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[Neonivek]

I have a bamboo tablet and for the longest time I never EVER used it because regardless of the program I used they ALL use pressure sensitivity.

GIMP for example has pressure sensitivity that cannot be turned off.

Also one that smooths out lines as an option would also be helpful.

[Shook]

GIMP's pressure sensitivity CAN be turned off (at least in the version 2.6), it's just not the most obvious thing. There's a tiny expandable menu beneath brush size called "brush dynamics" or something, where you can check or uncheck various pressure and speed-related variances.



That thing, except in your language of choice. Photoshop CS5, if you have it, can also toggle pressure sensitivity with these two buttons:



Other than that, good ol' MS Paint doesn't do pressure sensitivity at all (in fact it doesn't do a lot other than placing pixels). It does not, however, have line smoothing, which is actually a fairly rare thing from what i know, since none of my graphics programs have such a feature.

[Knight of Fools]

Unless the Bamboo is very different from Wacom's other tablets, there should be a Customize button in the options along with a little graph that you can fiddle with. Just set it so that the pen is 100% sensitive, no matter how hard you push. You'll have to adjust the graph to be at the top all the way across.

If you just want it to be a temporary thing, check the Brush settings. I'm not sure about Gimp, but Photoshop has some options for pen pressure and brush size under Shape Dynamics.

[Neonivek]

Mmmmm

Now I have the job of getting Gimp to do what I want even though it has the MOST OBTUSE UI EVER CREATED!!!

I just want to have an image... Place an image UNDER that image...

then SCALE that image under that image.

And before you go "Just use resize" I have to go ERRRRRRR wrong.

I dislike when I feel like the "Program people will constantly shove down my throat to use" feels like it is often less useful then the one people considered "flawed and terrible".

No Layer display automatically Gimp? Why?

Wow... No clear line tool. I have to create a path and HOPE it works.

I literally have to read a tutorial to use every single feature of Gimp.

[freeformschooler]

It's not that hard once you learn it instead of complaining about it. I used it for a year on an old netbook and can still, today, recite many of the shortcuts and solutions to common quirks by heart. If ya still don't like it, either pay for/use a different program or learn to make it better

Paint tool sai is cheap. It's not a good graphics "editor" but a lot of tablet-using artists swear by it.

Also, you can delete individual vertices of a path. No need to wait until you've stroked it to change it.

[Hugehead]

I just want to have an image... Place an image UNDER that image...

Import the two images as layers, drag and drop them up or down on the layers view.

No Layer display automatically Gimp? Why?

Do you mean the layers tab on by default the right dockables window?

then SCALE that image under that image.

Right click the image you want to scale in the layers view on the right dockables window.

And before you go "Just use resize" I have to go ERRRRRRR wrong.

Select scale image under that right click dialog.

I literally have to read a tutorial to use every single feature of Gimp.

I'm a complete noob to GIMP myself and found those exactly where I expected them to be.

Wow... No clear line tool. I have to create a path and HOPE it works.

While this was harder to find, it's activated by holding shift and clicking the start and end points with any tool that works freehand, which I'm sure you'll agree is much more powerful than a specific line tool.

[Neonivek]

Select scale image under that right click dialog

I told you, WRONG!!!!

I found out why it was wrong though.

Do you mean the layers tab on by default the right dockables window?

Don't got that.

[Hugehead]

Select scale image under that right click dialog

I told you, WRONG!!!!

I think you have misunderstood me, I am referring to the right click option on the layers display, such that you get this dialog to popup with the exact option you're asking for.

Spoiler: Image (click to show/hide)

Do you mean the layers tab on by default the right dockables window?

Don't got that.

The dockables window itself or the layers display tab? If it's the first you may have accidentally hid it by pressing tab or moving it completely over the main window and alt tabbing, and if that's the case you can hide it and bring it back to the top by pressing tab twice. If you have the dockables window but don't have the layers viewer then you probably accidentally closed it, in which case you can go to Windows>Dockable Dialogs>Layers to bring it back, after which you can put it back into the dockables window by dragging it there.

[Neonivek]

The dockables window itself or the layers display tab? If it's the first you may have accidentally hid it by pressing tab or moving it completely over the main window and alt tabbing

Ahhh, so Gimp just hates me personally.

[Sean Mirrsen]

Why do you want to use a tablet if you don't want to use half the reason tablets are good at what they do? (the pressure sensitivity)

I came in here expecting to be able to recommend MyPaint, which I had some great experience using a Bamboo with, but it seems you don't actually want to use yours for drawing, therefore... hmm. Well, the obvious suggestion of GIMP disregarded, there's a free program called Krita, which seems suitable for digital "arting" shenanigans.

[Neonivek]

Why do you want to use a tablet if you don't want to use half the reason tablets are good at what they do? (the pressure sensitivity)

I came in here expecting to be able to recommend MyPaint, which I had some great experience using a Bamboo with, but it seems you don't actually want to use yours for drawing, therefore... hmm. Well, the obvious suggestion of GIMP disregarded, there's a free program called Krita, which seems suitable for digital "arting" shenanigans.

You can change a drawing without ruining it with a tablet, saving drawings is easier on tablet, There are some line smoothing on tablet, and if you want to utterly change your drawing (like color it in) without ruining it, table is better... AND you don't lose details scanning it.

There are many advantages outside of pressure sensitivity, and I don't like it because to get a good dark line I feel like I am ruining it.

[Sean Mirrsen]

You should just use proper tools. Pressure sensitivity isn't one-dimensional, with just opacity. You can get a lot out of size variance and other things. MyPaint really makes those various features shine, in my opinion. There's a great array of tools and brushes by default, so you can probably find what you'd like. Of course, it has no digital editing features worth mentioning (it only has basic layer support, and Ctrl+Z. No cut/copy/paste, no filters, just plain drawing). Krita is a more traditional digital art tool. I'd suggest you give it a try.