Please keep in mind that Graphite is alpha software, meaning it is actively changing and improving. Please remember to save you work frequently because crashes are not unheard of.
Current capabilities
Vector editing is the core competency of the Graphite editor at this stage in its development. That means you can expect to create vector, or shape-based, illustrations and graphic designs. Basic geometry like circles and rectangles can be drawn and modified into more complex shapes, or created from scratch with the Pen tool.
Raster editing is a growing capability that will develop into the central focus in time. Raster imagery is composed of pixels which are grids of color that can represent anything, like paintings and photographs. The current feature set lets you import images, manipulate them using the node-based compositor, and apply nondestructive adjustment effects.
Furthermore, the raster-based Imaginate feature enables you to synthesize artwork using generative AI based on text descriptions and nondestructively modify your vector art or imported images. You can inpaint (or outpaint) the content in a specific masked part of an image or use it to touch up quick-and-dirty compositions.