At that point you realize that what you really want is MS Paint from Windows 3.1
And yet they include a brush tool and a pencil tool - as far as I can recall, the brush tool responds to tablet pressure levels.
But _not even their own devs_ can't explain logically why a rectangle or a circle drawing tool is a no-no. And go forbid if you criticize that fact in front of them.
...while making shape-drawing tools an item in the roadmap? :)
> And go forbid if you criticize that fact in front of them.
Nothing will happen.
Unless prefer to offer vague suggestions by way of insults to work donated for free.
You can't even do this, gimp doesn't take donations or money for development.
https://www.gimp.org/donating/
You can subscribe to one developer's patreon, or buy an animated movie by another pair of developers. That's it, no contingencies allowed. And direct donations to the foundation cannot be spent on development efforts.
> Donations through GNOME Foundation can only be used for community needs (conferences, developer meetings, material renewal…).
Or a drawing program like Krita.
In my experience, Paint.NET walks a very fine line between "more complex than MS Paint" and "GIMP/Photoshop/Photopea levels of complexity". Great for altering screenshots and applying filters, but not as overwhelming as a dedicated artist's tool.
I'd say Pinta serves a purpose very similar to Paint.NET on Linux. It's it quite as polished as Paint.NET is, but it's still a good balance when KolourPaint is too simple and when GIMP is overkill.
But don't get me wrong. Krita is awesome and it's a better substitution to Photoshop than Gimp is.
I still haven't seen a truly-adequate replacement for that. Every time someone tries to create one, they begin with good intentions and end up with a bad Photoshop clone.
Also, you can just use the selection tool.