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? asked in Arts & HumanitiesVisual ArtsDrawing & Illustration · 2 months ago

Best alternative to Photoshop?

I'm not willing to pay a subscription to Adobe when I only use an image editor occasionally.

Definitely need a 'user friendly' interface, good selection tools, feathering and airbrush painting. Also need online tutorials... (YouTube?) 

I have identified these but not sure which is best or if there is a better alternative....

PIXELMATOR Classic £28.99 www.pixelmator.com/tutorials

AFFINITY PHOTO £23.99 (YouTube online tutorials??)

LUMINAR price ? (YouTube online tutorials??)

( I have Photoshop 6 on my old MacBook but it won't work on my new MacBook Pro running Big Sur OS. And I aim to sell the old MacBook )

I'll pay up to about £35.

Thanks

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  • Cogito
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    I use Gimp.  There are lots of Youtube help videos.

  • dewcoons
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    GIMP.  It is free program that does everything the Photoshop does and can even use the plug ins and all designed for Photoshop.  There is a bit of a learning curve to go between the two.  But there are hundreds of YouTube and other tutorials on using the program.  It has been around since the late 1990's and is a very good alternative to Photoshop.

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