ubuntu 22.04 and are now too old for #inkscape development (gtk4 issues).
I've tried Fedora and it's just not very good. I could use it just as a building OS, but having to reboot to get into a nice desktop isn't a great setup.
J'ai un ami... hahaha kilécon !
Il ne supprime les fichiers qu'à coup de SHIFT+SUPPR... pour ne "pas polluer la corbeille" ....
Bha là il voit plus rien parce qu'il a les yeux cramés par les écrans et il a fait des suppressions de sources SVG au lieu de supprimer les exports PNG obsolètes !
Le boulet !
"J'ai foutu en l'air 40 min de taf en 0,05 sec" qu'il me dit ! 😂
Mildly bitter sketch Friday. The more stylized the graphic, the less likely a highly opinionated project like any of the "foss creative suite" is open to change. /me slightly disappointed about all the bland identities.
Kennt jemand ein #OpenSource Tool, um #scan Gammel automatisch zu entfernen, gibt's da was mit AI? Ziel ist es, sehr viele schlecht eingescannte alte Zeichnungen so sauber zu bekommen, dass ein Vektorisierer wie in #Inkscape das in was brauchbares umwandeln kann.
I wrote an #inkscape feature for 1.4 which allows you to rescale a document without changing the actual sizes of objects. It's a lock button.
But our docs writer doesn't understand what it's for and I find myself unable to explain more. Perhaps one of you kind internetizens who has used Inkscape and #svg might have a go at digesting the explanation for me? ❤️
Several years ago I decided to learn Blender to replace the very expensive but outdated 3D app I was using. It ended up being a fantastically good idea.
Now, I'm wondering if there are free and open source alternatives that are good enough to replace my Adobe apps for professional use (mostly Illustrator and Photoshop but really all of them)
On another front, I am now in the process of setting up our new #thai#company together with my wife. The #lawyer is already at work. 🥰️
The name is set, the #logo and a minimal #corporate design are made (I used an #opensource font and did all the work in #inkscape), the #domain is bought and set up, the #website is in the works (with #grav) and our thai #friends are on board as shareholders as well. 😃️
Unfortunately I can't share the details yet, but I'm still really excited. 🥳️
This is so much better than our first #videoTest, and more what I had in mind when it comes to our #vectorArt in the framework of Inkscape #tutorials.
Hopefully, #MastoArt & #FediArt followers are more interested in #Inkscape, this time. Of course that's among our main reasons to make videos in the first place, not just selfish promotion. Every time one of our videos will turn an #Adobe#Illustrator user into an @inkscape artist, we are promoting #FreeSoftware successfully.
📐 Entertain yourself to some chat, learn about making mascots, intricacies of design and vector graphics. 🎶 In the background, you can hear soothing music licensed under public domain or CC licenses with derivative clauses, to which I'll gladly provide sources.
Bilingual streaming. Most of the time, it's English - but let me know if you're into Russian: I'll keep communications in both languages.
Thank you, my dear 4 viewers on #TILvids, for coming today to #VectorArtStream. I had a nice space casually explaining what I work with and it didn't feel as intense as it did in lieu of any viewers at all. Letting your tongue out is kinda refreshing - both mother tongue and English! 🤪
Not only did I have time for #Inkscape, there was some for #Penpot as well. These are all nice #FreeSoftware packages that work together well. There is an important distinction between graphics production and layout, and I hope I helped you figure it out.
My channel #VintproxEdutainment offers educational value, all the while giving it a sense of lighthearted entertainment. It can be anything: my struggles, joy, your audio experience, wisdoms... For stream schedule and other details, read https://techhub.social/@vintprox/112065524799922798 🧵
Here comes a Viewer Character that I was doing on stream today. There is more work on it, but let it shine your rest of the day and come tomorrow for more!