#krita tips

[rhouxl]

Hello my fellow Kritters

Settings -> Configure Krita -> Display -> Grid Settings -> Canvas Border Color

Settings -> Configure Krita -> General -> Cursor -> Cursor Color

[superinfinity90]

Amazing!

Hi, my friend uses SAI to get this paste/crayon looking brush and they sent me 2 .bmp files(“form” and “texture” I assume) but I can’t seem to recreate them in krita.

Ok, sorry for the late reply, but given I’m investigating Sai fileimport right now, I can finally recheck these values.

First of all, your friend is using an old version of the Sai 2 technical demo, some of the sliders aren’t in Sai 1 nor in the newer versions of the Sai 2 technical demo.

Resave the two BMPs in to PNGs.

Then, go to settings->manage resources and import the ‘FuzyStatic’ png file as a brushtip, and the ‘CrayonCharcoal’ png file as a texture.

Select basic-2 opacity as a base to start with. Then f5 to open the brush editor. There, select brushtip->predefined brush tip, select the fuzystatic file set Size to ‘9′(you can rightclick the sliders to set precise values by keyboard).

Then, go to opacity, and turn off ‘enable pen settings’. Go to size, press the toggle before it. Then make sure that in the curve, the leftmost dot is at the middle to get a minimum size of 50%.

Select pattern, select the crayononcharcoal texture. Then switch to the ‘options’ tab at the top. There, you will need to play with the contrast and brightness settings. The scratch option seems to be similar to the strength toggle for us, but I am not sure.

Other things you might need to play with: 1. The spacing in the predefined brush tip settings might need to be lower, and 2. The sharpness setting, turn off the pen settings there, and then treat it as inverted version of the ‘intensity’ slider next to the ‘fuzystatic’ entry above.

I can’t tell you the exact number for all of these things, because I don’t have access to the two bmp files you are talking about. But this is how these options map in the Krita brush settings.

[mebis-art-dump]

She is so cool

[theletterwsartflap]

Mars and Aries.

Made Aries closer to average sized because I like contrast.

[happyhoneycomb]

Wanted to doodle our favorite scammer [[Number 1 Rated Salesman1997]]! <3

[octoberloved]

baby you could kiss a hundred boys in bars~

[denpring]

Art tip: You can use lasso fill (or in Krita, freehand path) to do lineart!

[potato-lord-but-not]

can you show us what krita brushes you use?

yes sir !! red for sketching, purple for lineart (which varies depending on how I’m feeling tbh), and green for coloring (first one flat color and cell shading, second for blush n texture)

ALSO a pic of the brush packs I’ve acquired over the years bc I’m crazy (and bc some of the above are from packs, RZV, Krita 4 extras, and brush rush specifically)

[scribblewise]

[crescentmoonsandroses]

It's raining somewhere else...

Undertale belongs to Toby Fox.

[paintpanic]

I just got a drawing tablet! Exciting stuff.

Please be patient with me for a while here as I adjust. Thank you!

[polariscroquis]

So, while I'm working on the Majesty illustration this time, I finally put together another video with a timelapse on the lineart and a voiceover from yours truly (a still blabbering mess yours truly, but here nonetheless).

I'm talking a little bit about lineart, coming up with the idea, what software I use, some studies you can do to improve your lineart (that I also did and helped me a LOT, so passing on the knowledge!) and a couple of other things along these lines.

This one though is 30 min long, 'cause the lineart took me a while :') (it's Terzo sitting on a throne, I went overboard with the details and it cost me TIME no regrets though)

Oh, I talk through 20 min, I think I should note that. And the intro is the most HORRIBLE intro you'll hear in your lifetime, I was nervous, apologies

Hope the tips actually help someone and I hope to see you guys soon with the whole illustration done, 'cause I'm actually pretty happy with this one!!

I'm a sucker for details, it's been a while I don't do something like this :')

[upsidedownsmore]

Hi!! I was wondering if its okay to ask what brushes u normally use in krita? I love your art!!

Thank you so much!!! I only use the ones available in Krita by default and I tend to jump around based on what I think will work best for each piece, but I can give a little rundown on which ones I use the most and what I use them for :)

Here's an image guide with each of the brushes I've used and that I recommend checking out:

I'll highlight my favorites as well with some examples where they were predominantly used! (though in some cases multiple or even all of these brushes were used)

Marker Details:

Varying opacity and size makes this one my favorites for sketching, especially since it can easily be nearly transparent or fully opaque which helps with value range.

I also like using it for silhouette sketches!

It can also be used for final linework, but it takes more work to get to a full opaque and its lack of texture makes it a little less interesting than Ink-7 Brush Rough imo.

Ink-7 Brush Rough:

Really good for linework, especially for comic styled drawings with it's slight texture, varying weight, and opaqueness.

Also good for just filling in entire areas with a single color as well as non-smoothed shading!

Wet Bristles Rough:

Actually just an amazing brush, its pressure sensitivity is crazy.

Blends strokes like paint and can vary in size and opacity.

Also has a nice subtle texture!

Amazing for smoother coloring and shading, especially if you want a more painterly style.

Watercolor Texture:

(hard to show examples of this, just assume that I've used it in any piece that has smooth shading lol)

Not the best for painting/drawing on its own, however I've found it to be really useful when set to white or black on an overlay layer for adding extra shading and/or highlighting on top of the shading I've already done.

I usually shade individual figures, objects, and parts separately, but using an overlay layer with Watercolor Texture (or even Shapes Square) on top of everything helps make the entire piece feel more cohesive.

Also adds a hint more texture!

Another thing to note is the importance of layer modes!

I know that you asked about brushes specifically, but many of these brushes (particularly those to do with effects and textures) work best when experimenting with different layer modes other than Normal. Overlay is generally a safe bet and most of the best for, well, overlaying multiple layers for interesting effects. But please try out all of them at any given opportunity, sometimes things like Burn, Color Dodge, Soft Light, etc can have more interesting effects!

In addition, mess with filter masks! You can even edit where they apply by drawing on the mask directly! HSV/HSL Adjustment (also accessible with ctrl+u) in particular is INSANELY useful for fiddling with the colors and balance of a piece, from individual layers to whole groups and drawings. I also really like blur filters, often times I'll duplicate a layer and make the bottom one blurred to add a glow affect to something without losing its definition.

While this latter stuff isn't about brushes specifically, its generally very important to how I use and experiment with all these different brushes!

Anyways I hope this helps!! I kinda went overboard with this post, but I had a lot of fun writing it! Thank you again for the wonderful ask!! :)

[susartwork]

Krita brush+brush settings?👉👈/nf

I use the Basic-5 Size brush for the lineart (default settings).

While for shading I use the Marker Details brush (default settings) + custom Airbrush Soft or a softer version of the Marker Details:

Hope it helps!

[blumin-onion]

For those of us too impatient for Paint to get layers...

MS Paint Krita

The cats speak for themselves:

Default MS Paint brush Dupe in Krita :)

If you're anything like me, doodling in MS Paint is a huge hit of nostalgia, and the fact that it's such a barebones program I find I'm able to sketch more freely.

I had been trying to find a brush that can mimic the style of the basic MS Paint brush in Krita (a free drawing program), and I finally found it.

There are some slight differences between the brushes, but this is the closest I could find, and thought someone else might be looking for something similar!

In image text reads;

Canvas- For canvas size I would recommend anywhere from 800px to as low as 500px. Of course feel free to make your canvas as large as you like, just keep in mind that it may make it difficult to make out details when zoomed out to view the entire canvas, or when you export your work.

Pen Size- The brush can be found under the digital or pixel tag. It lacking pressure and opacity sensitivity makes it very similar to MS Paint. The_Pixel_Art_Fill is a pressure sensitive alternative. Both brushes are a tad bit jagged.

Brush- I recommend using sizes 1-5, if the brush is too big it loses its pixelated appearance.

End image text.

I may continue to try and better replicate the brush in the future, but I am struggling lol

[solarpaintdragon]

Friendly reminder to donate to the small indie resources

If you use a free art software like Krita or GIMP

If you use free and open source 3D software like Blender

If you use a free resource like PureRef, Quickposes, or AdorkaStock

If you use a free game-making software like Renpy, Twine, or GBStudio

Your favorite digital brush makers, like Devin Elle Kurtz

Your favorite free font makers, such as Blambot

feel free to add more

A lot of these are made and maintained by one person or a small team of people, who likely have day jobs and other responsibilities, but also create these resources for us to use.

Obviously these are all free to begin with for a reason. So you don't need to feel guilty using it if you can't afford to donate.

But If you can afford just $5 or $10 dollars, show the creators of your favorite free software your thanks. Remember that there are real people behind these resources who make them free and open source out of the kindness of their own hearts. It's easy to forget the human behind the screen.