Is Pixelmator an alternative to Photoshop?

Fredrik BixoFredrik Bixo Member Posts: 239
edited June 2012 in Art, Graphics, Music and Sound
Hello there,

I don't no if i should buy Pixelomator. Photoshop is no thing for me because it way to expensive. And Gimp is soo slow and laggy and have a ugly interface. Is there someone who tried pixelomator and know if you can do the basic stuff like writing make rectangles copy and paste etc? And is it more like iPhoto then Photoshop? :)

Answers

  • patapplepatapple Member Posts: 873
    i have both this app. at the begin it is more easy to use pixelmator and it is a good alternative of photoshop. at the moment i prefer photoshop because it is more professional and you can do more things. if you don't want to buy photohsop, you will be satisfied buying pixelmator from the mac app store :)
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    Pixelmator is great for the price. I believe I'm still on Pixelmator 1.something....It is a great tool, go for it.

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  • patapplepatapple Member Posts: 873
    ah i forgot, if you want you can try it here for 30 days: http://www.pixelmator.com/try/
  • Fredrik BixoFredrik Bixo Member Posts: 239
    @Braydon_SFX and @Patapple Thank you for the fast answer. I think I go for Pixelmator! :)
  • deadlightsdeadlights Member, PRO Posts: 235
    It's a shame Photoshop is so expensive, but it's well worth it IMHO. You don't have to upgrade every year, I used CS2 until just last year! Now I have CS4 and will probably keep that for some time to come. I find Photoshop/Illustrator invaluable.
  • Fredrik BixoFredrik Bixo Member Posts: 239
    @deadlights Yeah your probably right there but in fact you get free pixelmator updates from the mac Appstore. :)
  • deadlightsdeadlights Member, PRO Posts: 235
    @gameARN That's true, free updates are always a good thing lol. I would love to get a free update to CS5 or CS6 (fat chance!) :D
  • Fredrik BixoFredrik Bixo Member Posts: 239
    @patapple Testing it right now seems great
  • Fredrik BixoFredrik Bixo Member Posts: 239
    edited June 2012
    Wow the interface is awesome!

    Edit:
    @deadlights haha i don't think so ;)
  • lukey5227lukey5227 Member Posts: 111
    500 extra dollars to add 3d features and a little more? I use pixelmator and its fine for pretty much any kind of editing. A lot of stuff photoshop has that pixelmator doesn't can be simulated easily in pixelmator. I feel like pixelmator is WAY more worth your money.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    I wrote about Pixelmator here...
    http://photics.com/pixelmator-a-successful-alternative-to-adobe-photoshop

    Overall, I prefer Pixelmator over Photoshop. It's great for GameSalad development, which uses the RGBA color space.
  • MetzoPainoMetzoPaino Member Posts: 195
    Pixelmator is great, I much prefer it to Photoshop.

    Also, Pixelmator is currently half price.
  • DhondonDhondon Member Posts: 717
    I would recommend PhotoLine, available for both Mac and PC. 59 Euro.
    I've been using it for 4 years now. Fast and lost of features. No complaints.
  • Fredrik BixoFredrik Bixo Member Posts: 239
    edited June 2012
    Thank you everyone for your answers! :)

    When i was thinking about it, What is a GOOD alternative to illustrator? (I hate these x11 programs)
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