How To Replace Adobe As A Graphic Designer

[@viethoang308]

Hi Nick. Few years ago, may be 4 or 5, i couldn't effort to buy Adobe plan, so yes, i learn combo Gimp 2 and Inkscape from your channel to find job. I got my first job, in that time no one know wtf is Gimp and they only accept PTS user, luckily i met a guy he said that "use what you want and just complete your works". That's how i made my first income. Thank you so much, hope you always be well, thank again for helping people out there

[@testtest-bb2dt]

For all 3d related feature, you can use the powerful Blender.. you can import SVG into Blender, change camera angle etc to convert it into 3d and export the curves from various view perspective back as SVG to open in Inkscape.

[@doctormo]

Thanks for your praise for Inkscape. It sounds like you've had some crashes, I'd like to hear about them. I was under the impression that 1.3 was much more stable for most users who have reported back, but happy to be corrected.

[@LogosByNick]

1.3 is definitely an improvement!

[@Kaycii.Austine]

Praise?! @doctormo Inkscape 1000 times deserve all the golden praises and more from all of us and Prof of Inkscape - Nick Logos

[@ChuckCoy]

@@doctormo We LOVE Inkscape! I run it on Fedora. I've had a few problems with crashes but I attribute them to my outdated hardware. I'll soon be upgrading and I'll be sticking with Inkscape and Linux running on an AMD based system.

[@raybeer549]

@doctormo I have had very few crashes when using inkscape...generally when trying to trace bitmap with something crazy big..apart from that, it's solid.

[@rizmut]

Editing node in my KDE Neon often make Inkscape crashes. Any idea how to report bug properly?!

[@ChuckCoy]

Great video as always! Inkscape devs are currently working on the CMYK problem.

[@LogosByNick]

Can't wait!

[@doctormo]

@@LogosByNick Me either 😉

[@tyrque977]

Oh yes that's awesome

[@collinslagat3458]

Do you have a link to the announcement?

[@raybeer549]

Hey Nick. Just wanted to say that since doing your inkscape course three or four years ago , it is still my go to application, even though I also have affinity designer. That's because the training was so good. Yes it has it's niggles but you showed ways to get around those. I just find it faster to do everything in inkscape.

[@halbertwalston]

Same (Inkscape *and* Designer). I just saw he has a course for Designer, too, now. I somehow missed that coming out.

[@caxdi1775]

I'm not a graphic designer but I really appreciate this kind of videos where you show a really good alternative to escape from this subscription-based mess that adobe and other companies are doing.

[@horaciovizarraga8199]

You don't have to be afraid of learning, a good artist uses the tools he has at his disposal

[@standingalone001]

For decades I’ve designed my own logos, product labels, web art, and advertising using both Adobe and Affinity over the years but I do it mostly with trail & error wasting a lot of time. Watching you make edits in the video is impressive. I wish I had your skill with it.

[@greasyfingergarage]

We as a society need to use absolutely every option available that is not part of a subscription service. Not everything needs to be a free alternative, but it needs to be an owned alternative. If you don't physically own things, everything can be taken away without notice or recourse. I still use my standalone 2007 AutoCAD. Owning things matters.

[@mitchhoneysett7674]

Great video from the Inkscape God

[@mind_of_a_darkhorse]

Good luck if you ever do try to cancel your subscription from Adobe! They are currently getting sued by the government for their predatory cancelation policies!

[@thomaswakefield6889]

I canceled all of my Adobe accounts 20 years ago when they started monetizing their PDF reader

[@gallavanting2041]

Just cancel your card like I did

[@mind_of_a_darkhorse]

@@gallavanting2041 True, but you shouldn't have to!

[@graphguy]

I dumped adobe immediately when they subscription only model and I was one of the first 100 users of photoshop. I’ll never rent software.

[@gallavanting2041]

@@mind_of_a_darkhorse Oh absolutely you shouldn't, but they really are the devil

[@HORRORIPSVM]

Awesome video as usual; I'd like to clarify a couple points, specially for less experienced graphic professionals. 1- Inkscape unstability is only present over latest Windows and maybe MacOS, but in both cases there are (certainly techie and tricky-ish) workarounds. In windows, it has to do with swap space and memory management. Over Linux, I've had only two Inkscape crashes over the last year, and in both cases no data or work was lost, for Inkscape can make emergency saves. 2- Inkscape actually does work with CMYK color profiles, it's necessary to attach the corresponding ICC profile to the job. Then you can use the ExportCMYKPDF extension to do what it's name says. So it's not entirely true that Inkscape lacks that capability.

[@LetterheadStudios]

Man really said "If I wasn't a teacher, I'd leave too." *claps emphatically*

[@garygraham6020]

Just joined email list. Have watched many of your videos. I use GIMP and, Inkscape and Darktable exclusively. Thank you!

[@Roboto-chan_1402]

4:44: a non-destructive object blend tool is currently missing in AD., although they promised a release of that soon. Inkscape’s interpolate function seems destructive/baked in once rendered, if I remember correctly. Been a while since I used Inkscape as a regular app though, so I could be wrong.

[@mattrobb3566]

Very useful advice thank you. I will be getting rid of all my Adobe products as soon as my years commitment expires!!! Then I'll be following your advice, thanks again.

[@QHawk7]

Krita as replacement for PS.

[@softwarelivre2389]

Absolute agree on digital painting. Medium agree on image manipulation.

[@AntiCookieMonster]

I wish it was. It's mostly in pre-alpha stage when it comes to layer styles, gradients, text formating and more. UI also needs redesign. It shows potential. A lot, and I love it for painting.

[@dm1i]

@@AntiCookieMonster Krita has some downsides, but even in this state it's much more capable Photoshop replacement that GIMP.

[@AntiCookieMonster]

@@Jj82op I don't mean it needs more configuration options. It lacks basic unified color selection widget that allows for color selection from any window and access to color swatches. Preferably color swatches that can be dynamically changed, to allow for faster iterations.

[@Jj82op]

​@@AntiCookieMonster Those do exist. From Edit > Sample Screen Color, and you can asign a shortcut to it. For color swatches you enable the Palette Docker, arranged in a 10x12 grid, there are a few presets and each swatch can be rearranged. Nothing dynamic I believe but maybe the tools from the Wide Gamut/Advanced Color Selector can help with finding similar colors. It's pretty amazing how many features it has so far, just need some time to explore the program lol.

[@arcticpilotshow4440]

I have used Inkscape a lot and it has never crashed. Maybe because they weren't big projects.

[@yey2wavy999]

1:55 Hey Nick! Great video! May I ask an example of a website for it?

[@coisasnatv]

For those using Inkscape and needing CMYK, export the PDF, load it into Scribus and export as a CMYK PDF.

[@Stratelier]

"Inkscape's not very stable, it does crash a lot" Me, who has only experienced one crash in 10 years: "Must be a usecase problem?"

[@katokianimation]

Same. Except i haven't used it for 10 years after it crashed for the first time on the day i had installed it.

[@Brickerbrack]

I can't _remember_ the last time I had Inkscape crash on me... ...3...2...1.. 😜

[@HORRORIPSVM]

Agreed. Illustrator is also famous for crashing unexpectedly. You can still find memes about it.

[@ujanisam2142]

Thank you for this video Nick, appreciate it!!!

[@4aceslikes]

thanks Nick, love inkscape, and will give affinity definetly a try... I just do basic fun editing in photoshop so I hope I find it easy to use... never gotten the hang of gimp, so I'm still using a very old photoshop version for everything

[@sl5154]

Thank you Nick, I'm going soon to acquire all your courses. I would like to know your opinion about Concepts app. And above all, what we could possibly merge with Inkscape. Concepts + Inkscape. Thank you again.

[@pipeliner8969]

immediate thumbsup, everyone has to watch this!

[@GraphicDesignStudio]

Useful for graphic designers.

[@jayplays9976]

Background song name? (Nvm saw the description) Also your design classes are top tier! Bought all your courses

[@RonNVids]

Thanks so much for these honest reviews and for all the informative content you put out!

[@mekaclaude]

Great video ! Support for Arabic text is a major plus for Adobe and Inkscape. Many designers in North Africa or Asia needs support for other languages like : Arabic, Chinese.... Affinity need an extension to make it work as soon as possible. I try GIMP, it's powerful and advanced. It runs smoothly on Linux and windows. I like Krita more than Gimp.

[@Kīīng-Skull]

Now Adobe getting slapped from each direction is so satisfying 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DieTabbi]

So a video, as often seen, to replace Adobe with inexpensive or free software. Why not mention Corel? To expensive? 99% of youtuber not consider it. Strange

[@Kīīng-Skull]

@@DieTabbi hmmm, well Iast time I ever heard Corel was in my grade 11 Text Book. Never Tried it though and I don't know if it is maintained or not. But yeah, Corel is highly used in Brazil country by offices. Why people like AD compared to Corel Draw while both are paid is because AD is fast, Beautiful UI and fairly Cheap compared to massive expensive Corel Draw. And Trust and Presense in market is Big thing factor. Almost no body knows Corel Draw, specially current Babies/ toddlers. So yeah And for Inkscape it is what it is. FOSS software with capability to topple even Giant like Illustrator.

[@brentgreeff1115]

Nice vid - thanks. I used to do graphic design, over 20 years ago. Was a photoshop fan. Since then I mostly focus on backend web development. I am trying to develop my own websites, and I am going to put in the time to learn CSS, but I would rather find talented people to do my logo, branding etc, - I know that Figma can export designs as html and css, so thats a good starting point for me. I was looking on dribbble, but was wondering if you had any recommendations on where to find people to help. Being self-funded - costs are limited, and I would ideally like to do things in an Agile way - ie - evolve the design over time - since I will constantly be adding new pages as time goes on.

[@mitchhoneysett7674]

Nick, is it possible to create a video showing how to use inkscape and affinity in a design. Or is it not the way to go.

[@EJBS1991]

I love Logos By Nick

[@davidweeks1997]

Nick, a note on production: you've got a tone playing in this video, that is identical to the alarm tone on my phone. Very distracting. Thank you for the content.

[@hungsingkwoonusa650]

I have a couple of questions. #1 after i download new fonts, restart the program, why don't they appear? and #2, i'm using 1.2.2. inkscape, and i cannot seem to find the snap to cusp nodes. can you help me figure this out?

[@DrawLapse0310]

Do you do gimp tutorials? I was looking for a way to enhance blurred images while maintaining softness

[@kairu_b]

Great video as always

[@ROVideos]

Acquired by Canva? Brace yourselves, subscription model coming.

[@halbertwalston]

Nope. The press releases clarified that they're explicitly not changing the system to subscriptions for the Affinity line.

[@HaVoCX64]

what is the alternative to After Effects?

[@FlameForgedSoul]

BMD Fusion/Resolve, RIve, Cavalry (subscription, but unique in the field), Pikimov (free, web based, akin to Photopea) and last but not least: Unreal Engine. Depends on what role AE plays in your workflow.

[@ellensimons5328]

Thank you!!

[@CTRL_SMarcos]

Thanks for the video.I agree, I just hope Affinity doesn't change their sales model. With an elephant as big as Canva I don't have confidence in them.

[@hmanpsychology]

Is it possible to do professional graphics design using softwares like gimp & inkscape?

[@tptrsn]

Great video as always! Regarding Illustrator replacements, I need something than can output .AI files. Is there anything other than Illustrator? I don't think Inkscape can...

[@LogosByNick]

I don’t believe so. What you can do though is save as PDF and then just change the file name extension from .pdf to .ai and it’ll function just like an Illustrator file. It won’t be the same but it’s about as close as you can get.

[@tptrsn]

@@LogosByNick Thank you!!

[@photoshopman1972]

Because of the affinity sellout, the current versions of their software will be the last versions I purchase. So for a commercial versions of software, I’m going on the hunt. So far for what I need currently, the free versions (Gimp and Inkscape) seem to do me well at the moment.

[@69azarel]

and Lunacy??? is it a vectorial program for illlustration or another purposes?

[@aliencreation8744]

do you have high hopes for the new gimp? not release yet i know. thanks for the vid though. =)

[@luanvieira.1]

Para manipulação de imagem eu uso o gimp, também é um bom software.

[@gonfreecss9740]

What is the open source software , Inkscape and ... ?

[@LogosByNick]

GIMP

[@hanswurst9866]

affinity designer

[@niczvr]

@@hanswurst9866 closed source

[@FlameForgedSoul]

@@hanswurst9866 Affinity is not FOSS, Dearest.

[@garryalfonso1609]

Does Affinity Photo have a Linux version?

[@askaniuk]

Is the COREL family no longer an option?

[@LogosByNick]

It is, but I wanted to show apps that aren’t subscription based.

[@askaniuk]

@@LogosByNick understood and damn I didn’t realise they adopted the same pricing model as Adobe …that’s a shame

[@mind_of_a_darkhorse]

@@askaniuk That is why I quit buying Corel after venture capitalists bought them up! I switched to Affinity and Inkscape and still have my CorelDraw 2019 suite on my PC.

[@dian3145]

I have Corel 2020 standalone, their Paint app is so weak. I used Adobe since 94, dropped it with the sub system. I am transitioning to Inkscape. Gimp is a pain, so I am glad to hear good things about Affinity. Thanks for the insight!

[@FlameForgedSoul]

@@askaniuk Indeed, even going so far as to purchase Gravit Designer (an incredibly promising AI competitor) and lock it behind a subscription model.

[@EulerFink]

I never had any trouble with inkscape while using it in Fedora.

[@ChuckCoy]

Open source is the way to go!

[@FelixTheAnimator]

I love Affinity. I just wish I could have it on Linux.

[@LogosByNick]

Same! I tried getting it running on Linux Mint through WINE but no luck. I’ll post a video if I figure it out.

[@okirooju3787]

@LogosByNick wow, your Linux computer runs Mint? Or it's just one of your favourite distros? I'm trying to get into Linux and been hearing good things about Mint Cinnamon.

[@LogosByNick]

@@okirooju3787 So far I've used Ubuntu and Mint Cinnamon. I like Mint because of how simple and not-bloated it is. Ubuntu is great too though.

[@okirooju3787]

@@LogosByNick oh, thanks a lot. Appreciate it.

[@Splarkszter]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CompuB1t]

Perfect thumbnail to explain FOSS for design. I exactly have done that on Linux, Inkscape and Photopea. Gimp and Krita for me are not intuitive and easy to use, and has not a beautiful design by default.

[@thecookiemomma]

Nick, I'd like to see you get into Krita. Just to check it out. But I know you're more of a graphics designer than a painter.

[@thomaswakefield6889]

Affinity Publisher should have been mentioned here as well

[@LogosByNick]

Publisher and Scribus 👍

[@gapon8921]

Affinity Publisher and Viva Designer best replacement for Adobe Indesign . Viva support Windows, LInux, MacOS

[@Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh]

I switched to a iPad 13 air and so far affinity has been awesome. Inkscape on my old laptop for certain things but so far I’m not looking back. Adobe sucks and it feels good not dealing with them anymore.

[@mvz]

I bought Affinity Designer and was VERY disappointed to learn that almost all of their "vector" brushes were just raster based brushes that followed a vector curve. Huge bummer.

[@LogosByNick]

Yeah that’s something I missed in the video. The brushes are only pixel based.

[@andreitice1081]

O like Inkscape, but i love Affinty Design because pixel persona.

[@benwarped7272]

Pirates, arrrrr!

[@bat3ch]

aye aye captain

[@rafaele-3lopez624]

Meanwhile, Adobe acrobat comercial appears as I click on this video 😂

[@stanleykubrick8786]

Why didn’t you mention Corel? Doesn’t it deserve an honourable mention in this category?

[@sneaky-Jay]

👍

[@MACH_SDQ]

Gooooood

[@jenovaizquierdo]

Man, I sometimes use Illustrator, and I end up going back to it after trying other vector software. 😅

[@torspedia]

While I'd love to use Affinity, it does have one major downside for me... there's no Linux version!

[@rhittergamer5766]

now i am learning gimp . is this ok to learn gimp? otherwise i switch to any other software. i want to create only thumbnails not any more anyone can help please .don't suggest Photoshop😁😁

[@JudgeFredd]

Ditched Abobe for Affinity - cheaper and not subscription

[@vxk9528]

Second commenter!!!

[@benwarped7272]

No one cares

[@romeovkuki]

If you can effort go with adobe no problem.. But i you can't go with alternative

[@kevinbravata5601]

Third Commenter!!!

[@dm1i]

Krita is much better free Photoshop replacement that GIMP is.

[@benzflynn]

I hate those chimes in the background

[@websiteckron8591]

After 25 years of using adobe i have got 3 months left to swap for affinity.

[@gurinolegg]

"It does crash a lot"... Mac users are so funny 😁

[@gary6212]

Here as a refugee from Adobe oppression.

[@beachforestmountain4269]

Affinity Photo is better than Photoshop for me.

[@Splarkszter]

"It isn't as powerful" "It doesn't have as many features" Yeah, maybe because they don't have billions of dollars to spend.

[@BongoBaggins]

This is great stuff. Adobe is the worst.

[@grahamnichols1416]

You couldn't pay me enough to use Adobe products now. They've shafted us for far too long.

[@shaytal100]

Inkscape crashes a lot?? No mention of Krita? Is this a sponsored video?

[@seancearley]

Adobe is claiming authorship on images that use their AI tools.

[@neototem4110]

Quick question: does a raster editor exist that can execute Adobe action files

[@sl5154]

Have you tried Krita? Or Blender?