How to color your lineart in Krita

[@TushantMirchandani]

Another way you can color your lineart: Make two layers: One lineart, and one paint-layer. Put the paint-layer in a group, but keep the lineart outside the group. Fill all the bounds in the paint-layer inside the lineart with one single color. This paint-layer will be your "base layer". Now, make a new layer above the base-layer, and there should be an option called "inherit Alpha" on it. Enable it. Now paint whatever color you want, and it shouldn't paint outside the bounds. It's a very convenient option. XD

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

+Tushant Mirchandani (Cyan Los) Hi, could you explain what you mean by "Fill all the bounds in the paint-layer inside the lineart with one single color." I'm not sure if I understand it.

[@TushantMirchandani]

Katarzyna Oleska Okay, here's what I mean basically. imgur.com/mIdufBx Paint your flats as you normally would (as you demonstrated in the video), but keep the layer structure in mind as shown in that image. Then, just besides the "Lock" and "visibility" icon in those layers, and just before "Lock Transparency", there's also "Inherit Alpha" that you can enable for all the layers above the base-layer in the group. What it does is that it borrows the alpha of the base-layer (and all the layers below that don't have "Inherit Alpha" enabled) and uses it as a quick clipping mask. That way, you can keep painting and shading without having to worry about spillage and edges. :)

[@karolinabajgiel6228]

Tushant Mirchandani thanks. Very useful

[@hannahchristine5240]

What about changing the color of the lines? Is that possible?

[@bloodnessx]

@@KatarzynaOleskaArt hey, how can i have the same lay out krita as yours?

[@justink9884]

Krita is lightyears ahead of any other coloring application out there, in my opinion...amazed.

[@Tomekeeper]

I got a tablet about six hours ago. Now I know how to colour a thing. Very much appreciated!

[@cominup85]

This comment is me, today. Haha.

[@mjsibylline8418]

I'm so new to digital. I feel so lost. I still cant even get my line art that clean.

[@caseyco3026]

Same here, Just keep using it! you'll feel better in no time, keep watching tortiels

[@mjsibylline8418]

@@caseyco3026 I have been! Lol it's very hit or miss so far. I'm trying to trace old paper and pencil stuff to being digital but I just cant make it feel the same.

[@woahdude446]

@@mjsibylline8418 that's exactly what I'm doing now I have most of everything down I'm just so confused about coloring it in and shading

[@mjsibylline8418]

@@woahdude446 I still haven't colored anything I like D: I am however getting better with the line art finally! I was trying to use much too small a brush. I was treating it like a real pencil where you want the lines as light and thin as possible. I feel like the reverse is true in digital. Big soft brushes for pose work. Then I've been using a thicker pen for line and its really helped. Hopefully it just gets better ^_^

[@Player500-1]

Same 😩 learning the basics is where I'm at sooo many features idk where and how to start...currently trying to figure out the layers and how they work...🙄😭

[@maxmustermann4772]

5 years later and newbies like me still appreciate this video :) I love method 3. Thanks!

[@davidmaftei9145]

what’s the name of the brush in method 3?

[@HaloWolf102]

@@davidmaftei9145 Shapes Fill Brush, the image is a green, cone shaped, skinny neck flask. You can search for the brush name as 't)_Shapes_Fill'. If you type in shape, it will also come up.

[@HaloWolf102]

12:47 The brush name is called a **'Shapes Fill Brush'**, the image is a green, cone shaped, skinny neck flask. You can search for the brush name as 't)_Shapes_Fill'. If you type in the word shape , it will also come up.

[@KxllBrvd]

Thank You Because She Never Said The Fucking Name Of The Brush.

[@Mermer-16]

Was looking for this too, thanks!

[@Xio.P]

Thank you SOOOO much for this tutorial. It was beyond helpful. I just began digital art and recently bought my very first Wacom. Kept telling myself THERE HAS TO BE AN EASIER WAY lol and then I come across your video and it’s exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again.

[@Reapeth]

My mind is blown! I had no idea you could color this quickly with Krita... so much time saved. Thanks!

[@drowninglisa]

I've been using Krita for like 8 months, slowly figuring out more efficient ways to paint by myself. This tutorial taught me so many new things that will definitely help me, so thank you!

[@tronowolf]

About to try Krita, glad I found your channel. When is KZbin gotta have a heart button? I more than like this!

[@Autisticzero]

Thank you for showing us and actually showing us the steps. My searching for helpful how to's have mostly been, "I will show you how." Then it is a speed art and no explanation of the steps and tools. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@itszoogi2721]

What is the tool that you used to color which was like the masking tool and a brush at the same time?

[@CrusadesOClock]

I know this is old and you probably figured it out already but for anyone else its called "Shapes fill" and the image looks like a little chemistry bottle. A quick way to get to it in the brush presets is to use the drop down menu and select digital.

[@andredanesleisureaccount]

This video was very helpful. Thank you so much for showing all these different methods Kate Oleska!

[@marcpaters0n]

I've only recently started using a tablet and am using Krita. Your tip about the shape tool is a lifesaver, thanks!

[@Mazamaru1]

Thanks Kate! Your channel is a great resource for Krita beginners.

[@TheShubLub]

You are the GOAT for showing me that little chemistry glass button!

[@TashaXKaa]

this video helped me SO MUCH. I have been struggling with krita and coloring for two days now (new to the app) and I'm so happy how my drawing came out!

[@tealleaf1166]

Super helpful, straightforward, and organized! Lovely time stamps too. I appreciate you don't just jump to the "most useful" methods of coloring, by demonstrating all of the method I can see the pros and cons not to mention the one I would rather go with. G'mic is really neat.

[@harleypayj11]

Thanks for this tutorial. I really am not a fan of how long paint by brush takes so you have saved me a lot of time! Appreciated!

[@AndydoddartoonsCoUkartoons]

As a method for blocking in the lineart it looks easier. For now I am still using photoshop but a mixture of methods will certainly speed things up. Thanks for covering another area I also haven't tried yet.

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

You're welcome and thank you!

[@frankolson5777]

I can't like this video enough! Thank you! I'm getting into digital painting and this is a life saver!

[@makko1266]

you just helped me take one more step away from just leaving my drawing after lineart.. have a like and a sub

[@WayneParker]

Fill brush (option three) is a dope idea. Thank you for the video! :)

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

+Wayne Parker Glad I could help! :)

[@melancholicpie]

I have a lot of love for this video, thank

[@PWijekoon]

I am new to Krita, and this is very helpful. Thank you.

[@israelsilvapena3118]

Hi kate, this tutorial is superb....I wanted to ask you what brush you used for painting the skin in the first mwthod you explained??? Thanks....really nice drawings there....

[@somnyad]

I think she used two brushes. The first was probably airbrush, although watercolor looks similar. The second one she said has some texture, so I don't know which one she used...

[@israelsilvapena3118]

@@somnyad thanks for the tip....I really dont know much about brushes setttings

[@WastelandSeven]

One thing I learned working in Gimp was that you can set tools to go behind. So, on the third method you could set the tool to put down paint behind other paint layers. So you could also do the face, then do the hair and have the hair go behind the other colour without effecting it making the paint seamless.

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

Really? That's interesting. I have to admit I never really explored gimp but that's because I couldn't get used to the layout and overall feel..

[@WastelandSeven]

Katarzyna Oleska Well, Gimp was the first graphics program I ever used, so I'm a bit more used to it than many I suppose. However, its also available in Krita under brush modes. I had to do some hunting with 2.9, but, if you scroll through the different modes, you'll find it. (sorry, I forget where I found it originally) I think it was "Miscl" but, I'm not totally sure. However, I've found this to be very useful as I cant quickly butt colours together with no artefacts left over.

[@SiberianNinja-Jin]

This helped me understand G'Mic a bit more cause goodness I was lost. Thankies!

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

Happy I could help!

[@cerqueirapv]

Very Good! Congratulations Kate Oleska! Thanks for tutorial!

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

You're welcome, Alessandro.

[@zebruh2794]

Your video was so helpful I going for option 2 the making and I do have a question, do you have a video about shading the drawing?

[@tigress1699]

so glad there's a faster colorize tool of the last option now

[@WastelandSeven]

Very nicely done! Thanks for the tut, very helpful!

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

Happy I could help :)

[@Fruity_Cutie]

Super duper useful and well-explained. Thank you.

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

You're welcome :)

[@0z0n0man]

Thank you very much. I use krita and every day a can learn something new with your tutorials!!!!!

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

you're welcome!

[@bw1636]

Thank you so much for the tutorial, also your drawings and color methods are absolutely beautiful. :D

[@jecolaco]

Lovely sketches...............😊

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

Thank You!

[@GrumpyPugComics]

I am new to Krita and this was amazing. Thank you.

[@EPeltzer]

These methods are good to go through, but later in Krita 4 they brought the new colorize mask tool which is pretty awesome, and would probably replace the G'Mic method. Still worthwhile for some tips like that brush in method 3 that is a kind of live fill tool that I did not know about. Thanks.

[@AlexanderOlkhovik]

Thank you, it was interesting. And a new for me was Option 3, with shape_fill brush.

[@ammaraghaalkalaa7244]

شكرا جزيلا لك ... thank you very much . The lesson was very useful. I used the program for the first time, to compare it with Photoshop and Illustrator. Thanks again and excuse me for my English

[@dousalem]

amazing video , i keep coming back to it

[@Cloud7050]

It may be helpful to read the Krita docs about "Colorize Mask". It seems to be a more recent feature that's quite convenient.

[@Cloud7050]

There is also a docs guide on stuff like "Flat Coloring" which has been pretty handy for me

[@sabinapopovicihantu1119]

I am very new in digital painting and of course finally after a long research I decided for Krita. It seems to be quite exciting for a traditional painter( I use watercolor ). So I followed your video with a very big attention and honest I really loved your brush you've used in the first option . My question is ( how could I get something like this ? it seems to behave like a pastel pencil in traditional art and I really love the result you've got with it . Thank you very much.

[@albear972]

Fantastic tutorial! Thank you! You turned me into another of your subscribers. 😊

[@rafarodriguez4765]

Keep doing these awesome tutorials

[@sukjinaigoo716]

Thank you for tutorial, I'm getting back into drawing and attempting to go from pencil to drawing tablet. This guide has helped.

[@serenasblog]

Great tips! Could you please name the paintbrush you used in the third way you explained? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks!

[@TheNemesisProject]

You have the best tutorials. Thanks!

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

+Shakespeare Aw, thank you so much!

[@petitio_principii]

GIMP has a "color to alpha/transparency" transformation, possibly Krita does as well. Depending on the workflow and hardware key-bindings, it could be easier or acceptable to draw picking a flat background color and erasing or even making gradients with it, and then copying the whole visible lineart and transforming the background color into transparency. But the proper, disciplined way of doing things works as well, if not better, of course.

[@Monrosedori202]

Oh my god this helped so much, I used photoshop and gimp for ages but I finally wanted to start using Krita and this was soooo helpful!! Thank you. :)

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

You're welcome! I'm glad I could help! :)

[@wolfhawk1999]

EXTREMELY helpful, thank you

[@Zeroedge78]

I know I'm late to the party but this was super helpful! Thanks for taking the time to post this. :)

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

You're welcome :)

[@poppyblack1372]

Finally a good tutorial! Thanks! :)

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

You're welcome and thank you :)

[@gabbes]

Excellent vid! Been struggling with this.

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

Gabriel Ståhl I'm glad you like it!

[@evehong2944]

Hi, For the first option, what kind of brush did you use? When I paint, the color is over lap on each other and created black shadows when I brush the second layer on it. It's not smooth as your painting. For the second options, when I select the area to fill in the color, it block all my drawing lines. Please help. Thanks.

[@winterberry3412]

I got overwhelmed so I ended up coloring by a large area and erasing so it fits.

[@PixlePixie2002]

what brush do you use for lineart?

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

Hi Pixie, I really use my own brush with some pattern. I choose to use brushes that let me build up the line.

[@godot3757]

@@KatarzynaOleskaArt would u share your brush presets pls

[@twistedfcuk]

brush nesuick

[@ReactHub8167]

Your drawings are very beautiful, is it possible to make your brush packs available? I also use krita and I really liked them.

[@glompxme]

how do you do that thing where you make a layer and it's a subset/inside another layer? and how do you do that thing where, when you paint, it wont physically cross over any lines you have? Like you do to color the face at 5min and your lines don't bleed into the hair at all

[@fuNaN89]

I don't see the shape_fill brush option in my krita. Was it taken off in the latest version or do I have to download the brush from somewhere?

[@thebest3702]

wow thank you exactly what I've been looking for.

[@parisiansock]

Thx for this tuto, helped me well ;) G'Mic seems not to work fine on Windows7+ though :(

[@cresdc8481]

Hi I wanna know where you got your brushes. It looks so cool

[@sachinprabhusachinprabhu007]

Thank you so much :) It was so much helpful !!

[@scarletg.cortes495]

What I am curious is how do I change the line art color. The physical line I mean. I am so used to adobe draw just using the basic brush to just press the line to recolor the line to whichever color but that is not the case on krita. Have any way to do that on krita?

[@serwadeloyi4241]

I dunno if you're still active but I was wondering if you could help out. Im having an issue with my line art when I set it to multiply. Basically when I set it, the line art color turns into a much lighter color and I can barely see it up against the background. How do I keep the line art black like yours? Also did you scan your line art and set some mask over that layer or did you draw straight onto the canvas with your tablet? Thank you!

[@blackcranedesign]

Very good instruction. Thanks

[@onlypurr]

Your video is really helpful, but I still don't know how to fix my mistakes. I'm new to krita and digital art and my main problem is my line art. I watched bunch of tutorials on layers and I try layering, but when it comes to painting and trying to replicate what you did, my lines just disappear when I paint over them. Can you give me advice? I'm a newbie.

[@justinsmagghe8372]

Just for mask explanation, a big like to this vid !! I'm a beginner and i didn't know how to use mask, and when i activated one by misstake, i had one solution, start again my draw cause i wasn't able to remove the mask and i couldn't draw out of it xD Btw that was small and ez draw, so no big loses :P

[@Kyle-ye4nj]

video Speed changer is a lifesaver Don't get me wrong, I like the video :)

[@apophis6741]

Thanks!!!!! This helped me a lot:33

[@wjws3866]

But what If I want to use G'MIC filter but still want to have some colors on different layers?(it's necessary If I want to use color mask tool) Is there an option for that?

[@eggriceu]

What version of Krita do you have? The last option you showed us seemed very similar to Colorize Mask 4.1.7.

Hi! Are Shape fill and G'MIC part of the default package? Or should I download them from somewhere? Thanks in advance!

[@sydneysolomon5500]

Hi, what is the name of the brush that if your favorite in option 3?

[@micmacha]

I never knew about G'MIC Interactive Colorize. I've played around with G'MIC in the past, it's starting to sound like I need to take it seriously.

[@wandeson3205]

Hi Kate, Please. How in ways that you use, the paint not hide the line art? I try, but I have difficulty the my paint hides the lines of drawing. My version of Krita is 2.8.5 on Linux distribution. Thanks. Regards. W.R.

[@evamejiaartist7499]

Bravo!! Wow, this was GREAT! Thank you so much, you helped me understand alot of things in Krita. I have Gimp, but it's harder to work with, at least for me. Thank you again! Have an Awesome Turkey Day! Happy Thanksgiving

[@jimnicosia5934]

Does Krita have a color picker tool? I could not find one.

[@ernestodesiderio7482]

Awesome tutorial you posted..like it a lot, its a big help for noobs

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

Glad I could help! :)

[@bigSnick1856]

Thanks a lot. This is so cool to sppeed up

[@Ali-vt4db]

Can you teach us how to make the brush your using? :D i've tried using all of the brushes but they don't end up looking how i want them to... :/

[@humanperson8669]

Is that brush ur using isn’t he first method available to download?

[@yasminr.9131]

What brush are you using for your outline? I'm trying to learn what brushes to use for the different things..

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

Hi Yasmin. I am using a custom brush that I made. But it really is more important what feels good for you. I like sketching with brushes that have texture and I can build up the line (as opposed to ink brushes where one stroke is 100% opacity). Try experimenting. I keep saying I will make a tutorial on brushes and I will as soon as I find a bit of time!

[@glendurgrantig1391]

great tips, especially tip 4!

[@MIC7802]

What is the brush you used in option 3 called? I can't find any brushes with the name of shape_fill.

[@hilallazrak]

Very interesting, liked & subscribed, thanks

[@philippwohner-drawingandan5705]

Cool, thank you a lot for sharing this!

[@apacz13]

jeszcze nie pracowałem na Krita, spróbuje dzięki.Mam wrażenie że używasz myszki do rysowania? Czy tylko do wypełniania ? : ]

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

+Adam Happyman Myszki używałam tylko przy g'mic. Cała reszta to tablet :)

[@thyhuynh9115]

Hiii, what do you think about coloring with gray scale? Ive been using it and its kinda helpful in a way, i would love to hear you thoughts on grayscale. Very nice video, super helpful

[@raghukamath]

I like how you arranged your brush preset docker :)

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

+Raghavendra kamath haha you mean on the bottom or do you like my icons? ;)

[@raghukamath]

I mean the position :), and about the icons I think we all have the customised ones similar to what you have :). nice video thanks for sharing.

[@KatarzynaOleskaArt]

***** you're welcome, and thanks!

[@spaceyb2567]

+Raghavendra kamath I was thinking the same thing.. lol Might have to try that

[@mntestav]

This is a great tutorial

[@TheRealVivia]

Can you set the background to transparency when you're filling in?

[@TheBigFuzzy666]

When Im coloring, and I move my brush over an area that I've already colored, with the same color, it layers over it making darker little bits that are a huge pain in the ass. How do I fix this?

[@calvink1514]

either keep the color at full opacity, or play around with your blending options, (normal will keep everything the color you put down, but I haven't messed with overlay, multiply, etc. much so I'm not sure what they all do)

[@2creates1]

Great Tutorial!!

[@keen8271]

For the final option, there is no "G'Mic" option on mine like you have.

[@mordekaidc]

The second method, that brush in on Krita for defecto? or u create it?

[@kilgore-music]

Great tips !

[@RAPnDOT]

Cool thanks. It is still necessary in 2021!

[@wandeson3205]

Great tutorial. Thanks.