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  • @welliot
    @welliot  Před rokem +730

    thanks for watching everyone hehe hope you enjoyed!!
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  • @CreatorPlu
    @CreatorPlu Před 8 měsíci +582

    Paint - R - Rotate
    Photoshop - R - Rotate
    Illustrator - R - Rotate
    Canvas - R - Rotate
    Pixlr - R - Rotate
    Interlude - R - Rotate
    CorelDRAW - R - Rotate
    Inkscape - R - Rotate
    Blender - R - Rotate
    Figma - R - Rotate
    Affinity - R - Rotate
    Loads of more softwares - R - Rotate
    GIMP - R - Rectangle

    • @lakshmanatluri5820
      @lakshmanatluri5820 Před 17 dny +3

      lol

    • @lilcoffee6528
      @lilcoffee6528 Před 14 dny +33

      Other editor programs: R is for rotating!
      GIMP: NO DUMMY ITS FOR *_RECTANGLE_*

    • @DashiellQwerty
      @DashiellQwerty Před 14 dny +4

      in mac for some reason inkscape also does rectangle

    • @tryh4rd2
      @tryh4rd2 Před 13 dny

      Yes haha lol

    • @floopyy_
      @floopyy_ Před 13 dny +2

      inkscape also does R rectangle you gotta click the shape once to switch from scale to rotate, it's weird

  • @springfrog8624
    @springfrog8624 Před rokem +8016

    i laughed i cried i threw up i screamed i got shot i danced i fell asleep i woke up i ascended. thank you so much for this video

  • @_moonmoth
    @_moonmoth Před 5 měsíci +276

    No you were absolutely right about Inkscape. It’s pretty stable and full featured, and it is indeed free. Not just free but open source too. It is not just a free version or trial that you were using, the entirety of the program is all free, and always will be.

  • @juanpaoloignacio5251
    @juanpaoloignacio5251 Před 9 měsíci +610

    As an Inkscape user and advocate I cannot describe how great it is to see it getting love in this video. I've been using it for over 12 years now. It's gone through some major improvements lately but even then had great potential. Highly recommend it.

    • @steinfliege9912
      @steinfliege9912 Před 5 měsíci +12

      Im really glad to see this cause i used it years back and hated it. Gonna give it another try

    • @randomtinypotatocried
      @randomtinypotatocried Před 2 měsíci

      I downloaded a month or two ago but forgot about it. I guess I'll finally play around with it

    • @matthewdemarey4762
      @matthewdemarey4762 Před 5 dny

      As a programmer, my only concern is Inkscape advertises itself as a Vector Graphics tool...not a Raster Graphics tool. Does it support creating bitmap images from scratch? Or is it more of a tool for SVG images?

    • @KettLovahr
      @KettLovahr Před 3 dny

      @@matthewdemarey4762 It's for vector files. Its default save format is SVG. You can export as PNG, but it is very much focused on vector based images.

    • @sophiitdd8540
      @sophiitdd8540 Před 2 dny

      I had to use it for the semester I had Visual Identity class and I don't know if it was the way the teacher had us using it or she never actually taught us how to use it but as much as I would like to give it a second try, I think I may get a trauma response from it.

  • @ambrosewyllt
    @ambrosewyllt Před rokem +3304

    I do actually know people who use Excel for design! Specifically knitters, quilters and the like. The cells are great for organizing fabric patterns by filling them in with blocks of color

    • @PenguinTuxJunction
      @PenguinTuxJunction Před rokem +112

      Yes! I use it all the time to graph out patterns for knit/crochet and cross stitch.

    • @rivercape982
      @rivercape982 Před rokem +13

      I used it before I found better things

    • @LOLlipopsRoxs
      @LOLlipopsRoxs Před rokem +39

      Oh this is such a good idea how have I never thought of this (I knit & love spreadsheets)

    • @corneliastreet2491
      @corneliastreet2491 Před rokem +5

      Ooooh, smart!

    • @corneliastreet2491
      @corneliastreet2491 Před rokem +11

      @@rivercape982 drop the better things?!

  • @balls261
    @balls261 Před rokem +1546

    The crazy thing is a bunch of people are "modding" ms paint and coming out with free plugins that add things like layers. Might be worth exploring in a video.

    • @junospam9686
      @junospam9686 Před rokem +61

      I would sooo watch that

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem +222

      oooooooooo!

    • @SamiTheAnxiousBean
      @SamiTheAnxiousBean Před rokem +62

      MsPaint has a large community of artists still using it!
      ...unfortunutely most mods for it are for the 7+ version of mspaint meanwhile I primarely use Mspaint Vista

    • @progect3548
      @progect3548 Před rokem +8

      layers would be very interesting for image editing
      where do i find it

    • @SpikeTaunt
      @SpikeTaunt Před rokem +9

      ​@@SamiTheAnxiousBean you what????

  • @BinglesP
    @BinglesP Před 6 měsíci +98

    When Elliot said "PiktoChart" I thought he said "Pictochat" and I legit didn't put it past him to make the graphic on a web-emulated Nintendo DS

  • @reisaki18
    @reisaki18 Před 10 měsíci +36

    bro really did a crime skipping KRITA 😂

  • @doctormo
    @doctormo Před rokem +1506

    A facinating comparison. Thanks for doing a dive on each program and also your kind words.
    - Inkscape developer
    (p.s. it's free because other people either volunteered their time or already paid for it to be made, and once made, it's available to everyone. I'm a Patreon funded dev these days)

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem +373

      thank you inkscape legend

    • @Magfish
      @Magfish Před rokem +56

      Thank you for your service

    • @N-methyl1phenylpropan-2-amine
      @N-methyl1phenylpropan-2-amine Před rokem +26

      Bro you're amazing

    • @ianmoore5502
      @ianmoore5502 Před rokem +48

      Just an absolute legend dropping by, inspiring us all, no big deal
      I feel like I just met a celebrity

    • @RogueRen
      @RogueRen Před rokem +42

      You are a fucking legend! Inkscape alone makes stuff like Linux viable for a graphic design workload

  • @Killysunt
    @Killysunt Před rokem +1818

    I don't even do graphic design, I just think your videos are creatively inspiring in general, it's easy to forget to just muck around with different stuff for fun

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem +226

      shoutout to all the designer brains of the world who don't actually design 😤😤

    • @ninjadev64
      @ninjadev64 Před rokem

      samee

    • @thevsis-
      @thevsis- Před rokem

      ​@@welliotlove ♡♡♡

    • @giovannibongiorno186
      @giovannibongiorno186 Před rokem

      You watch him as well?

    • @Kat21
      @Kat21 Před rokem

      yep i love this video seeing elliot explore a lot of different graphic design programs and showcasing what they have to offer

  • @ABlob
    @ABlob Před 10 měsíci +202

    I feel like Clip Studio Paint could technically also count as a design program. That has raster and vector stuff. And fun photoshop features. It's also an art program that a lot of artists use.

    • @tt4942
      @tt4942 Před 8 měsíci +10

      yeah i was waiting for clip studio!!

    • @mattwcheese2045
      @mattwcheese2045 Před 5 měsíci +5

      Clip studio Gang checking in!

    • @crowsak.
      @crowsak. Před 3 měsíci +7

      same with krita!

    • @abbyelectric
      @abbyelectric Před 2 měsíci +6

      Clip Studio is just Photoshop but better

    • @henriquebaptistadasilva2943
      @henriquebaptistadasilva2943 Před měsícem

      I was looking for this comment! Clip Studio Paint is goated even if I haven't used it in 3 years and use photoshop every day

  • @raphaelmorgan2307
    @raphaelmorgan2307 Před 2 měsíci +3

    if figma is being acquired by Adobe, it's almost definitely not staying free and I doubt it's even going to continue to exist. sounds like they're just trying to get rid of the competition

  • @GawxArt
    @GawxArt Před rokem +4228

    Lewis’s design is absolutely amazing

  • @anstheram
    @anstheram Před rokem +1585

    As a GIMP user, the way you described trying to use GIMP is esactly how I felt when my college forced me to use Photoshop. Also, good video.

    • @actuallydavide
      @actuallydavide Před 11 měsíci +143

      Don't be silly, GIMP users don't exist

    • @domesticcat1725
      @domesticcat1725 Před 11 měsíci +121

      ​@@actuallydavidei am entirely convinced my dad is the only GIMP user in the world

    • @dazrmorrison9558
      @dazrmorrison9558 Před 11 měsíci +1

      So this twin, is he technically competent? Your backstop. -- your mic needs a clean. Try sticky tape or suit brush. Looks like smegma or dandruff.

    • @tr7zw
      @tr7zw Před 11 měsíci +21

      This. Photoshop was hell to use for Uni.

    • @muriilouwu
      @muriilouwu Před 10 měsíci

      The shortkeys in gimp are so fcking stupid bro, i hate this program

  • @anog_jani
    @anog_jani Před 9 měsíci +19

    Inkscape really is almost flawless, it's amazing and is always evolving

  • @TheAnnyParker
    @TheAnnyParker Před 9 měsíci +15

    Oh my God the kid pix brought back so many memories! I used to spend hours on that program and then graduated to Gimp when I got older, because that's the software my friend showed me. I still use Gimp to make raster projects, and got inkscape for vector. Gimp is not very beginner friendly, but once you get used to it, it's a dream. Especially with it being open source, it means you can download, and make, plug-ins and it becomes almost as useful as base photoshop

    • @Luka1180
      @Luka1180 Před 5 měsíci

      I am glad at least one other person agree that GIMP is not user-friendly. It is so counter-intuitive, I don't understand why they haven't changed it. And this is not even from a Photoshop-first perspective. I started with GIMP. Once I found Krita, I couldn't help but actually feel that GIMP was just trash and garbage lol. (sorry if this hurt anyone's feelings).

    • @pearlimagines1040
      @pearlimagines1040 Před 27 dny

      Omg same. Seeing Kid pix brought back memories I did not know I had lol

  • @foofielocou8052
    @foofielocou8052 Před rokem +1399

    a little sad Krita wasn't included in this. I've been using it for about 4 years now and each new update through the years has only been improving the experience. It's also also open source which adds a lot of points in my book.

    • @solonovamax
      @solonovamax Před rokem +67

      open source pog

    • @rainbowrotcod
      @rainbowrotcod Před rokem +73

      I use krita for drawing 🤗

    • @solonovamax
      @solonovamax Před rokem +47

      @@rainbowrotcod krita has some very good UX in my experience, though I'm not an artist (I'm a software dev), so take my opinion with a grain of salt
      and I've used it with a drawing tablet before, and I quite like its functionality. (also, I use opentabletdriver for the tablet driver, as it's open source & very customizeable)

    • @clairewagner5594
      @clairewagner5594 Před rokem +79

      I was shocked to not see it, it's pretty high up on the list of free design software

    • @AndyMandyBandy
      @AndyMandyBandy Před rokem +2

      Same :(

  • @aedegroot94
    @aedegroot94 Před 11 měsíci +1211

    As a music student I'm expected to make posters and program booklets for my concerts all the time. Canva is an absolute godsent.

  • @Aromantic_alien
    @Aromantic_alien Před 4 dny +2

    “This is the graphic designers graphic design…. What!?”
    I severely hope at least one person burst out laughing at 3:31am just like I did, with someone asleep in their room

  • @TheGabriel75011
    @TheGabriel75011 Před 9 měsíci +15

    Dude, everything in your video is so well done, that's crazy!
    From the cuts at the end of your sentences, to the format when you film yourself, to the color grading... Incredible man

  • @lucaso.8496
    @lucaso.8496 Před rokem +384

    The lenghts people will go with power point are amazing. I have a friend that does this crazy presentations for uni assignments where he literally animates in vector art made with the basic shapes, and it is good, like professors saying "this is the best presentation I have ever seen good"

    • @NterpriseCEO
      @NterpriseCEO Před rokem +23

      People have been programming operating systems in Powerpoint for years.

    • @Kat21
      @Kat21 Před rokem +2

      @@NterpriseCEO pptos reference 😱😱😱😱

    • @skysorcerer
      @skysorcerer Před rokem +11

      @@NterpriseCEO Yeah, the community's quite cool, I have been making a very advance one, and that has an AI assistant built into it as well.

    • @demitwice
      @demitwice Před rokem

      i love powerpoint so much, it has so many features and possibilities once you start exploring it properly

  • @DerMBen
    @DerMBen Před rokem +557

    16:57 My world has been shattered by the revelation that there are two of you. It's almost eerie how much you look AND sound alike.

  • @ARDIZsq
    @ARDIZsq Před 10 měsíci +12

    I used Photoshop all throughout high school, and I have to say that the best alternative I've used is Photopea. The slowness is only really a problem once you start getting into higher and higher resolution sizes or when you start using dozens and dozens of layers and unapplied effects. That or you have a low end computer. (Also combining Blender, Photopea, and Krita/IbisPaint X is just the best)

  • @uruwow8
    @uruwow8 Před 7 měsíci +23

    No Paint 3D?

  • @galaksen1699
    @galaksen1699 Před rokem +534

    So happy to see inkscape here! I learned Illustrator in highschool but I couldn't be bothered to go through the processing of "legally purchasing and obtaining the illustrator license" so I looked into free alternatives and inkscape was the one I chose. It does everything I could possibly need for my game dev purposes, and its an all around fantastic program!

    • @gazizabdulmenov5574
      @gazizabdulmenov5574 Před rokem +8

      Yah and if only it had CMYK implied, it would kill Illustrator.

    • @doctormo
      @doctormo Před rokem +35

      @@gazizabdulmenov5574 Working on it... you can make cmyk svg files, but for most people that's pretty pointless. The problem is /exporting/ to cmyk pdf files. Though at least with 1.3 you can /import/ cmyk pdf files now.

    • @tinalisapattern
      @tinalisapattern Před rokem +6

      @@doctormo You rock Martin 😘Did I ever mention, how much I hate Illustrator and having to use it? 😛

    • @tourmaline9647
      @tourmaline9647 Před rokem +8

      I pirated all my Adobe programs for school. Surprisingly easy.

    • @systemofadean
      @systemofadean Před rokem +1

      ​@@tourmaline9647 oo, how do i do it? i dont wanna risk any viruses!

  • @Yoda-iu8wl
    @Yoda-iu8wl Před rokem +563

    I wonder how many people noticed the little detail that every program's logo was in the colour of the bucket where it belonged
    Nice video!

  • @dharshiniiyer9925
    @dharshiniiyer9925 Před 9 měsíci +13

    man i love your style of editing. i also think your script was very well curated, your jokes landed well and I enjoyed the video thoroughly. First video of yours I am seeing and I absolutely loved it!

  • @TheWeen344
    @TheWeen344 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Im a game dev hobbyist and I was always worried about vector art for icons, but I looked into it and got inkscape and its so easy to pick up. And utterly perfect for any sort of UI you want. I made a health bar and some status effect icons (fire and poison) and im so happy with them. Saved me so much time.

  • @danakobitzky9306
    @danakobitzky9306 Před rokem +407

    You are so brave for this, I get a panic attack as soon as I open a new program

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem +85

      this vid took 2 months to make cos i could only film one program at a time... learning a new program is TOUGH

  • @Affinitybyserif
    @Affinitybyserif Před rokem +111

    Thanks for the shout-out Elliot - great video as usual 👌. Glad we can help you stay hydrated with those Iced Lattes for a bit longer too 😎.

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem +32

      affinity! in my comments!! this is cool isnt it :)

  • @MaryTheadoor
    @MaryTheadoor Před 2 měsíci +2

    I am a graphic designer and I use the Affinity suite because paying monthly for Adobe is insane, and I absolutely love affinity ❤

  • @swampflux
    @swampflux Před 9 měsíci +2

    Amazed and delighted you like Inkscape so much! I’ve been happy to struggle through its rough spots for the past 20 years or something and ohhhh man you neeed to try the new version that just came out. Layers got awesome. Performance BOOSTED with GPU. It went from “yay i like this” to Super Duper Professional Power House

  • @bubblebaath7840
    @bubblebaath7840 Před 11 měsíci +727

    I was at a careers conference once and adobe did a show, at the end they proposed a challenge for who could make the best poster in adobe apps, he specifically said “it has to be adobe, don’t go using canva or something” so naturally, I used canva, made a better poster than everyone, changed the metadata so he couldn’t tell and won the lil competition..

  • @KnapfordMaster98
    @KnapfordMaster98 Před 11 měsíci +740

    Can I just say the color on your talk-to-camera footage is amazing? That plus your designs feel straight out of a poster advertising Helvetica in the 60s and I love it.

    • @xx-ari-phoenix
      @xx-ari-phoenix Před 6 měsíci +8

      I love it as well, it gave me old Reader's Digest vibes,

  • @boahneelassmal
    @boahneelassmal Před 2 měsíci +2

    Blender, Inkscape and Krita...
    I was especially impressed by Krita. Focussed on painting digital art but damn it does it well.

  • @CrisEdmundson
    @CrisEdmundson Před 3 měsíci

    So happy to see someone's appreciation for inkscape! It's actually also open source just like gimp, and so is blender :)
    Also delighted to see you approve of PowerPoint, that was my first graphic design software and I enjoyed it tremendously as a kid 😌 amazing for goofy animations of dragons I used to love making by duplicating and then modifying slides, and infographics I needed to make for school project

  • @snoxwashere
    @snoxwashere Před rokem +470

    As someone who uses Gimp, it's very powerful, just not for a lot of graphic design applications. It's more tuned for photo editing and image manipulation, and so I usually supplement it with Inkscape for those weak spots.

    • @scharkonline
      @scharkonline Před rokem +59

      Remember reading online somewhere that "Gimp is just as powerful as Photoshop, you just need to navigate an extra 4 menus to get it to do anything you want" and while clearly hyperbole, I think it describes the workflow pretty well
      That being said, as a Linux-loving CS major that was only a course or two away from a GD minor, I love Gimp to death and couldn't imagine using anything else

    • @JanNeumann
      @JanNeumann Před rokem +1

      Yes!! Fully agree

    • @vascanj
      @vascanj Před rokem +3

      Gimp is the best software IMO. And I use Gimp plus Inkscape for my design workflow. Such amazing pieces of software! And they play so nicely with each other, plus their UIs are so user intuitive.
      And the other great part about Gimp is the ability to add plugins made by users of the program. It’s incredible in that regard.

    • @vascanj
      @vascanj Před rokem

      Like i use G’Mic pretty regularly.

    • @JanNeumann
      @JanNeumann Před rokem +8

      @@vascanj I'd argue gimp isn't particularly user intuitive. In fact, I'd say user intuitivity (or lack thereof) is its main drawback, otherwise people would know how capable it actually is, but I think the UI stops them 😄

  • @yukitteru
    @yukitteru Před rokem +439

    another excellent video Lewis!! so nice of you to invite your brother Elliot to make a poster he did a wonderful job 👍

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem +51

      thank you! - Lewis

    • @unconcernedsalad2
      @unconcernedsalad2 Před rokem +17

      i saw this comment before watching the video and thought it was a bit. the jumpscare of this comment miraculously coming to life was terrifying. also hi lewis

  • @maidenofiron1573
    @maidenofiron1573 Před 5 dny

    seconding the love for inkscape! I was pretty much exclusively taught illustrator in school, not photoshop, and since it was only on the school computers I needed something similar for home, and it's never let me down! it IS 100% free (or at least it was the last time I downloaded it), but it DOES crash fairly often, so you either need to be saving frequently or make sure you put autosave on - but frankly, the crashing frequently may be a /me/ problem, as in my laptop, not an inkscape problem. truly cannot recommend it enough!

  • @jaxsjpg3225
    @jaxsjpg3225 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I was a social media manager for a student led conference and canva was so useful. I’m not a graphic designer, I’m barely good at social media but I was doing the work for free because I was passionate about the conference. Canva was fast and also fun, I could do animations super simply, import for different social media sites etc. Highly recommend !

  • @mirnder
    @mirnder Před rokem +343

    Elliot. Fucking. Killed it. KILLED IT. Loved this concept and the script & editing genuinely made me laugh so many times while watching. GG boss.

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem +13

      THANK YOU MIRNDER 🫡🫡🫡

    • @DigitalBrooke
      @DigitalBrooke Před rokem

      Legit I died from the humor. Epic video.

  • @leightonwood4066
    @leightonwood4066 Před rokem +242

    Okay elliot, I have to say, I have been watching you for only a few short months, but what you managed to pull off in this video is nothing short of genius. The topic, editing, soundtrack, design, comedy, and charisma you showcased here made this content next level. you're doing a great job, looking forward to more!

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem +9

      LEGEND! too sweet 🥹🥹 thank you for mentioning the soundtrack i am v proud of the music in this one (i didn't make the music but curated it i now realise this sounds like i made the music)

    • @CoolScratcher
      @CoolScratcher Před rokem +2

      also the grading in the commentary parts is so good

  • @tessas02
    @tessas02 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I have zero experience in graphic design, and adobe's price always made it something I never even considered, so it's really good to know there are actually some alternatives!

  • @Smellb
    @Smellb Před 2 měsíci +1

    LOVE Affinity. I’m so used to Affinity now that I’ve forgotten so much of Adobe

  • @Frenchaboo
    @Frenchaboo Před 11 měsíci +167

    The assets you showed in Publisher and the fact you said it hasn't been updated in 10 years has me convinced this is what they use to make the majority of textbooks and exams.

    • @paulwebbiweb
      @paulwebbiweb Před 7 měsíci +9

      I think 20 or even 25 years is more like it. They gave it the ribbon interface at some point after 2000 and that's about it. Microsoft has forgotten this program exists. It has bugs that it's had all that time. It can't even manage bleeds and printer's marks. They never put it on Mac, which is inconvenient, too. I suspect that one day they'll remember it - and kill it. A big shame - it could be good.

  • @WolfiiDog13
    @WolfiiDog13 Před rokem +201

    My favorite one is Krita, it's a wonderful FOSS app made by the KDE community, and as much as I love Gimp too, Krita is just so much better nowdays

    • @BeansproutPost
      @BeansproutPost Před rokem +13

      I went from Photoshop to Paint Tool SAI to FireAlpaca to Krita. While I do miss some of the comic features of FireAlpaca, Krita is overall just an amazing drawing program, and I haven't gone back.

    • @LegitGuy45
      @LegitGuy45 Před rokem +8

      It’s basically a free Adobe Photoshop with a different UI but just as capable if not more.

    • @gray_ggk
      @gray_ggk Před rokem +9

      I use Krita for all of my digital art needs. Not a graphic designer, though.

    • @SuperNerd57
      @SuperNerd57 Před rokem +1

      Not a graphic designer but I love all things art/design in general and pretty much as soon as Adobe went subscription based, I switched to Gimp, then Clip Studio Paint (otiginally MangaStudio). I actually like a lot of things about Clip Studio Paint better than I liked Photoshop, although it is slightly more limited in the graphic design department in my opinion.

    • @yokowasis
      @yokowasis Před rokem +1

      Even better, it has full desktop version ported to mobile.

  • @ToonCute1
    @ToonCute1 Před 6 měsíci

    you're an amazing designer that's why all the posters look awesome but it was great to see you trying so much give us a lot of peple perspectives and stuff great video

  • @HazelTheCat276
    @HazelTheCat276 Před 6 dny

    I know this isn’t meant to be an ad for graphic design programs, but I’m considering going into graphic design, and this video was great for giving insight into different programs!

  • @cadian101st
    @cadian101st Před rokem +178

    Inkscape had a major glow up some years ago. I remember being completely lost with it one time, decided to come back and it was almost like a completely different program

    • @DinoSword1
      @DinoSword1 Před 9 měsíci +10

      And now here we are with its biggest update a few weeks ago. I can relate here since my entire hobby is based around graphic design with Inkscape. Before then, it used to be so laggy and buggy but I’m so happy that it got a huge performance boost. I love using it cause of the simplicity of the app and how it enables me to create so much with its pallets of features, like filters and path effects.

    • @andyboi7065
      @andyboi7065 Před 9 měsíci

      logos by nick😭

    • @Stratelier
      @Stratelier Před 7 měsíci

      Inkscape really makes one hell of a good first impression -- it feels like their core team has a decidedly better understanding of UI/UX (and especially on Windows) than the GIMP team does.

    • @allywilkeforsenate
      @allywilkeforsenate Před 7 měsíci

      It does not work no matter how many tutorials I watch in it.I am using windows 11 latest update.I tried it several times.uninstall and re install it is Fooking garbage.

  • @rmb6037
    @rmb6037 Před rokem +134

    This is my first time learning you exist and I'm impressed! As a longtime Inkscape user, though, I want to tell you it does have one downside: You can't have multiple pages/artboards. That was what caused me to eventually switch to Affinity. I needed to make multi page PDFs.

    • @umpoucodetudoealgumacoisa
      @umpoucodetudoealgumacoisa Před rokem +26

      They implemented it in the last update!!! I've been having a lot of fun creating multi page designs in Inkscape :D

    • @AdamBelis
      @AdamBelis Před rokem +4

      Multi Pages feature was added year ago

    • @stephanief5794
      @stephanief5794 Před rokem

      i’m not on graphic design, but i have used inkscape a few times. i can’t figure out how to do a damn thing with it lol. it’s inscrutable

    • @aussiepics4633
      @aussiepics4633 Před rokem

      Upgrade my friend. Bottom icon on the tool pallete is 'pages'.

    • @AdamBelis
      @AdamBelis Před rokem +2

      @@stephanief5794 hmm I would be interested see what exact did you struggled with. (I contirnute to inkscape ux design sometimes)

  • @alexlowe2054
    @alexlowe2054 Před 25 dny

    As someone that once taught college students how to create physics lab graphs in Excel, the Excel design is perfect.

  • @catficentral760
    @catficentral760 Před 26 dny

    Everything is so refined and well-though out… and the family cameos is always really fun to watch.

  • @AntonLejon
    @AntonLejon Před rokem +42

    I think what this shows more than anything is that the really hard part of design is to actually come up with a good design.

  • @bensmith3028
    @bensmith3028 Před rokem +98

    Can’t remember the last time I was as impressed with a video than this lmao, was fully expecting it to have 1m+ views

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem +10

      we are only a day and a half into the life of this video WHO KNOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN

    • @goingsillymode
      @goingsillymode Před rokem

      not yet!! theres still time

  • @KellyVanFossen
    @KellyVanFossen Před 9 měsíci

    I stumbled across your channel today and I'm actually obsessed. SUCH GOOD CONTENT AND SUCH GOOD VIBES.

  • @theblackdaria_
    @theblackdaria_ Před 2 měsíci +1

    I just discovered your channel via the dune designs video and this feels like old school CZcams, a warm hug. Subscribed. 🫂

  • @Robbity
    @Robbity Před rokem +10

    I love the censor that didn’t cover the word. It’s like you edited it in Blender! 9:41

  • @jordy2211221
    @jordy2211221 Před rokem +72

    This vid was recommended to me by YT, your sense of humour and comedic timing is hilarious and the style of video makes time fly by, instant sub and am inspired to get back into graphic design!!

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem +3

      thank you jordy 🥹🥹

  • @julzz77
    @julzz77 Před měsícem

    i changed from illustrator to inkscape two years ago. i'm never going back, i'm OBSESSED

  • @Savert616
    @Savert616 Před 8 měsíci +4

    I definitely like using capcut to make my designs, it's easy and offers different things (because it's a video editor), and because of this peculiarity, great and different things come out

  • @thelegend2776
    @thelegend2776 Před 11 měsíci +39

    I have been unironically using powerpoint as my main design tool for the last 6 years. It is criminally underrated.

    • @syarifahmardhiah5103
      @syarifahmardhiah5103 Před 10 měsíci

      But when I downloaded it, the quality is not as good as Photoshop/ Illustrator/ Canva - as far as I experienced

    • @thelegend2776
      @thelegend2776 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@syarifahmardhiah5103 you've got to change it through some files in your computer. Look up a tutorial on how to export images with high quality from powerpoint and you'll find your solution.

    • @fredericapanon207
      @fredericapanon207 Před 3 měsíci

      Open source alternative would be LibreOffice Impress.

  • @Gaudy_Nautica
    @Gaudy_Nautica Před rokem +250

    Omg you didn’t mention procreate!! As an avid user of photoshop and illustrator but also being a tattoo artist, procreate is the industry standard. Has most of the functionality of photoshop but even better in some ways. Particularly for art making. So incredibly intuitive and responsive on the ipad ❤

    • @riverAmazonNZ
      @riverAmazonNZ Před 11 měsíci +8

      Love Procreate

    • @rollinontheboard
      @rollinontheboard Před 11 měsíci +3

      can you use it to make copies...
      of yourself

    • @funallday6033
      @funallday6033 Před 9 měsíci +39

      Yeah, but procreate is more of a digital art app then an app for graphic design, and I believe it’s only on mobile :)

    • @funallday6033
      @funallday6033 Před 9 měsíci +2

      but I do love procreate it’s very useful 👍

    • @Gaudy_Nautica
      @Gaudy_Nautica Před 9 měsíci +8

      @@funallday6033 yeah it is for ipad but he didn’t specify. He was using some crazy stuff. And I definitely use procreate for some graphic design. Particularly what he was doing. Would have been perfect in this video and its just soooo good!!

  • @Laserpuls1
    @Laserpuls1 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I love that nowadays i get quality videos like these recommended to me.

  • @cornqq
    @cornqq Před 8 měsíci

    this is the best quality vid i’ve seen today, so fun and goofy and silly just so enjoyable. will be subscribing and tuning in for more

  • @TheSweetestCocoa
    @TheSweetestCocoa Před rokem +90

    Some really cool features of Canva that people may not know. My favorite is you can upload custom fonts either ones you made or bought. Canva actually has a new drawing tool to make art in the app but it’s new and a bit glitchy but I feel in the coming updates they may also Intergrated vector drawing. All programs are tools and I use a mix of many different programs. My favorite are procreate and Canva. I can easily make my custom illustrations in procreate remove background, send straight to canva and my work flow is so seamless and all on my iPad. I tried a lot of the adobe suite but with my slow computer it’s honestly just a waste of time the programs just crash soo much, maybe I like too many layers.

    • @unanec
      @unanec Před 11 měsíci

      not to be mean but every single app that features text edit allows font importation, every app in the video can do that. You can also do it in word, writer or whatever you use to make cool designs or give extra personality to your work.
      If you have a slow computer you may like the veteran combo inskape+gimp

    • @TheSweetestCocoa
      @TheSweetestCocoa Před 11 měsíci

      @@unanec thanks I guess but I really love the combo of Procreate and Canva. As I said stated I mainly use my iPad for designing.

  • @fuzai_koi
    @fuzai_koi Před rokem +77

    I really like using CSP. It's mostly used for making comics, it works a lot like photoshop, but they have vector layers. The vector layers act like raster layers which is pretty cool.

    • @iamduck98
      @iamduck98 Před rokem +11

      True! CSP is amazing for artists, the layers, lineart and colouring is just so smooth but I can see why it's a bit meh for designers. Manipulating photos can be tricky/ bit of a nuisance sometimes.

  • @3APNHA
    @3APNHA Před 24 dny +1

    1:01 it was just a flash but that title page was so nice I had to go back and pause it

  • @idk-what-im-doing
    @idk-what-im-doing Před 7 měsíci

    Your aesthetic reminds me of a local, cozy 80’s Colorado ski lodge and I love it

  • @halfsine
    @halfsine Před rokem +235

    gimp is definitely one of the best photoshop alternatives. It's very intimidating at first, but once you get used to it, you can basically do (mostly) everything that other photo editors/design programs can do

    • @CyberCommercialBroadcasting
      @CyberCommercialBroadcasting Před rokem +19

      The real problem is the software is pretty dormant on development instead of Inkscape.

    • @spectaclesociety
      @spectaclesociety Před 10 měsíci +9

      did you tried Krita?

    • @texanarchy666
      @texanarchy666 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Paint net is better

    • @sebastiannettles9076
      @sebastiannettles9076 Před 9 měsíci +9

      @@spectaclesocietyi use a mix of krita and gimp, krita is better for making original images and photo manipulation + drawing + logos and gimp is good for putting all the objects into a final design.

    • @thezipcreator
      @thezipcreator Před 8 měsíci

      @@CyberCommercialBroadcasting there's tons of community-made plugins tho, which should cover basically any need you have

  • @MaryArts
    @MaryArts Před 11 měsíci +96

    Note to myself:
    Blender is still just mindblowing
    And Inkscape and Figma are appearantly a need

    • @adeniranbalthazar5700
      @adeniranbalthazar5700 Před 9 měsíci +14

      Now Figma also has its open source alternative called penpot

    • @hilarybareiss4646
      @hilarybareiss4646 Před 3 měsíci +2

      I'm a design student currently and my professors consider Figma to be the industry standard for web-based design!

    • @fredericapanon207
      @fredericapanon207 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@hilarybareiss4646 I guess that's why Adobe wants to buy it: maintain their monopoly and take it from free to subscription-based. Like Broadcom has just done with the buy-once and free versions of VMware licenses. *Poof * gone now.

  • @knmonlinemedia
    @knmonlinemedia Před 2 měsíci

    I'm a game developer and had my start in graphic design. I began with MS Paint, then used Corel Draw and Corel Photopaint way back when during the mid 90s.Then I dabbled a bit using MS Publisher, but used Paint Shop Pro regularly, then PaintNet, Inkscape, and Serif (later became Affinity). I use PaintNet the most since I'm used to it and has a lot of plugins I like. When I break out my more robust programming laptop, I use Affinity. Cool video!

  • @dillenbata
    @dillenbata Před 5 měsíci

    Love the video. Just side note about Blender. It also has a 2D aspect called Grease pencil. Definitely something to look into for combining 3D and 2D graphics design.

  • @approxahmed
    @approxahmed Před rokem +20

    I was thinking to myself "I don't think he'll have Inkscape, it's not that well know" but to my surprise it actually made it in!
    And yes Inkscape is free, its the same as gimp in that they're both free and open source!
    Honestly I'm not that good at it and there's a lot of features I'm not aware of, but it's nice to work with every now and then. I wish more people got to know of its existence. Thank you for having it in the video!!

    • @yokowasis
      @yokowasis Před rokem +2

      how is it not well known ? it literally the only free desktop based vector designer.

    • @SebastianOliva
      @SebastianOliva Před 9 měsíci

      i would have written this comment but im more than happy you did. agree 100%. consider making a series on open source, e.g. using linux; just bear in mind the nature of free/open source software :)

  • @ruusunpuna7749
    @ruusunpuna7749 Před rokem +37

    For a design communication course I need to consume 22 hours of graphic design content, thanks for helping me pass a class!

  • @adeadgirl13
    @adeadgirl13 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Blender is the one ring to rule them all. People just haven't realized it yet.

  • @playerlala5673
    @playerlala5673 Před 9 měsíci

    Inkscape is honestly great. No pitfalls to come, actually open source and really solid. I've used and loved it for years.

  • @CoffeeEmblem
    @CoffeeEmblem Před rokem +69

    I’ve been using Affinity products for about 4 years now and honestly, they’re near to perfect. My only gripe is that if you are collaborating with people who use photoshop, then good luck properly importing pad files into affinity cause adobe hates other programs lol

    • @SuckItDown
      @SuckItDown Před 9 měsíci +2

      I just save everything in pdf and let them be.

    • @CoffeeEmblem
      @CoffeeEmblem Před 9 měsíci +4

      @@SuckItDown that… sounds like a good idea. Thanks for letting me know!

    • @ellesper
      @ellesper Před 9 měsíci +2

      I love the Affinity suite so much, it’s the best

  • @lajawi.
    @lajawi. Před rokem +30

    You know Blender has a 2D startup file as well, letting you design 2D things far more easily? Its main tool is Grease pencil, but 3D objects can still be used.

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem +31

      yes but then i'd have to put it in the adobe bucket and not the silly bucket

    • @SpaceManRD
      @SpaceManRD Před rokem +2

      Yes, but not a good one.

  • @ari8417
    @ari8417 Před 8 měsíci

    I was in the graphic design club for like 3 years in secondary school and we only had gimp to make the schools posters and I remember the pain of it all so well

  • @bigrocks4711
    @bigrocks4711 Před 2 měsíci

    Haven't used a design program in 8 years, need to use one today. Found your video.... loved it, helped a lot. And I do get the reference on the Skybus from Tullamarine

  • @whynotanyting
    @whynotanyting Před rokem +32

    The frustrating part of this is that you clearly have experience in photoshop, so it's hard to fairly compare the different programs given your proficiency. However, free is always better in my books.

  • @odc7779
    @odc7779 Před rokem +36

    I've been using Affinity Desinger/ Photo for over two years now (creating new free trial accounts every month) and as an individual who can't afford any of the Adobe products I'm more than satisfied with all of it's functions.
    It is pretty much noticable that Affinity itself is a work in progress meaning that many features aren't fully fleshed out or optimized ( the gradient tool for example is absolutely horrible since you cant make it follow a path ) but that wouldn't stop me from recommending it to other designers new or experienced.

    • @joaquincollet4291
      @joaquincollet4291 Před rokem

      Just pirate the programs lol

    • @soulfulsunflower4328
      @soulfulsunflower4328 Před rokem +11

      Pirate Adobe, support Affinity - they're the underdog man, c'mon. Their one-time payment is a steal anyways.

    • @sayitasis8326
      @sayitasis8326 Před rokem

      I can I pirate adobe I’ve been searching and can’t find anything worth it’s salt.

  • @Natalia-cp3ov
    @Natalia-cp3ov Před 10 měsíci

    would be coool if you made a video of resources for learning graphic design like maybe books or podcasts or idk, I really love your work and I wonder where do you get your inspiration from

  • @bjyxszd2109
    @bjyxszd2109 Před 7 měsíci

    You're a good speaker. Ur videos are never boring... I'm gonna subscribe u bro!

  • @ladyoftheunderground7030
    @ladyoftheunderground7030 Před rokem +49

    i will defend inkscape with my life. it is my mother my father my child my husband my wife my everything. could not recommend it more

    • @tinalisapattern
      @tinalisapattern Před rokem +1

      Same here. Inkscape gave me a future and enabled me. I owe so much to this program 😍

  • @familiar_foes
    @familiar_foes Před rokem +29

    So so happy to see the love for inkscape! I’ve been an inkscape user for over 3 years now and have built my design business on it. It’s amazing and I’ve not even scraped the surface on its capabilities.
    Actually I’ve never used a single Adobe product and I make a full time income designing. Loved the video, you’ve got a sub from me!

    • @tinalisapattern
      @tinalisapattern Před rokem +1

      I do 95% of my work in inkscape (designing and grading sewing patterns and illustrations for the sewing instructions) I only use Illustrator, because I need to eport layered PDF, which Inkscape is not capable of yet. I hate every minute, I have to use AI and every penny I have to spend on it. I am biting my nails, until Martin Owens and other developers finaly get to implementing export layered PDF too.

  • @stefanslater8342
    @stefanslater8342 Před měsícem

    I love Inkscape, I teach graphic design at high school and we use it, it’s constantly getting updates and constantly getting better and better
    A lot of schools use affinity but they almost force you into getting the full suite with features spread across all their programs, ink scape has a does a lot

  • @pancake2700
    @pancake2700 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The WYSIWYG reference is so funny to me cuz the ONLY context I have for it is that my mom remembers it from when PCs were like first being introduced to the masses and she was learning how to use them in her engineering statistics job, and she now half-jokingly uses it any time stuff prints weird. So it certainly could be American, but like. From the 90s lmao

    • @fredericapanon207
      @fredericapanon207 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I remember when word processing programs were NOT WYSIWYG. It was a big thing when WordPerfect introduced a WYSIWYG view of your document.

  • @lindanimazibuko7687
    @lindanimazibuko7687 Před rokem +3

    20:44 bro really put minecraft as a design tool

  • @iannn_n
    @iannn_n Před rokem +12

    living in a canva paradise~ LIFE CHANGING INTERLUDE

    • @serpentjade_
      @serpentjade_ Před rokem

      me using word to do design for school projects

    • @welliot
      @welliot  Před rokem

      can highly recommend everyone to check out the full thing it is amazing

  • @strawberrywonderland
    @strawberrywonderland Před měsícem

    I saw one video of you and i understand your whole content, chaotically(but informational) good chaos.

  • @Gustoberg
    @Gustoberg Před 10 měsíci

    I just began entering the online design world (I can't afford animation uni at another state, so design it is!) and I began using inkscape, and even tho I've never used any other design software, you can FEEL inkscape's awesomeness

  • @meinona9947
    @meinona9947 Před 11 měsíci +47

    If you get the full affinity suite, they combine into one program when using publisher which is amazing cause it means master pages for photo and designer as well!

  • @origummy_mask6489
    @origummy_mask6489 Před rokem +40

    I use photopea at work because the tech guy keeps forgetting to install photoshop and I'm not allowed to do it myself and it works so great besides the slowness. Happy to see it included! Also, awesome designs, Elliot :)

  • @mokster5
    @mokster5 Před 2 měsíci

    well i'm definitely feeling validated after spending two days making a gimp graphic with agonizing slowness where i have to look up a tutorial for every single action i take

  • @deadpoolnerd
    @deadpoolnerd Před 3 měsíci

    I so understood that notion of it being hard to try a new app when you're so used to one. I was the opposite I was dead set on illustrator for projects I probably could've used photoshop for and made my life so much easier. But gradually using other apps dabbing your feet in the waters gets you used to it.

  • @boop9541
    @boop9541 Před rokem +14

    I’m so happy you loved Inkscape. I was introduced to it by the keycap designing community and has been loving it ever since. Don’t have to pay a dime for that amazing tool.

  • @synthetic_animal
    @synthetic_animal Před rokem +23

    Had war flashbacks to my childhood "computers" class when you brought up KidPix...
    I really appreciate all the effort and research you put in for this video! I've been meaning to try out some of the cheaper / free alternatives to Adobe software for a while, so this is just inspiring me more.
    Thanks Elliot!!

  • @TheGabriel75011
    @TheGabriel75011 Před 9 měsíci

    Bro, this is the first video I've seen of you and it was amazing
    The touch of humor you bring to it really adds something to the video that makes me stay and enjoy it, the editing is great too
    I gonna try KidPix