10 Krita Art Tips I Wish I Knew Earlier

[@xenomads]

I will share the things I discovered. I don't know if they're well known but I like them and here they are: 1. CTRL and left click on the layer thumbnail to select everything inside a layer (sort of like the magic wand but inverted) 2. Drag the layer out of the layer docker to double it. 3. if you want to enlarge a layer with the Transform tool without messing up the width and length, just press SHIFT while enlarging it. 4. while using Transform tool, right click inside the selection to get many options on how to transform, including perspective which is super useful. 5. Press F to instantly use Fill (who knew)

[@spruce_dowob]

Pinning this! thank you for the tips! i had no idea about the first one

[@kaitlynm7943]

# 2 seems like something that could be really useful, thanks!!

[@kaitlynm7943]

and # 1 is basically alpha lock but with selection so you can move it lol

[@xenomads]

@@kaitlynm7943 I'm glad you like them :))

[@Utrilus]

One point of convenience I like is there is a button on top right that lets me switch workspace with just 2 clicks instead of fiddling with the drop down menus. So I got multiple workspaces made starting with a number and then a name, so they show up in order of my preference. I use selections a lot as well. Like there is a selection that can select based on color. And holding down Shift and Alt it selects things within a selection which I have found surprisingly useful. And with shape tools Shift alt control are your friend. After dragging out a shape holding down Crtl scales from the center. Holding down Alt lets you move it, Ctrl+Alt lets you rotate it. The last one is especially useful I find, didn't know I needed it until I had it.

[@dutchielander2478]

I've been drawing with Krita for 3 years. All these tips are new to me. You're a hero!

[@spruce_dowob]

I'm glad it helped!!

[@loamin4712]

I watched the entire video only to realize that this wasn't some massive channel with tons of subscribers. You definitely have what it takes, it's only a matter of time before you have hundreds of thousands of subscribers

[@loamin4712]

ps that brush you showed off is the beginning is awesome and it's going to make shading so much easier for me

[@AsianAmerican2007]

I love these tips... Transitioned from ps to krita for money saving reasons. Krita seems to be way better than photoshop for my art needs

[@nitswaa1935]

THIS WAS SO HELPFUL. I thank the algorithm for somehow knowing I use Krita so that I'd actually click on this video. As someone just starting out with digital art for fun, I kept seeing artists doing things that looked so useful but never explaining what part of the program they were using. And there are way too many settings for me to check out each one... I was hoping for a video like this. It highlights the useful but not immediately intuitive tools within a massive program like this

[@spruce_dowob]

thank you! thats exactly what i wanted to do with this video im glad it helped!

[@KierstenSchmitt-fz9bg]

Actual lifesaver I've been trying to get back into digital art after a long hiatus and trying to figure out the program is making me lose my mind,, this is so helpful

[@somethinggeeky259]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!! I’m a beginner artist who is trying krita, I really like it and was super lost. Your video helped me so so much!!! Thank you SO MUCH!!!! 🩷🩷🩷

[@Im_Luck13]

Amazing video and hella underrated, looking forward to seeing more!!!

[@spruce_dowob]

Thank youuu :33

[@comradetempest]

SUPER underrated! Been using Krita for over a year and I didnt even know some of these

[@Kabilapok]

Been learning Krita and yeah it was quite complicated at first sight. Thank you very much for these tips! Things are looking easier to do now.

[@nikoozen6049]

i started using krita as my first digital program a few months ago and ive been STRUGGLINGGGGG thanks for these

[@strangely_amelien]

I knew everything except for the tip 6 and 8! Gash that's so frickin handy, i've been wondering how to do these two specifically to make my process easier. Thanks for the video!

[@midknightgames-pt5cc]

I just wanted to say thank you, I've been kinda overwhelmed when it comes to this art program. And i feel like i need to be perfect, and that's not good for me. Watching these videos made me go "wow im so glad that i watched this video, otherwise id miss out on so much." i don't really watch tutorials, and i should be doing that more often. But not watching 800 tutorials and knowing everything, i wanna be good but i cant expect that in a day, and i hope when i get to that one day and be like these creators, i would look back onto this comment and be happy for what i accomplished! (future me if you see this and feeling no motivation... Keep going you can do this)

[@justabooberv4298]

My sister is waiting to get approved for a project on her uni, and if she does she'll have a new computer and said she'd give her old one to me, i used paint tool sai for a while but found out it didn't work well for me so I've been researching more about krita to give it a try when i can, this video was really the perfect find I love your persona and art style and your voice is so pretty!!!!!!!

[@AAADahlKids]

OMG YOU LITERALLY SAVED ME FROM BEING AN IDIOT FOREVER THANK YOU

[@3omebody]

This is so helpful I downloaded Krita a couple of months ago but got discouraged when I couldn't figure how to do certain things but this video literally covered all the questions I had. Thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@Softinen]

I love LOVEEE Krita! Been using it for 10 years ❤ I’ve heard of the recording feature for a while but I’ve never seen anyone show how it works! Great video!

[@CoralPallet]

Very useful video! :D I knew some of the stuff but the outline one and learning about the autofill brush was neat. Thanks for the work!

[@darta000]

another option for the shape fill brush is a similar one to the csp one, althought it doesn't count as a brush, it's still a great feature. It's the enclose and fill tool next to the bucket tool on it's right, when you use it though, make sure you have a copy of your lineart layer because it fills inside the lines only if you use it on the same layer

[@spruce_dowob]

great tip! thank you good sir

[@kishikun]

Ok ok I need to share this since I haven't seen a lot of people talking about it 1. Tool information docker: it's a docker which reveals so many hidden properties of all the tools you use like holy shit please keep that in your workspace 2. Perspective tool: really really useful and support many types of perspective even fisheye 3. You can also tween in krita. It's also in a docker (I'm forgetting the name) but if you change your set-up to animation it'll be there right next to your timeline

[@itsdianachan]

its the Animation Curves Docker :3, and while im at it here is how to tween in krita: 1. start with a simple object, like a circle or any simple shape and draw it on a separate layer, then right click the layer, "add > add transform mask". 2. Add the Animation Timeline and Animation Curves Docker to your workspace, i usually squeeze mine at the bottom. 3. Select on the animation timeline where you want your animation to start, or keep it at frame 0, dont make a new frame tho! Here is the funky part: go to the animation curves docker and press the button that looks like a diagonal platform/pinball spinner with a plus on it, it reads "Add keyframe to control scalar property" 4. Now move to the frame which you want the object to "tween" to, and move the object in the layer to its next location on the canvas, now press the spinner with a + button again, change your clip end frame to something shorter so you can see the looping tween in motion without having to wait ages. 5. If everything went right, tadaa! Your test now successfully tweens! Ive yet to learn how to make animation memes with the tools ive got so thats all i have to say unfortunately :x

[@metrosaurusrex7012]

If Krita allow us to see the sound waves for the animation (hopefully someday in the future update), Krita can be a top animation program!

[@kishikun]

@metrosaurusrex7012 exactly, just like in mmd... Tho the current audio-timeline thing isn't bad either, its pretty accurate

[@pumpkimsyrup]

Thanks so much for this this was super helpful! Especially the layer style/outline tip you have no idea how long I've searched for outline brushes and how much I've agonised over this. You're a lifesaver💕

[@elenaflores1774]

YO! This was so helpful! I gotta save this for reference later

[@Chi11grav3]

11:20 BRO I laterally just colored a drawing where this would have helped me SO much i have needed this for far too long. thank you.

[@raghukamath]

In tip number 9 you can use filters > colors > Color to alpha. Also regarding FFMPEG it comes with krita by default now.

[@spruce_dowob]

thanks! I'm glad they've changed it now

[@puddle.drinker]

AAA thank you so much!! i've been using krita for around a year now and only knew of a couple of these!!

[@freakbeta8815]

great video, i just started to draw digitaly and am using krita, really good tips thank you

[@Kcolonel_69]

as a Krita user for 6+ years, I agree with this kid.

[@lacey_and_her_stories]

Helpful and fun video, I sure need some tips for Krita, because I don't want to give it up, it's a great program! Also ur art is awesome :3

[@spruce_dowob]

@@lacey_and_her_stories aaa thank you so much :]

[@chrisdrawsome]

I also use Krita, I know there are many things I still have to learn but generally I have no issues with it. Thank you for the tips.

[@SalemArtsy]

Im so happy I found this! I just got my first pen dispay, and I really wanna try Krita for the first time.

[@Kitkatlele]

omgg thankyou for saving my life, you ended my suffering trough krita and a buch of a youtube vid, i felt happines when you mentioned the 8th tip! thankyouu

[@doom40000]

11:05 Even easier method for tip 9: Set the layer blending mode to Multiply. (you'd need to flatten the layer first in this example as it also doesn't affect the layer style) I did a quick test and it seems to act in exactly the same way as the gradient map. (The 'inverse subtract' blending mode does not) However, pointing out the location of gradient maps in Krita is also helpful!

[@JimFixedIt4Me]

So many cool tips. Thanks Spruce :D

[@FernyWoods]

Thank you for showing the recording feature! 💛

[@spruce_dowob]

i'm glad i could show you something new! the recording feature saves lives fr

[@Olat.Vanity]

2 minutes into the video and i already discovered a brush that will save me a lot of time when colouring or shading

[@winralord1253]

I think I started Krita in like 2017-ish. I got to the 1st tip and then spent the next 4 hours curating a new brush library. Tip 8 and 9 were also very interesting. My old way of transparentizing might be replaced with this. Excellent video. Thanks for the brushes especially though!

[@AvaGr8ce]

thanks for this! but i love knowing about the complicated ways u would do things before knowing these tips hahahaha - it’s fun to see how we problem solve to get the same results even if we don’t know the shortcuts (i was the same with finding convoluted ways to color before discovering things like clipping mask) xx

[@Canami]

thank you for sharing your experience

[@metrosaurusrex7012]

Ahh... The multi brush tool and the transparent gradient trick is new to me and gonna be very helpful for future project. In exchange, I can tell you some of my Krita tricks to help you. -When selecting an area, press "shift+backspace" to automatically fill the selection without using the bucket or brush. In photoshop, it's "alt+delete", and in medibang it's "insert". -For extra effect in post processing, use the "G'Mic" option at the bottom of Filter tab. -If you wanna kinda "cheat" in pixel art, I usually resize an image into low resolution, then got to filter > map > palettize. After choosing a very limited palette, resize it again with "nearest neighbor" to it's original size and, Voila! Krita is very versatile and bountiful with secret techniques. ^^

[@visebro5580]

Tnx Spruce, you're the goat.

[@DrawnByShai_]

i started with krita before i moved to csp, and what i noticed is that the ui is pretty similar to csp n photoshop, highly recommend krita for starting digital art, its free too

[@honeyfulhunter]

Another tip: If you want to recolour an entire layer, you can select the gradient tool, turn 'Preserve Alpha' on, and click outside the canvas and then drag away and bam! the layer is recoloured without using any new layers or giant brush presets

[@heavenlybebenly]

“And TADA! You’ve done it!” You’re so cutie I’m going to die lmfao

[@zinxfart]

i always assumed i'd have to record my timelapse in a whole other program LOL ts actually helped so much

[@tikent-snulfwoer]

thank you so much for this !! this helped me so much :)

[@mushtashio9902]

When ever I saw FFmpeg I kept thinking FFmpreg

[@spruce_dowob]

@@mushtashio9902 I'm sad to say... you're not alone in that

[@moon908]

I found out the outline randomly lol!Very useful for drawing Adam's halo lol!

[@torialpin4651]

This video is A GODSEND thank you you are the goat, i did not know you can record in krita, thank you!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@GW4K4M0L]

this is so cool, I learnt a lot of stuff ^^

[@ClumsySquid]

the SHAPE FILL BRUSH?!?!?! I've been looking for that in the tool bar x''''OOOOOOOO

[@metrosaurusrex7012]

My first time using Krita, I was confused that almost a lot of tool is grouped in the brush, but after using it for a long time, it's just natural for me.

[@pikkuliskoart]

Great tips, thank you so much! I'd like to add the Colorize mask, please check out some youtube tutorials for it because it makes coloring lineart work SO much faster.

[@U.O.S]

5:51 isolate mode when you hold "Alt" key and press on near the name of the layer it is a isolate the layer meaning show this only one they you click on it , so when you do that when you're recording timelapse the video of the timelapse show flickering, because you are switching the isolate mode on and off when you draw

[@sebbekidsshow]

Thank you so much for this!

[@cookiecapitan3655]

an I add that If you find the layout confusing, you can move pretty much everything as you wish and keyboard shortcuts are also flexible. also you don't really need most of the fine settings when you are just starting, I advice to use basic brushes and tools and figure things out as you go.

[@antoniogrande2848]

Thank you so much, you helped me a lot

[@blandlameo9307]

So much of this is super helpful

[@Doom_Douumu]

I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED BUT I LEARNED 1 OR 2 OR MAYBE 3 THINGS SO IM THANKFUL!!!!

[@someone_unkn0wn]

Tysm♡ this was really useful😊😊

[@meet_mui]

thankyou so much alpha one helps me a lot and shape fill brush and outline layer style

[@shadypixel4478]

You are a lifesaver!!!!¡!¡!!

[@sharpielyncharts3664]

Extra tip: if you cant use the contiguous selection tool because you are the kind of person who doesn't close shapes while doing line art use the sketch for reference. Unlike photoshop's quick selection tool, This tool can only recognize full shapes or wide areas of color/ value.

[@Apellion001]

Thanks , i loved your voice too ❤

[@prinkidoodles]

Nice video! I really enjoyed it. If you could figure out how to make the audio a bit louder it would be even better 💖🫶🏽

[@spruce_dowob]

thank you! ill keep that in mind for my next video :3

[@opalakv4ob]

I've just downloaded Krita and I'm baffled to hear that people find Krita's interface hard to grasp when CSP exists. I paid for CSP and ISTG it overwhelms me to death.

[@spruce_dowob]

i think it might have to do with krita being a lot of peoples first ever drawing program since it's free. That was at least the case for me, but I do agree CSPs interface is also very overwhelming

[@lilletille4117]

Great video, learned lots of new things! Could I ask where you found the brush you used to draw your explaining character in the video? :) Ive been looking for one just like that for a long time 😅

[@spruce_dowob]

Yes of course! I used the "ink-4 pen rough" it should be the black fountain pen under the inking category.

[@lilletille4117]

Thank you!

[@daneleventsixti]

I really only stumbled over the brush packs

[@kaitlynm7943]

squiggly squablers!??????!?!??! but seriously that alfa lock would have been exactly what i needed like a week or something ago cuz i was trying to change parts of the line art so i just used the new colour i wanted to block off the line art i wanted coloured like that and use the bucket tool but it was not efficient at all 😭😭

[@pecpudim]

Goated af 🙏

[@PaintSwatch]

Krita is like my hell 😭🙏

[@spruce_dowob]

krita can be your angle, or yuor devil

[@inksans-gl8mt]

Thanks for help ❤

[@maokai09]

Thank you so much.

[@diabolic_edits_27]

Thank you brother

[@helloofthebeach]

If you think _you_ have a pea brain, I'm the guy repeatedly pausing the video by accident, trying to click the menus.

[@cookiecapitan3655]

I use Krita for 5 years now and I advice you to pleassssse change the basic background colour to light gray, bright white fucks up your colour perception! It can be done in settings when you create a new canvas

[@zackary8585]

To copy a specific thing to a new layer. Lasso it then hit ctrl C then ctrl v If u made a mistake and cant find it in your layers..just hold r and click on the mistake and it will jump you to the canvas

[@reed2061]

THANKSS!!!

[@MACKYBOY-41]

I have literally been looking for something like the shape fill brush for the last month as I'm starting to move to a cleaner artstyle.

[@Gabu_]

Krita's main issue is the HORRIBLE tanking in performance under windows, especially as you increase resolution. A transform operation can take 10+ seconds at 8k

[@datinator1200]

Noice i ❤ krita

[@pantheroathz4734]

THERE ARE BRUSH PRESENTS?! I'm literally so stupid. I've used Krita for years-

[@DoomBot217]

Omg i need to get into a discord call with you Just got a huion Kamvas pro13 and im watching this mushroom tutorial and its so stressful 😭😂

[@U.O.S]

3:58 I believe krita have his FFMpag with software for the last versions

[@spruce_dowob]

yup it dose, i found out about that after posting the video lol

[@U.O.S]

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[@SakigakeMechazawa]

The more I know!

[@thediscordedsoul6555]

SQUIBBILY SQUABBLERS?!!

[@AgnusDei_15]

Love your accent

[@SimonHeggieVFX]

lol the mirror tools are front and centre, I didn't even know there were symmetry brushes!

[@KooriVillain]

What brush do you use for lineart?

[@sweetjoshero]

You forgot to mention that you can move the symmetry line, hehe. Thanks!

[@Black_Opium435]

HOW THE FUCK I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE SHAPE FILL BRUSH AND A EASY WAY TO DO PATERN AAAARRRGGGHHH ???? 😭 (Really it's so helpfull thank you !)

[@SpiritOfDestiny]

hey i dont see that button for the brushes, what should i do?

[@brunoralph3492]

Hey I liked your video. I have a request could you make a video on how to draw in krita by using screenless tablets. I use veikk vk640 for drawings cuz I can't afford those expensive tablets

[@spruce_dowob]

@brunoralph3492 i mean, it's not that big of a difference for using screen tablets. It's more about learning the hand eye coordination between the drawing tablet and display screen. I've used both types of tablets, and they both work really well for drawing (even with display tablets being easier to transition to)

[@swgman]

Do you like krita because it's free or for it's features?

[@spruce_dowob]

honestly both, its basically like any other art program, very similar to csp and photoshop but just for free. but ofcouse i do also appreciate that its open source so you can customize it a lot!

[@MrA-t9g]

W vid

[@spruce_dowob]

W comment

[@MrA-t9g]

@spruce_dowobThank's Have a good day W Creator God bless

[@bleujay6127]

Hello! I’m new to animating in Krita. I’ve run into an issue where when I add hold frames and then hit playback none of my hold frames show my drawing. But when I select the frame my drawing appears. I don’t know why this is happening. I have the latest version of the program. Please help 🙏

[@kir1v1]

What are you using to draw?

[@spruce_dowob]

Right now a xp pen 15.6, but when i fist started i used a Ugee M708 Pen Tablet (both worked really well)

[@TheAngelsTrumpet]

What tag is the shape fill tool under? It sounds amazing but I can't find it.

[@spruce_dowob]

I think it should be under "digital" next to three stamp brushes

[@TheAngelsTrumpet]

@spruce_dowob Thx :D I found it

[@rapture_bishop]

yeah, you just saved my ass.

[@ericaboosinger7088]

okay but in the first few seconds, during your sketch. you move lines all together to help your perspective and want not, how do you do that?

[@ahmedamirdev]

The background music makes it harder to focus on what you say, I'd suggest to drop it in future vids, thanks for the tips they were great.

[@Rain_K1ss]

on my old pc i had a problem where the pen wouldnt switch to eraser when i pressed the option on my pen, i never touched any settings. i want to reinstall krita on my new pc in the hope that its fixed, but if i were to encounter this problem again, how would i fix it?