Inkscape 1.2 is Now Available to Download

A major update to open source drawing app Inkscape is now available to download for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Inkscape 1.2 is packed with a variety of new features that designers, artists, and other illustrative innovators are sure to love. Plus, this update features a swathe of stability improvements, performance enhancements, and bug fixes. For many the headline addition in Inkscape 1.2 is support for multiple page documents. A long-standing request from the client’s enthusiastic fanbase, it’s now possible to create standard or custom-size pages within the same document. There’s a brand-new page tool to make managing these multi-doc docs easy. :sys_more_orange:
#Apps #News #Graphicsapps #Inkscape

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/05/inkscape-1-2-is-now-available-to-download

Pinta 2.0 Released, Completes Port to GTK3 & .NET 6

With a new year starting you might be planning to indulge your creativity side this year — and if so, take a look at the latest stable release of open source image editing app Pinta. Pinta 2.0 is major new release that completes the app’s transition to GTK3 and .NET 6. It’s a big foundational uplift that results in some welcome improvements. Pinta 2.0 now looks better on the modern Linux desktop, with GTK dialogs, choosers, pickers, and widgets all looking how they should. Additionally, Pinta 2.0 boasts improved support for high-DPI displays, uses platform-native file dialogs, and switches to :sys_more_orange:
#Apps #News #Graphicsapps #Gtk3 #ImageEditors #Pinta

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/pinta-2-0-released-completes-port-to-gtk3-net-6

Krita’s Xmas Update Adds a TON of New Features

Open source graphics app Krita has a colossal new release out, just in time for your Christmas-break creativity. Krita 5.0 is billed as “a huge release, with a lot of new features and improvements” including revamped handling of brushes, gradients and palettes, a new brush engine, and a built-in storyboard editor for animations (yes, Krita can do animation as well as digital painting). Additionally, Krita’s animation capabilities are super-charged by a crop of user interface improvements and the inclusion of several new features, including clone frames and animated transform masks. Krita 5.0 may even help you realise your ambition of :sys_more_orange:
#News #AppUpdates #Appimages #Graphicsapps #Krita

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/12/krita-5-0-release-with-new-features

Inkscape 1.1 Released with Scores of New Features

Good news for open source creatives as Inkscape 1.1 has been released! This update to the open-source vector graphics editor comes with a number of new features and workflow enhancements, ranging from a new welcome :sys_more_orange:
#News #Graphicsapps #Inkscape

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/05/inkscape-1-1-released-new-features

Krita 4.4.2 Released with New Mesh Tools, Brushes, and Halftone Filter

A new version of Krita, the open source painting program, is available to download. The app’s developers pitch Krita 4.4.2 as a “bugfix release”, but it does includes a crop of new features that digital :sys_more_orange:
#News #AppUpdates #Appimages #Graphicsapps #Krita

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/01/krita-4-4-2-released-with-new-mesh-tools-brushes-and-halftone-filter

GIMP 2.10.20 Released with Improved Crop Tool, New Blur Filters

A new version of GIMP, the popular open source graphics editing software, is now available to download. GIMP 2.10.20 features all of the usual stuff like bug fixes and performance tweaks but adds a collection :sys_more_orange:
#News #AppUpdates #Gimp #Graphicsapps

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/06/gimp-2-10-20