Hi. Well done creating a nice looking paint program in GM.
Some feedback:
Quote: Guess I need a marketing solution...
Steams exposure of Shadowforge aint selling it...
In reference to your Steam "marketing" post, I saw your videos on youtube, and they could use some jazzing up.
For example:
For 1 minute and 31 seconds, you are doing
nothing to show the STRENGTHs of this software. Today's social-media generation audience has no patience these days.
You really need to show everyone WHY your software is DIFFERENT, and what it can do that the others CANNOT DO!
For example, can you quickly make and export animated gifs?
Can this program convert images between 40 different formats?
Can this program quickly change a 2D flat image to make it ISOMETRIC, Sprite-Stacking, Mode-7 or pseudo-3D?
Can this program use KEYFRAMES to auto-generate missing frames given a timeline?
Can this program easily create a 8-directional animation of sprites?
Can this program ANIMATE for Walking, Running, Attacking, Death, Being Hit, etc, easily?
Can this program STITCH multiple sprites to form a larger one?
Can it easily SPLIT large images into smaller splices for creating a multi-stitched sprite (eg a HUGE boss)?
Can this program generate SEAMLESS textures for ANY sized image?
Can this program create and manage seamless TILEs?
Can this program help create animated sprites with SPECIAL EFFECTS like FIRE, LIGHTNING, WATER EFFECT, BLUR, various PARTICLE EFFECTS?
Can this program generate various PARTICLE EFFECTS and generate particles GML code?
Can this program EXPORT GML CODE for shaders?
Are your shaders WYSIWYG for quick fun and generation?
etc.
These are just ideas that you might consider to DIFFERENTIATE from other paint programs, so you have a unique selling point.
Keep in mind, it IS a good idea to clone a FAMILIAR interface like photoshop - so EVERYONE can migrate to your application
quickly and without needing a manual. Reinventing the wheel in not required - just focus on STRENGTHs instead. All the above features are NOT offered by Photoshop - so you'd already stand out.
Also, make it user-friendly. If you are making it just for your own use, then it's not useful to everyone else, as we don't know where everything is located or how to use things.
Good luck.