I agree that it's a bit underrated, but I disagree about the complaints. People don't complain about it not being a Photoshop clone. People complain about the UX/ergonomics of gimp being decades behind compared to Adobe's tools.
It doesn't need the same workflows as Photoshop, but it definitely needs to improve them
I will add that copying Photoshop would be an easy all-around win because Photoshop has engineered their UX. I'd say it would be pretty hard to come up with better alternates than what Photoshop has probably.
There are cheaper alternatives to Photoshop that get their UX much better than Gimp. To name two: Gravit (£3/m) or Krita (FOSS), but they're not exactly photo manipulation, though.
It doesn't need the same workflows as Photoshop, but it definitely needs to improve them
I will add that copying Photoshop would be an easy all-around win because Photoshop has engineered their UX. I'd say it would be pretty hard to come up with better alternates than what Photoshop has probably.
There are cheaper alternatives to Photoshop that get their UX much better than Gimp. To name two: Gravit (£3/m) or Krita (FOSS), but they're not exactly photo manipulation, though.