Simple tools for simple tasks

Blend modes are difficult to explain, and you may know of them if you’ve used Photoshop before. Blend modes tell Krita to combine two layers or elements, and the type of blending mode you use determines how the layers interact with each other. For example, one blend mode will block out the highlig...

Krita has features to keep your work safe in the event of crashes or if you forget to save your work for a prolonged period. The feature that looks after your work is the autosave feature, which automatically saves your work if you haven’t saved it for 15 minutes. You can find your autosaved Krita...

When creating digital drawings, you may not always have a steady hand, especially depending on the type of device you are using. Luckily, as a digital drawing tool, Krita offers settings to use line smoothing in your workflow. You can adjust this setting at any time to help you create various lines ...

While Krita is not the first program that comes to creatives' minds when thinking of image editing, it does have basic editing features. Whether you want to convert the color mode of the image to grayscale or add a filter over the image to change the image’s color only, you can do so in a few simp...

While zooming in and out in the program is straightforward, you may have some issues with the zoom function. If the program isn’t allowing you to zoom in or out of your canvas, I have some troubleshooting tips for you to try.  There are a few different methods to zoom in and out. I recommend ...

One of the great things about Krita is the extensive library of brush presets and the ability to add, manipulate, and create even more brushes for your artwork. With so many brushes at your fingertips, you can easily create drawings and designs as you need.  However, having so many brushes can ...

Unfortunately, Krita doesn’t allow you to print directly from the program, but luckily there are workarounds to ensure you can fully enjoy your creation. While exporting and printing your project from Krita is relatively straightforward, there are other things to consider. The image you see on you...

It can be frustrating when you are trying to complete a project and suddenly find that Krita won’t open on your Windows computer. Since the program won’t even open, it’s hard to figure out what the problem is. Luckily, you can try a few options to troubleshoot the problem. Here I will outline ...