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Graphite is an open-source, cross-platform digital content creation desktop app for 2D graphics editing, photo processing, vector art, digital painting, illustration, and compositing. Inspired by the open-source success story of Blender in the 3D domain, it aims to bring 2D content creation to new heights with efficient workflows influenced by Photoshop and Illustrator and backed by a powerful node-based, nondestructive approach proven by Houdini and Substance. The user experience of Graphite is of central importance, offering a meticulously-designed UI catering towards an intuitive and efficient artistic process. Users may draw and edit in the traditional interactive (WYSIWYG) viewport or jump in or out of the node graph at any time to tweak previous work and construct powerful procedural image generators that seamlessly sync with the interactive viewport. A core principle of the application is its 100% nondestructive workflow that is resolution-agnostic, meaning that raster-style image editing can be infinitely zoomed and scaled to any arbitrary resolution at a later time because editing is done by recording brush strokes, vector shapes, and other manipulations parametrically. One might use the painting tools on a small laptop display, zoom into specific areas to add detail to finish the artwork, then perhaps try changing the simulated brush style from a blunt pencil to a soft acrylic paintbrush after-the-fact, and finally export the complete drawing at ultra high resolution for printing on a giant poster. On the surface, Graphite is an artistic medium for drawing anything imaginable— under the hood, the node graph in Graphite powers procedural graphics and parametric rendering to produce unique artwork and automated data-driven visualizations. Graphite brings together artistic workflows and empowers your creativity in a free, open-source package that feels familiar but lets you go further.
## Status
## Discord
Graphite is in an early stage of development and its vision is highly ambitious. The project is seeking collaborators to help design and develop the software. If interested, please open an issue to get in touch or introduce yourself in the project's Discord chat server at `https://di-s-co-rd.gg/p2-a-Y-jM3` (remove the dashes).