I think that as a photo editor, GIMP is the best option for open source. But as a print designer the lack of being able to work in CMYK and 1 bit images is a big problem.
Fortunately Krita does the CMYK thing extremely well, but it also lacks the ability to handle 1 bit images.
Wondering if anyone out there has discovered a lesser known open source app that works with 1 bit images well? Maybe something made for old school pixel art?
It seems strange to me, since even a more modern format like png supports 1 bit.
Maybe for 1 bit images on GIMP you could try setting the image mode to indexed and then generate a palette with just two colors. GIMP can also apply dithering if you want
Thank you!! That is exactly what I was looking for.
That is a big help. I was stuck on the idea that that option wasn’t available when making a new doc and didn’t think to look under the change mode menu.
I think that as a photo editor, GIMP is the best option for open source. But as a print designer the lack of being able to work in CMYK and 1 bit images is a big problem.
Fortunately Krita does the CMYK thing extremely well, but it also lacks the ability to handle 1 bit images.
Wondering if anyone out there has discovered a lesser known open source app that works with 1 bit images well? Maybe something made for old school pixel art?
It seems strange to me, since even a more modern format like png supports 1 bit.
Maybe for 1 bit images on GIMP you could try setting the image mode to indexed and then generate a palette with just two colors. GIMP can also apply dithering if you want
Thank you!! That is exactly what I was looking for.
That is a big help. I was stuck on the idea that that option wasn’t available when making a new doc and didn’t think to look under the change mode menu.