Check out the brush packs that are available in the Resource area. If you create some brushes that you love, share them with the world by creating your own bundles. Import brush and texture packs from other artists to expand your tool set. No more clunky offsetting to see how your image repeats itself. Continue painting and watch all of the references update instantly. The image will make references of itself along the x and y axis. Press the 'W' key while painting to toggle wrap-around mode. It is easy to create seamless textures and patterns now. Once you are done creating your brushes, you can save them and organize them with Krita's unique tagging system. Each brush engine is made to satisfy a specific need such as the Color Smudge engine, Shape engine, Particle engine, and even a filter engine. Each engine has a large amount of settings to customize your brush.

These settings can be configured through the preferences.Ĭustomize your brushes with 9 unique brush engines. The ring outside of the color selector contains the most recently used colors. You can also use Krita's tagging system to swap out the available brushes that are displayed. Quickly pick your color and brush by right-clicking on the canvas. There is even a dedicated Dynamic Brush tool where you can add drag and mass. Krita includes 3 different ways to smooth and stabilize your brush strokes. Have a shaky hand? Add a stabilizer to your brush to smoothen it out. You can also create your own shortcuts for commonly used tools. Once you have your setup, you can save it as your own workspace. The dockers and panels can be moved and customized for your specific workflow. FeaturesĪn intuitive user interface that stays out of your way. If you use a feature that isn't listed, make a quick video tutorial and let us know. The tools are designed for concept art, creating comics, and textures. This means that the other programs may have more features than Krita in general- but Krita has tools that are relevant to digital painting. The first thing to remember is that Krita is a 2D paint application while other programs such as Photoshop are designed for image manipulation.

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