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    Krita

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AKrita is a professional free and open source painting program, available under the GPLv3 license. An art tool, it aims to support users with: -concept art -texture and matte painters -illustrations and comicsN/A

    Topaz Gigapixel AI

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ATopaz Labs in Addison offers Gigapixel AI, a photo editing and enhancement application.N/A
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    KritaTopaz Gigapixel AI
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    KritaTopaz Gigapixel AI
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    KritaTopaz Gigapixel AI
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    User Testimonials
    KritaTopaz Gigapixel AI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    Krita is well suited for digital painting and drawing. It has a wide variety of brushes and tools that allow for a lot of flexibility and control when creating artwork. Krita is also good for creating textures and patterns. It has a wide variety of filters that can be applied to images to create interesting effects. Krita is also good for retouching photos and for creating digital illustrations.
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    Topaz Labs
    If you have high resolution images, it does a remarkably good job at resizing and resampling. It has to have something to work with, so I recommend it only be used on good quality images. On four to five megapixel images, I don't think it works as well as on my 20+ megapixel photos.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • A wide variety of brushes
    • A lot of customizations, for making a lot of textures and effects
    • A number of filters and tools you can easy use
    • Free
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    Topaz Labs
    • Upscale images for incredibly well
    • Cleverly fills in lost detail
    • There’s some control or you can also have it fully automated
    • Quick to use
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • The brushes could be made more realistic and responsive
    • The user interface is not always intuitive, and it can be difficult to find the tools you need
    • The software can be quite resource-intensive, and it can sometimes be slow to respond to input
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    Topaz Labs
    • Currently, it doesn't support RAW images. I'd like to see that.
    • It can be slow on older systems. I recommend newer hardware.
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
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    Topaz Labs
    Topaz always responds to my questions in a few hours or a day at most. They've been able to explain their answers and give detail I needed to complete my work. Their instructions are quite clear and easy to use. I haven't had to reference any third-party support sources to get answers.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    I will not compare it with Adobe of Affinity Photo. This is more for photo editing and is a paid tool. The better comparison would be PaintTool SAI (still a paid one.) Krita and PaintTool SAI are both digital painting applications. Krita is free and open source, while PaintTool SAI is a paid application. Both applications have their strengths and weaknesses. Krita has a wide variety of features, including support for layers, filters, and brushes. It also has a wide selection of brush presets, and users can create their brushes. Krita is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. PaintTool SAI is a simpler application with fewer features than Krita. It does not support layers or filters and has a more limited selection of brushes. However, it is faster and more lightweight than Krita. PaintTool SAI is available only for Windows. So even for a free tool, Krita would win in my book.
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    Topaz Labs
    Since they aren't direct competitors I don't expect PaintShop to hold up to a specialized piece of software. PaintShop allows you to resize but it's not intended to resample as well as Gigapixel AI.
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Its low cost and wide range of features make it an excellent value for the money.
    • Its ease of use means that even non-artists can produce high-quality art assets. This has saved me time and money in producing assets for my games, resulting in a higher return on investment.
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    Topaz Labs
    • Saved time and money when clients have a limited budget for imagery and supply their own images for use
    • Saves time in choosing alternative images especially if there’s a perfect one to use but the resolution is sufficiently high enough
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