# Looking back at 2021, looking forward at 2022 across the multiverse of free/libre tools for creative professionals **URL:** \ **Category:** off-topic talks\ **Created:** [January 10, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863 "2022-01-10T10:25:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kacart](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/kacart/32/231582_2.png) [@kacart](https://krita-artists.org/u/kacart)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/1 "2022-01-10T10:25:08Z")
Interesting article/review by Alexandre Prokoudine "Let’s have a closer look at main events of 2021 and what’s coming for us in 2022. Obligatory disclaimer: I only talk about projects that I track more or less closely. There are many more great projects out there, and I’d love to hear your thoughts about those!.. > **[Looking back at 2021, looking forward at 2022](https://librearts.org/2022/01/2021-recap-2022-preview/)** > > A journey across the multiverse of free/libre tools for creative professionals …and P.S. that [Image at the top of the article](https://krita-artists.org/t/my-new-artwork-and-two-old-loved-paintings/2535) was done in Krita. 🙂 in case anyone doesn’t notice ---
**Author:** ![sooz](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/sooz/32/93244_2.png) [@sooz](https://krita-artists.org/u/sooz)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/2 "2022-01-10T14:57:32Z")
Thank you for sharing this article. I learned a lot from it. ---
**Author:** ![novames00](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/novames00/32/577_2.png) [@novames00](https://krita-artists.org/u/novames00)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/3 "2022-01-10T15:39:51Z")
There we go. Inkscape actually has smart guides. I honestly think Krita could do the same. Hope this comes in the future. ---
**Author:** ![AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/ahabgreybeard/32/2969_2.png) [@AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/u/AhabGreybeard)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/4 "2022-01-10T19:10:09Z")
There’s an interesting note about a future facility in GIMP 3.0: "naive linked layers (load external SVG, edit with Inkscape, see it reload in GIMP), " I think they mean “native”? That would be good to have in krita 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/ahabgreybeard/32/2969_2.png) [@AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/u/AhabGreybeard)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/5 "2022-01-10T19:11:54Z")
@novames00 Right now, some more options for the guides would be good. e.g. set as a percentage of height or width, as typed in the Grids and Guides docker. ---
**Author:** ![prokoudine](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/prokoudine/32/38980_2.png) [@prokoudine](https://krita-artists.org/u/prokoudine)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/6 "2022-01-10T22:44:55Z")
> [@AhabGreybeard](#): > > I think they mean “native”? Nope 🙂 It’s “naive” as in “simplistic”. > **[Definition of NAIVE](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naive)** > > marked by unaffected simplicity : artless, ingenuous; deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment; especially : credulous… See the full definition ---
**Author:** ![raghukamath](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/raghukamath/32/59144_2.png) [@raghukamath](https://krita-artists.org/u/raghukamath)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:07am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/7 "2022-01-11T07:07:14Z")
Welcome to the forum @prokoudine 🙂 , I am glad to see you here. ---
**Author:** ![raghukamath](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/raghukamath/32/59144_2.png) [@raghukamath](https://krita-artists.org/u/raghukamath)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/8 "2022-01-11T07:13:30Z")
> [@AhabGreybeard](#): > > That would be good to have in krita I think it is like the file layers in krita, And Krita supports (used to support) svg file layers. Right now it shows me blank layer, might be a bug that we should report. ---
**Author:** ![AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/ahabgreybeard/32/2969_2.png) [@AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/u/AhabGreybeard)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 8:49am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/9 "2022-01-11T08:49:51Z")
@prokoudine My understanding of the situation was naive 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/ahabgreybeard/32/2969_2.png) [@AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/u/AhabGreybeard)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 8:51am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/10 "2022-01-11T08:51:05Z")
@raghukamath Do you remember what year or roughly which version that was, when you recall that it used to support it? ---
**Author:** ![raghukamath](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/raghukamath/32/59144_2.png) [@raghukamath](https://krita-artists.org/u/raghukamath)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 9:17am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/11 "2022-01-11T09:17:48Z")
I don’t remember it exactly, but I do remember using it. Also @Deevad can be seen using inkscape file as file layer here in this blog post - [Production report ep29, part 3: coloring and shading - David Revoy](https://www.davidrevoy.com/article718/production-report-ep29-part-3-coloring-and-shading) ---
**Author:** ![AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/ahabgreybeard/32/2969_2.png) [@AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/u/AhabGreybeard)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/12 "2022-01-11T13:53:35Z")
Bug report created: [https://bugs.kde.org/show\_bug.cgi?id=448256](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=448256) ---
**Author:** ![raghukamath](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/raghukamath/32/59144_2.png) [@raghukamath](https://krita-artists.org/u/raghukamath)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/13 "2022-01-11T14:39:55Z")
Wow you found out which version this got bugged. Thanks for it. I did have appimages but I was in the middle of work and I was planning to check later at home. You saved me time 👍🏼. ---
**Author:** ![AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/ahabgreybeard/32/2969_2.png) [@AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/u/AhabGreybeard)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/14 "2022-01-11T14:51:14Z")
After noting the date of @Deevad’s blog post, it was a quick and easy task to start there and sample backwards and forwards in time 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/1X/e446d8b3077ddf6dfb5b2cd65199c20095b47dcf.png) [@system](https://krita-artists.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/looking-back-at-2021-looking-forward-at-2022-across-the-multiverse-of-free-libre-tools-for-creative-professionals/34863/15 "2022-02-10T14:51:54Z")
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