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      Subpath
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      Cool. 👍

      Not that I begrudge anyone anything.
      But I don't get those 5 stars for Affinity Designer.

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        Boldline @Subpath
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        @Subpath said in Vectorstyler made the list of top alternatives to Illustrator:

        But I don't get those 5 stars for Affinity Designer.

        I agree with you. they seem biased toward the cheaper cost and the fact that it can also be used on an ipad as more important than paying twice the price for VS and getting ten times the tools and features lol

        The silver lining here for me is that VS is finally starting to crack mainstream conversations and will get notice and hopefully adoption by users

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          Subpath @Boldline
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          @Boldline said in Vectorstyler made the list of top alternatives to Illustrator:

          The silver lining here for me is that VS is finally starting to crack mainstream conversations and will get notice and hopefully adoption by users

          i see this Point like you.
          so, well done !

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            gotanidea @Boldline
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            @Boldline Do you have any suggestion for Photoshop alternative?

            I have been using GIMP and its roadmap looks great, but I believe it will take years before it reaches v3.2. I have been thinking to buy Affinity software, since it's currently on sale, but I wonder whether there is a better option to Affinity Photo or not

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              Subpath @gotanidea
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              @gotanidea

              @Bones, mentioned some time ago "Photoline" as an alternative,
              is in the 59,- Euro price range and very feature rich

              also made by one developer, a german guy
              Here the website
              https://www.pl32.com/

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                gotanidea @Subpath
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                @Subpath Thanks. Does it have non-destructive editing, multiple layer editing and action recording?

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                  Subpath @gotanidea
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                  @gotanidea said in Vectorstyler made the list of top alternatives to Illustrator:

                  @Subpath Thanks. Does it have non-destructive editing, multiple layer editing and action recording?

                  dont own a copy my self, but you can ask
                  in the PL Forum
                  or download the Demo

                  photoline
                  non-destructive editing
                  seems yes, see this Review here
                  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/photoshop-alternative-youve-probably-never-heard-phillip-whitt

                  multiple layer editing
                  dont know, but you could ask
                  in PL Forum

                  action recording?
                  seems yes, also Scripting

                  somewhat problematic seem to be tutorials,
                  since the program is not so widespread

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                    @gotanidea said in Vectorstyler made the list of top alternatives to Illustrator:

                    @Boldline Do you have any suggestion for Photoshop alternative?

                    I'm primarily a vector designer, but I use Clip Studio Paint for most of my illustrative needs and I've been exploring Krita. In terms of photo editing, Affinity Photo seems to be main alternative option to Photoshop at the moment.

                    This is why I keep hoping that after VS gets to a great place in a few years, @VectorStyler will still have the passion and drive and income to focus on "Pixelstyler" 😛

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                      gotanidea @Subpath
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                      @Subpath If it's not popular, I'm afraid it will get discontinued at some point

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                        gotanidea @Boldline
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                        @Boldline I also hope we'll see other products from VectorStyler's creator. Hopefully an alternative to Toon Boom Harmony and Adobe Animate ☺

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                          Subpath @gotanidea
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                          @gotanidea said in Vectorstyler made the list of top alternatives to Illustrator:

                          @Subpath If it's not popular, I'm afraid it will get discontinued at some point

                          Well, no one can see into the future and nothing exists forever.
                          If you look at the Photoline website, version 23.5 is the current version
                          and version 10 is from 2003, so the program has been around for a while.

                          At a price of 60,- Euro i wouldn't have big concerns as long as it had
                          the features I like ore need. By the way, I have a few graphics programs that are
                          no longer being developed, but still work well and I use them as long as possible.

                          But it's your choice, so do what you feel comfortable with.

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                            @gotanidea said in Vectorstyler made the list of top alternatives to Illustrator:

                            @Boldline I also hope we'll see other products from VectorStyler's creator. Hopefully an alternative to Toon Boom Harmony and Adobe Animate ☺

                            Perhaps we can find a way to clone @VectorStyler so he can work on all of these at the same time lol

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