How to Draw with a Mouse - Krita Digital Art Tips & Tricks Tutorial for Beginners | TutsByKai

In this tutorial on how to draw with a mouse, I teach you many tricks to get sharp, crisp lines and perfect digital lineart / line art in Krita SUPER EASILY!
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[@TutsByKai]

Guys... the name of the program is in the title :)

[@diamondcheezits2306]

cool firszt reply :)

[@massak1]

@@diamondcheezits2306 just in two hours? damm I was early lol. btw Poeple are asking the program....

[@imanoob1234pl]

ok

[@Jamesguys]

THX

[@lbsans6445]

oh this Krita Digital Art

[@wafflegod64]

and never forget, this works on almost any art program

[@TutsByKai]

EXACTLY.

[@Ez-gf2bk]

flipaclip ?

[@slookipos]

Jesus, it looks great on Paint tho

[@uditachakraborty5225]

Which one's the best art program??? Can u pls suggest??

[@Ez-gf2bk]

@@uditachakraborty5225 ibis paint for simple, good art, but krita for incredibly advanced art

[@sebass578]

My mouse didn’t let me touch him do you have any advice to touch it he keeps running away

[@sebass578]

@@water9355 ok I will try

[@pikachu-jf2oh]

Give him cheese

[@Foxtro]

@@pikachu-jf2oh now that's big brain

[@bonithechubbypotato5100]

Did you try using a rat instead? I think they work better

[@pikachu-jf2oh]

@@bonithechubbypotato5100 they work like graphic tablets

[@dnkii8383]

TutsByKai: **draws a circle** Me: *GASP*

[@tomatoorphan6166]

Dis man draws a better circle than I ever could ._.

[@BuddysSkilled]

@@tomatoorphan6166 plus on mouse

[@zerato7xo555]

i swear this happened to me...lol

[@dhakiun7689]

Just use the circle tool.

[@reinbew794]

Seriously why is drawing a perfect circle so hard?

[@kaleiya.]

Thanks im only 12 and getting into digital art but my parents can’t afford a tablet bc my dad got into a car accident so thanks for the tips😁

[@Korockinglife]

bruh, that went from 0 to 100 real fast

[@TutsByKai]

Never give up! I drew without a tablet for YEARS, even after I started this channel :) You'll be able to get one eventually. They're not too expensive and they last a long time! Hope your dad's alright

[@TutsByKai]

^^^ exactly what I was thinking.

[@ghostiebee7434]

Hope he gets better soon! Hope u and ur mum/step mum/other dad/step dad are ok!

[@manjotsingh8519]

Never share this much info online

[@yusufkha6434]

I love the fact that Kai still responds to a LOT of comments, even though this was made a few months ago. Just found your channel, and I think I will be watching you a lot. Cheers!

[@TutsByKai]

Yup! Always glad to help, old video or not :) Glad you enjoy the channel

[@agraj1806]

@@TutsByKai >:O

[@mandamations]

Me who has a tablet: mmmmm yes interesting

[@The_Deaf_Aussie]

Step One: Catch a Mouse: Use Cheese as Bait.

[@plebthepebble3877]

golden comment

[@DawnDDT]

Yes, then make him draw for you or he gets thrown in the mouse trap.

[@Someone-nt8wz]

@@plebthepebble3877 nah, diamond

[@ya.thegoat8795]

A mouse??

[@justamberish]

@@Someone-nt8wz nah, god level comment

[@CubsYT]

As a professional artist who mostly draws with mouse, I feel like every part of this video is the opposite of what I'd normally do I wouldn't recommend using the circle tool unless you're making a flash cartoon, and the Stabilizer feature really isn't hard to get the hang of especially if you adjust the default settings

[@25Umbra]

Hey I want to slowly get into Digital Art. I am a beginner "Artist" Well. I am trying to become one. And I draw with pen and paper but I just feel like Digital would suit me more since I am mostly on my PC. Long message short. Could you give me some advice to start out? And yes. I use a mouse because I don't have a Tablet.

[@junkratenjoyer1]

@@25Umbra Hey, I recommend firstly drawing on paper (I usually tend to get the best result out of this), then taking a picture and outlining it onto a digital software. If you want the best experience I think you should get a drawing pad that you can plug into the pc because a mouse is extremely limiting.

[@mrmawster9786]

@@junkratenjoyer1 is drawing par comfortable to use?

[@questionmark521]

@@mrmawster9786 You mean pad if its so Yes its definetly easier and more comfortable to use

[@lupe881]

It’s the oppsite of what you’d do and your the oppsite of what he’d do so by your logic I shouldn’t be trusting neither of y’all

[@johnattincan4190]

[@zoomguys1811]

Damn thats a nice pfp

[@cinemalazare4850]

damn.boy

[@thebraindeadz5590]

Why? Why? Just why?

[@thebraindeadz5590]

@random fish guy off the streets its just *W E I R D*

[@stampede5930]

Kid from phineas and ferb bruh

[@godot-boy7694]

clearly motivating, I can create game assets now.

[@johnattincan4190]

Not necessarily, you'll only be able to make a face if you just watch inly this video

[@Emsi_Lordtemp]

@@johnattincan4190 the concepts from this transfer though, so now you can do other stuff, like make clouds that are shaded or making basic animal shapes.

[@Inkety]

I use libresprite for my pixel art in gamedev and I just manually shade and stuff. It isn't that hard. Unless your talking big pixel art like backgrounds.

[@Jimmy-sl6xv]

this is very helpful! When i didnt have a tablet yet, i watched other tuts on how to draw with a mouse. This is the best one so far! :)

[@TutsByKai]

Aww thank you Jimmy

[@vsuvi]

U can use ur phone too

[@flurchia]

@@vsuvi true but phone screens are small and hard to draw with depending on the size of the phone and maybe even your hand. I’m not saying you can’t use a phone to draw but it’s easier to use something with a bigger screen

[@shubhamail920]

@@flurchia how ?

[@shubhamail920]

@@vsuvi how?

[@ZUnknownFox]

so "e" to erase and "shift" to keep circles circle. ok thanks this will help me as I do occasionally use krita

[@asuna9162]

If you're doing line art, I recommend a lower sensitivity and disable mouse acceleration on your mouse so you can get cleaner lines

[@reinbew794]

Don't forget: Drawing with shape tools isn't a bad thing! In fact, it's really useful and can save you a ton of time.

[@zenithmarshadow5098]

This man is literally the savior of all free to draw artists that is using Krita. Honestly you are the man I've been looking for with the perfect voice,tutorial,guide and just what I want to specifically know. I WILL DEFINITELY TRY TO BINGE ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS ABOUT KRITA.😍

[@TutsByKai]

Aw thank you so much Zenith

[@guyrohweder3105]

This was SO helpful! I also really love your enthusiasm. It's clear that you really enjoy doing this.

[@northiewolf9080]

I've been using a touchpad [I'm left-handed, so it's easier] for drawing for more or less 3 years and a stabilizer is always helpful [Recently got a tablet]. Another thing is that in most programs you can use line tools and curved line tools to make most shapes you want without hand-drawing.

[@juancastresana8902]

Thank you dude! I am new at Krita and here you showed me some basic things to create you character and I really appreciate that.

[@zeinette_]

I love the tool that makes your lines smoother when you draw.Sometimes it can go wrong,but you can fix that.

[@foolydude4305]

The shading color bit is a REAL big help. Thank you.

[@Zomblen]

Besides using the mouse, I've learned a few tips from this video. Like how to shade easier, And how to fill in spaces easier 😃

[@darkconage2867]

Lol my hands are shaking when I draw on a mouse, IDK why

[@Ltloola]

You could use a stabilizer

[@darkconage2867]

@@Ltloola the line still shaky though :(

[@Ltloola]

@@darkconage2867 try going slower?

[@darkconage2867]

@@Ltloola ow, that helps thanks :D

[@nemanjapupovac1090]

Min too

[@amzn767]

this has really helped me get better at drawing with a mouse. and switching to krita has helped me a ton!

[@manicmega4]

THIS IS EXACLY WHAT IM LOOKING FOR ... AND IT JUST POPPED UP IN MY RECOMMENDED

[@EnderDan]

That messy circle remind me of Dream :)

[@gkgk6439]

You’re amazing! As a person who JUST started using krita, this was super helpful.

[@bluescreen_]

Thanks for using Krita! Its the only art program I understand, and it makes this tutorial easier to follow!

[@yasinvatan41]

Its almost just optimizing the tools in a pretty useful way THX MAN ❤️

[@RTMecha]

I don't have a tablet so a lot of the things I do with mouse are self-taught, but this does help quite a bit, thank you for making this video!

[@scosuvian3272]

Omg I can't believe how much I've learned from this 1 video! Also you're voice is nice to listen to. Thank you for uploading this

[@TutsByKai]

I really appreciate that and you are so welcome!

[@estoniaisreal]

@@TutsByKai is this a virus

[@zeebloxyt7728]

this is my first time learning krita with you! thanks man! u helped me

[@maulikjain6570]

I have been trying to make digital art for 3 years without a tablet after this I could immediately draw thanks

[@Corgify]

Thank you for helping me with the brush smoothness. I have just recently started using Krita and it irritated me how when you fill, it would have white areas left that I have to brush over but now it fills very smoothly. Ty :D

[@ndamugobaivan1]

Thank you for teaching us so well.

[@69jojofan61]

It’s soo smooth and love the smile in the end

[@Rev_dev-]

I'm super excited to try this out!

[@3down4togo]

Shoutout to Krita got me started on digital art

[@pasareakiwi4169]

Same

[@mushroom7267]

Thank you! My parents didn't want to get me one. Which is understandable but i want to improve my art and get better. So this helped.

[@springo7802]

This is actually really good the anchor I didnt know about it really helped and you dont get help like this often thanks!

[@icalized6357]

I watched soo many tutorials on how to draw with a mouse and couldn't find any decent tutorials... Yours one is the best. Keep up the good work man ☺️

[@TutsByKai]

Thank you so much

[@nikhil5387]

me: i need a drawing tablet for digital art mouse: i can help you

[@pasareakiwi4169]

@NITRICk Milo Or you can spend no money if you have a laptop, you got the little trackpad or whatever it's name is. It's somewhat close to using a pen, indeed it takes practice but if you get something expensive then you will be disappointed of yourself for not reaching your expectations. So it's basically up to you, use your laptop's trackpad to see how good you are first and then get a stylus or whatever OR just go for the stylus and stuff

[@cristhianmotoche3539]

Yeah. More Krita videos, please. Thanks Kai.

[@TutsByKai]

I'm on it.

[@divinegalafox7890]

I've been wanting to do art for like a long time noe but couldn't do it, then suddenly i see this video appeared on my recommendations, really gave me some motivation and a bit of help, thanks for this

[@IrrelevantDoge]

Thank you! I have always wanted to draw on my PC! I am downloading the software right now, you deserve a sub.

[@WanerRodrigues]

Hello Kai, you can make this in blender, I use like this, top view, just lines and vertices, then this modifiers, subdivision, skin, subdivision, The curves are editable like on Paint Tool Sai, you can make your materials on the faces using nodes or you can draw in paint mode :D

[@TutsByKai]

The Grease Pencil is VERY versatile aw well! Just takes a while to get into it. I'll look into it further :)

[@WanerRodrigues]

Nice! I have some problems with gizmos curves, I like more the direct point control, like in the Paint Tool Sai, I got this on Blender with vertices, The Grease Pencil is really nice! But I need understand more how it works XD

[@barteezqueendelanacrystalc3461]

I think i might have found a pretty good solution when drawing that allows you to simply draw how you want without much bumpy lines. although stabilizer is hard to use, i messed with the options a bit and managed to actually make it alot more easier to control, and more efficient. 1. When you select stabilizer, you will have two options below from where you picked it: distance and delay. so what you want to do is to first make the distance 50-100. it slows down the giant circle (which ill be calling the slow cursor, from the fact we slow it down) that follows the main cursor. 2. put the delay on 0. it makes the slow cursor extremely smaller. although you can turn it off, its alot harder since your cursor acts like the slowed cursor as you cant really see the actually location of your cursor while drawing quickly. keeping it on 0 allows you to see the slowed cursor, and the actual cursor. when you draw around with it, it barely has any bumps and is pretty smooth, yet the down side is you might need to get used to the slow cursor. not the best, but it's alot better

[@ShaneLawYT]

i really needed this because i could never draw so without this i would of never learned thanks :D

[@Godisgood137]

Your channel deserves more recognition

[@evansworld6758]

THIS HELPS A LOT!! I'm SUBBING

[@beep2997]

Replace "u" with "o"

[@beep2997]

Him: "You wonder how to draw with a mouse aye?" Also him: *"WELL GO AHEAD AND GIVE STUART LITTLE A PIECE OF PAPER AND PENCIL AND WE'LL GET THIS STARTED"*

[@renan9267]

Dude, the shading tip blown my mind thx for the advice.

[@vooshvoosh1770]

Bro this is the best tutorial of all time

[@ColdBlueLight]

pro tip use line and circle tools ! they are your friends and even with a tablet drawing perfect circle and lines are hard to do that's why circle templates exist even for traditional pen and paper art!

[@spider.jasper]

I literally thought that he was using Photoshop

[@anjishachakraborty7880]

He isn't?

[@TutsByKai]

Haha, yeah, it's Krita.

[@iipp0]

Same

[@chuck11yt]

This was very helpful in many ways, i have learned alot of new stuff with this video and i may never ever forget this exact video.

[@TutsByKai]

Very very glad that you enjoyed it that much

[@freezingfire3157]

i had this video in my Playlist for years. i finally needed it and it was very useful. Thanks!

[@TutsByKai]

Glad it was helpful!

[@snowiie2478]

Me using ibispaintX: *This is weird its supposed to be easy.*

[@foxinthebox2153]

No way. Drawing tutorial without time lapse! Great video

[@maskedgamerlegends466]

SO helpful thank you soo much you helped me draw and (soon) start up my youtube animation career

[@GhostTownJuggalo]

Cool, just getting into this animation for a project I'm working on.

[@sunshaken]

Does anyone else find his voice Irritationally attractive? And I have no idea what I just wrote. 😅

[@icebearpl188]

im trying to get into digital art to make my own comic , im 14 and my parents dont want to buy me a tablet , so i think this will do :)

[@maheergameryt]

BEST TUTORIAL EVER THANK YOU!

[@JokenJoestar]

Perfect timing ! Thank you sm

[@huntercomics1649]

Have a drawing tablet but still watched

[@puzzled-head3493]

Same

[@ahmadalhomsi526]

OMG I HAVE THE SAME ART STYLE

[@WolfGaming01_]

This was so helpful, big thanks

[@Ningnomaningnong]

This video was the best I have seen for raw info. Bit fast at times but skipping back is easy. For a noob trying to learn, even a simple thing like "Hit return" after making a lone with the pen tool....THAT'S how you pop in on. Thanks man!

[@Ningnomaningnong]

oh... at 5:12 How did you move your line. Looks like you must've held down a button something and then dragged?

[@TutsByKai]

I actually moved the whole canvas. Try clicking the middle mouse button :)

[@floower3440]

Wich app is this I want to use it to and is it free?

[@knockbackk4234]

0:57 it's acctually a good circle for using mouse

[@vampirethespiderbatgod9740]

You live in a different universe

[@yoinks-roblox80]

@@vampirethespiderbatgod9740 kinda mean

[@user-bq5bl2en2m]

Hahhaaa funyyyy

[@katestevens8841]

omg thank you this happend to help me with my drawings seeing as i only have a mouse now look at my drawings!!! Im so happy thank you!

[@vladislavkorecky618]

This video really helped me. Thanks! 😄

[@Dieju48jenp]

This: How to draw with a mouse Me: I can't even draw on a phone

[@TwoStrandsLeft]

i don't even have a phone

[@hornattila]

how to draw with a mouse me: i cant draw on anything since i dont have motivation to learn because i learn everything that needs motor skils a ton slower than a normal person

[@Harryxrr]

8:01 I LAUGHED SO FRICKIN HARD-

[@Harryxrr]

ty for hearting!

[@brodotzip]

from what

[@Harryxrr]

@@brodotzip well loo- yk never mind

[@cyburnman27]

u are a life saver bro thanks

[@amigoads7986]

thanks for the help bro i tried it out immediatly and its soo much eazier to draw now

[@hailzworth]

The first circle he drew with a mouse: Him: It's not a very good circle Me: Mine looks way worse

[@namename9627]

I’m just trying to draw a profile picture and I gotta do all this research and listen to and translate the art talk lol

[@shafay3262]

you still dont have a profile picture lol

[@namename9627]

@@shafay3262 nope haven’t gotten around to it

[@shafay3262]

@@namename9627 lol it’s been 3 months, please edit once you do make a profile picture, I really wanna see how good it can be whilst drawing with a mouse for a beginner like you and me.

[@jovinprime]

Soon.

[@user-gd1rk3rs1e]

Thank you

[@iogilarb]

it's complex but useful tips, i'll save it for late, thanks for the video

[@jasonchocho8000]

I had a pen tablet but then it broke, but this really helps!

[@ahgasshi]

Thanks for sharing such valuable tips. Last few years because of my responsibilities i"m feeling like i"m not doing what i want. But digital art makes me feel happy and getting better in this makes me more confident. I"m really thankful)

[@TutsByKai]

Never give up! Everyone starts somewhere! I use to hate my art. You go through phases where it'll be bad and phases where it'll be good, until you're consistently happy with your work :)

[@leeandrew6555]

Liked the video and subscribed. Thanks man. Great info for a beginner.

[@tntaco07]

I have been doing it with a mouse for a while and still am not that good at it

[@TutsByKai]

Don't get discouraged! All it takes is practice :)

[@awesomecatgaming7060]

Using a mouse is a bit Hard

[@RaphSubYT]

thanks i have been suffering to this problem tysm for making this vid :)

[@dy2c]

Thanks for the tips!

[@karthikavinod9554]

Once I finished watching this video, my involuntary muscles hovered my clicker over that random red button written subscribe and some ringing bell which said 'all'. I wonder what that means.

[@TutsByKai]

It means you're awesome and some guy name Kai... that runs this channel, is really grateful. That's what it means

[@karthikavinod9554]

@@TutsByKai Awesome! I did the right thing still!😁😁

[@theloreofficiall69696]

Dude stop lying i looked it up theres no drawing program called TutsByKai bruhh

[@TutsByKai]

HAHA!

[@gamechange]

Wow Tuts! That was pretty cool.

[@Spanky_Edits]

thank you for this i can now drawing greater than before

[@artoonytales8847]

It was really helpful for me who's want to start animating, since I am a pretty beginner at animating. Coz I had trouble in colouring my artwork since I didn't have any tablet or even pc, I only use a cheap phone for practicing.

[@abdinasirhassan807]

Thanks man. Great video

[@almond_tofu5230]

Thx alot for this!! I really love drawing but draw with a mouse make my hope down for a little bit so thank you for this tutorial

[@shafferpatchias3028]

Bro... you da best. Thanks so much!

[@RMNZNT]

dude thank you. i gave up on krita cause it seemed too difficult but this helped more than you think. i now have motivation to try again. thanks alot!!

[@TutsByKai]

So glad to help!!!

[@arnavm.a.g2045]

U have such an underated channel

[@theanatolianguy]

Thanks for the tips! Now i can draw stuff

[@Lokerbar]

Thanks. That was great. Im sticking here for a while)

[@UnknownUnknown-nd6ho]

Thanks this helped me learn how to shade easier