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I love what blender has done with the interface.

It's like the exact opposite of Inkscape, which gets worse by every release. It no longer looks like incompetency, at this level I suspect sabotage by a competitor...

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And GIMP.

I use GIMP and Inkscape with some regularily. I wonder if I should be using Blender.... it seems way better but also does so much more.

Does it replace much of GIMP/Inkscape functionality, or is it mostly just for 3d and animation?

I'll second Krita - it has amazing functionality for both vector and raster editing, and mixing the two in the same document. Haven't looked back since I switched from GIMP.

it can replace gimp but it's not made for it. I'm not sure about how much the new grease pencil adds for photo editing though.

Yeah well I don't just use GIMP for photos, but as a general-purpose 2d paint program. Any time I need a graphic on a web page or post or what have you.

Krita is worth looking at for this sort of use case

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