Lifehacker:
If you’re on the lookout for a digital painting tool and Photoshop is too expensive, Krita is a fast, free, and open source art tool that was developed by artists looking for something that met their needs without a ton of bloat or overhead. Plus, it’s completely cross-platform.
When we say “photoshop alternative,” we don’t strictly mean an alternative tool to help you manage photos, color correct them, resize them, and get them ready to share. Sure, you could probably do those things with Krita, but the tool is really designed for artists looking for a painting application to create original digital art, web and print comics, concept art, and more.
As the article said, this won’t replace Photoshop completely but if your needs are specific and you don’t require the full power of Photoshop, this might be a good alternative for digital artists.
Interesting.
Would love to see a fast, flexible open source alternative to Photoshop Elements with a reasonably modern user interface (say 2008 design principles?) [sorry GIMP] and an organization large enough to have a reasonable future [sorry Irfan].
Do you know that IfranView has been around since June 1996? It’s more or less Windows equivalent to GraphicConverter which has existed since 1992.