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Krita QuickStart: for Digital Painting and Animation
Learn to paint digitally and animate using the free open source software. Now with 2023 update!
Created byAaron Porter
Last updated 6/2023
English
What you'll learn
- Students will learn how to draw and paint digitally as well as animate in the free open source software.
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Course content
11 sections • 80 lectures • 10h 26m total length
- Course Update 20233:19
Two courses in one update to Krita QuickStart 2023 merge an original six-hour, tool-walkthrough focus with a new four-hour, project-based painting focus that targets an oil painting look.
- Introduction1:03
Explore Krita QuickStart, free open source painting tool for PC and Mac, and learn in a beginner-friendly introduction how to navigate the interface and begin painting in 20 minutes.
- What to Expect in the Course3:11
Explore Krita QuickStart to learn digital painting and animation, starting with a 20-minute intro and the pop-up palette, then master tools, color, and basic animation in Krita.
- Quick Start: Begin Painting in 20 minutes with the Pop-Up Pallet22:11
Open Krita and start a rapid painting workflow using the pop-up palette, brush tools, color picker, and eyedropper to sketch, color, and blend quickly.
- Useful Setting: Auto Save and Setting the Number Brushes in Pop-up Pallet3:03
Learn to enable auto save in Krita, set the auto save interval to five minutes, and increase the pop up palette presets from 10 to 20 for more brushes.
- Dirty Presets: Temporarily save changes made to a brush preset2:32
This allows you to save small changes made to presets during a session without saving over the original in the brush settings window
- Modify a Brush Preset and Save it as a New Preset2:30
Modify a preset, then save it a new brush preset leaving the original preset unchanged.
- How to Bring Back a Brush Preset That You Accidentally Deleted1:47
If you delete a brush preset it doesn't actually delete it from your computer. It just hides it. Here is how to bring back the original brush presets.
- Installing Free Brush Bundles - NEW4:02
How to download and install free brush bundles into Krita.
- Inking Smoother Lines: Part 18:23
Technique: Drawing Smoother Lines with Canvas Rotation
- Inking Smoother Lines: Part 26:51
Using the smoothing option under the Tools Options Docker to mechanically make smoother lines with your brushes.
- Portrait Sketch: Painting with shapes/The Technique11:45
Learn a shape-based portrait sketching technique in Krita, building images with shapes, layers, and careful erasing to sculpt features and achieve organic, varied strokes.
- Portrait Sketch: Painting with shapes. Part 2 - The long version27:16
Learn digital portrait sketching in Krita, painting with shapes to block in values, using large brush strokes, layers, and minimal blending for a painterly look.
- Navigation and Workspaces20:54
Learn to navigate Krita’s workspace with pan and zoom, manage dockers, rotate the canvas, and save a custom workspace using the pop-up palette and keyboard shortcuts.
- Why and How to Use a Drawing Tablet19:30
Learn to set up and use a drawing tablet in Krita, including pen pressure, tilt, monitor mapping, display toggle, and left- or right-handed use for precise digital painting.
- Using Brushes15:37
Explore how to access brush presets from the toolbar and dockers, customize brushes with tags and favorites, and adjust size, opacity, and angle for precise digital painting in Krita.
- Selecting Color15:45
Discover how to select colors in Krita using foreground and background chips, shortcuts like D and X, the advanced color selector, color history, and the eyedropper.
- Understanding Layers18:50
Learn how layers stack and relate, control visibility and transparency, duplicate and move layers, and use opacity, color coding, locking, and alpha lock to refine digital painting.
- Opacity and Blend Modes15:03
Explore opacity and blending modes in Krita by adjusting layer opacity, experimenting with normal, multiply, screen, and overlay, and using textures and masks to add depth.
- Selections Tools, Part 1 (Rectangular, Elliptical,Polygonal, Outline)11:09
Explore Krita's rectangular, elliptical, polygonal, and outline selection tools, and learn to add, subtract, intersect, invert, and move selections.
- Selections Tool, Part 2 (Similar Color and Contiguous Selection Tools)18:15
Use Krita's similar color and contiguous selection tools to pick colors across areas, adjust fuzziness, and add or subtract from selections, then refine with HSV hue/saturation edits.
- Painting an Apple in BW - Then Adding Color16:54
Learn to work in grayscale for digital painting, build value with layered darks and midtones, and colorize a grayscale apple using color blend mode on a separate layer.
- Drawing an Apple with Lines24:12
Learn to draw an apple with line work, layered sketches, ink, and cross-hatching, then color underneath using a watercolor brush for a scratch board style.
- Painting and Apple in Color24:35
In Krita quickstart, learn to paint in color by shaping an apple with the liquify and transform tools, then build color with brushes, blending, and layers.
- Pen and Ink style using the anime tool set13:33
Explore pen and ink techniques in Krita using the anime brush set, including pencil, ink pen rough, and marker dry. Create a cat illustration with layered sketch, inking, and coloring.
- Animation workspace6:57
Set up Krita's animation workspace for a horizontal A4 file, manage two layers, and use the timeline to create a one-second animation at 12 fps with key frames.
- Timing and Onion Skinning9:30
Create a frame-by-frame animation in Krita using timing and onion skinning to align lines across frames. Adjust frame spacing and opacity to simulate slow-to-fast motion and preview onion skin colors.
- Make a Bouncing Ball12:30
Learn to animate a bouncing ball in Krita QuickStart by creating frames, setting keyframes, and applying squash and stretch on a ball against a ground line while keeping volume.
- Adding Simple Audio to Animation4:01
Audio in Krita is an unfinished feature (according to the Krita reference manual) but here is what you can do.
- How to make thick lines thin on a completed drawing7:38
Q: I made a digital ink drawing but the lines look too thick. Is there a way to thin the lines without redrawing the image?
- How do you a reset brush default and bring back deleted brushes?4:38
Discover how to reset a brush to default with the rewind icon beside Pixel Engine, and how to restore a deleted brush using manage resources and the trash.
- How to create a brush set (set of tags)3:41
Learn how to create and assign a brush set tag in Krita, including adding tools like eraser circle, pencil, ink pen, and marker to the anime set.
- Problem with file sizes? Try using Transform Selection Tool.4:11
Learn to manage large image file sizes in Krita by using the Transform selection tool to scale images and compare high versus low resolution assets.
- 1. Krita Quick Start Introduction1:34
Explore Krita, a free open source tool for digital painting, with a quick-start approach designed to get you up and painting fast using the pop up palette and minimal setup.
- 2. Download the Free Software2:21
Download Krita and learn where resources live, including the user and reference manuals, then explore the pop up palette and create a new A4 landscape document in Krita 5.0.6.
- 3. Pop-up Palette: Essentials16:16
Choose the brush tool in Krita and open the pop up palette. Adjust size and opacity, choose colors with the color wheel, and rotate or flip the canvas.
- 4. Pop-up Palette: More Control7:04
Explore the Krita pop-up palette to control opacity and flow, and adjust brush size with bracket keys. Learn to swap foreground and background colors and manage color history for painting.
- 5. Drawing with a Mouse9:31
Learn to draw with a mouse in Krita, with optional trackpad, and master brush size, opacity, and flow, plus erasers, undo, and simple layer management.
- 6. Drawing with a Tablet6:59
Learn to use a drawing tablet with pressure-sensitive brushes, adjust flow, right-click for a pop-up palette, switch tools, and build shapes across layers.
- 7. The Project: Painting and Egg in Grayscale24:44
Paint an egg in Krita using grayscale, focusing on light and shadows, including reflections and edge definition. Use brushes, eraser, smudge tool, and color sampling to refine texture.
- 8. Quick Start Wrapping it up0:42
Wraps up by inviting feedback and previewing future Krita courses, highlighting quick start tips, techniques, and how to use Krita for digital painting, with project area submissions anticipated.
- Setting Up3:19
Open Krita 5.00.6, create a new us letter document at 300 ppi, then start painting a simple still life using a mix of pop up palette and brush presets.
- The Sketch14:04
Master Krita sketching for digital painting by selecting ten brushes, using the pop up palette or brush presets docker, and building an underpainting on layered sketches.
- Blocking In8:30
Block in the artwork on a blocking layer using bold brush strokes, sample colors with the eyedropper, and refine on a new layer with the move tool.
- The Background6:39
Learn digital painting techniques in Krita: build color with brushes, swipe and erase for painterly texture, manage layers, sample hues, and refine details to achieve an oil-painting look.
- Sargent Brushwork0:43
Explore sargeant-inspired brushwork to create loose, cohesive digital paintings in Krita, using deliberate strokes that read as abstract up close and come together from a distance.
- Adding Detail and Finishing Touches15:17
Add painterly detail in Krita by sampling colors, testing brushes, and layering highlights in a painterly alla prima painting; master brush angle, edge definition, and color blending.
- Wrapping It Up0:06
Enjoy this Krita quickstart for digital painting and animation, and look forward to seeing you in future courses.
- Intro: Krita Digital Painting1:00
Practice Krita for digital painting by creating a simple still life in alla prima style, using free open source software, and quickly completing and sharing your project.
- How Videos are Organized2:03
Krita QuickStart guides a start-to-finish digital painting split into segments, highlighting sketching, blocking in color, and carving shapes, with flexible viewing options and emphasis on key moments at segment starts.
- Creating Custom Color Pallet9:18
Learn to build and use custom Krita color palettes, importing Prismacolor swatches, naming colors, and saving palettes to preserve harmony and speed up painting workflows.
- Installing Brush Bundles6:27
Install brush bundles in Krita, explore speed painting brushes and smooshy brushes, and locate them under Krita four bundles or the default resource bundle.
- Creating Your Document4:06
Download Krita on a laptop (not on Chromebook), create a document in inches at 8.5 by 11 and 300 dpi, then save as .kra and export as jpeg or png.
- Start Painting6:02
Start painting in Krita by sketching on a new layer over a dark background, using base and canvas brushes, refining shapes with a light color.
- Repositioning Sketch1:03
Reposition your sketch with the move tool and arrow, refine with the eraser and brushes, and resize using the size shortcuts or the pop-up palette for faster, intuitive control.
- Blocking in Color3:16
Block in color on separate layers in Krita QuickStart for digital painting and animation, using painterly brush strokes, blend and sample darks, and refine with blending tools, flip, and zoom.
- Making Corrections7:12
Learn how to make corrections in Krita for digital painting and animation using thin brushes, color sampling, and layered edits to keep strokes visible.
- Carving Shapes1:44
Practice carving shapes in Krita quickstart by knocking in shapes, sampling, and erasing on a separate layer to keep a brushy, realistic look while chipping away.
- Rotating Canvas2:42
Rotate the canvas to achieve the desired angle using the rotation tool or pop-up palette, then sample colors, use the eraser, and refine brush strokes and shadows to finish drawing.
- Soft Brush Instead of Blender Brush2:24
Explore using soft pencil brushes in Krita to achieve smooth shadows and crisp edges, while avoiding blending and leveraging sampling, new layers, and canvas rotation to refine color and shape.
- Freehand Selection Tool10:02
Master the freehand selection tool to precisely carve shapes, sample colors from your painting, and block in color across layers with brushes to create sharp or soft edges.
- Warping Image to Make Correction13:05
Use the warp and transform tools to correct a distorted cup, patch edges on separate layers, and refine shadows, highlights, and contrast with brush techniques for a painterly finish.
- Squint to Simplify Values1:58
Squint to simplify values and reveal contrast in digital painting, then save regularly as you work in Krita during your quickstart session.
- Fresh Eyes: A Second Sitting7:00
Refine a digital painting in Krita using warp and transform to correct shape and edges. Practice layering, shading, and undo on new layers for a second sitting of refinement.
- Adding Highlights4:52
Learn how to add highlights in Krita by using a new layer, shaping with the brush (and E), refining with erasers and soft edges, and sampling colors for bright reflections.
- Flower Design on the Cup6:41
Create a cup’s flower design in Krita QuickStart by sketching leaves and petals with hard-edge brushes, using eraser, selection tools, and duplicated layers to refine the composition.
- Cheating: Duplicating the Flower Design3:28
Learn how to duplicate a flower design in Krita using copy and paste, move and transform, adjust on separate layers, and merge layers for final refinement.
- Skewing Object5:15
Skew objects in Krita by selecting layer, using command T to transform, and adjusting with the arrow and shift to scale, then add a tea bag on new layer.
- Adjusting Layer Opacity and Wrapping Up2:23
Adjust layer opacity to fine‑tune contrast and wrap up the painting, then flip the canvas to review tilt and finalize.
- Wrapping Up0:26
Create something you're happy with and enjoy the experience of creating, then share any changes or suggestions for the next Krita QuickStart class.
Requirements
- If you are comfortable using a computer you should be fine. A drawing tablet is preferred but not required.
Description
Krita is a free open source software that can be used for digital painting by both professional and amateur artists. You can also animate in Krita. Many courses bombard you with tons of information up front when all you want to do is get to work. Krita can have a very short learning curve if all you want to do is paint digitally in a natural and intuitive way. After you dive in and begin creating, you can then come back to the course and learn the finer details of digital painting as well as some tips and tricks that can speed up your work flow. You can use many of the techniques taught in Krita in other software as well. Then I will show you how to animated using Krita's timeline.
This course was originally 6 hours long and was created in 2019. It has been updated in 2023 to focus more on digital painting in a traditional oil painting style. So if you want the newest content look for the section labeled Update 2023 in section 7.
Here are some of the areas covered:
• Pop-up Pallet
• Painting Still Lives
• Mixing Colors
• Working with Textures
• Installing Brushes
• Creating Brush Groups
• Painting on Multiple Layers
Who this course is for:
- Beginning students who are interested in learning digital painting and animation.