@Blue_Morpho @mech We actually welcome user feedback and try to make improvements as we're able. We have a dedicated UX site now (https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/GIMP/Design/gimp-ux/-/issues) and we encourage people to share designs and discuss proposals for implementation.

@anticurrent @webdoodle We have non-destructive filters now, so you can apply pretty much any filter as a "layer style". Like, you can add a Drop Shadow, Outer Glow, etc to any layer and it will be adjustable afterwards (unless you choose to merge down).

We have vector layers in 3.2, so it's just a matter of designing a tool to make "preset" vector layers in certain shapes. We have it as GSoC project for this summer, so hopefully someone will take it up soon!

@grue We'll see! Might be kept for historic reasons.

@cabbage @Jhex We actually have an artist who has been working on refreshing/updating our default brushes/patterns/etc.

We're hoping to finally incorporate their work in GIMP 3.4 (we're planning to release 3.2 in a few weeks)!