Have you tried the Affinity suite? It’s great IMO and only a one time payment
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My partner’s launching a hand-crafted ceramics shop soon. I’m editing all her photos and was hoping to avoid restarting my Adobe subscription, but working with other tools is infuriating. 😡 Why doesn’t Pixelmator’s Healing brush not respect the "Preserve Transparency" setting?
You could even try their 30 day trial just for the photos: affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/
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