Beginners Digital Illustration with Krita

Get started digital painting for free with Krita

4.70 (868 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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Graphic Design
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instructor
18,311
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1 hour
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Jul 2018
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FREE
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What you will learn

The basics of digital painting software Krita

Create solid sketches

Color, shade and highlight

The basics of line art

Description

Welcome to Section 1 of my course Essentials of Digital Illustrations with Krita.

This section is absolutely free, but it consists of only the first section of the course.

This section is targeted at the complete beginner and covers taking the first steps in digital illustration.

Krita is a highly acclaimed digital painting software, and it is completely free and open source. If you want to get started in digital illustration without splurging on license fees then this is a great place to start. Once you have gained confidence digital painting you can easily and painlessly switch over to commercial software if you want. (Or you can continue using Krita of course!)

Contents of this section:

  • Get started creating simple doodles
  • Learn about basic brushes and create your first wood texture
  • Learn about the basic tools available to Krita
  • Learn to make a basic sketch
  • Add color, shading and highlighting
  • Lots of tips
  • Lots of exercises

Want more free goodies? Check out my youtube channel: Open Source Tutor 

Update: Krita version 4.0 comes with a brand new set of default brushes! This is great on the whole, but makes the videos a bit confusing! So I added some extra videos to help.

Content

Introduction

Quickstart (for Krita 4.0)
Update: a note on the new version of Krita
Brushes (for Krita 3.3)
Update: Brushes (for Krita 4.0)
Example: Wood
Customizing the User Interface
Basic Tools
Layers
Example: Basic Face
8 Tips Drawing Smooth Lines
4 Tips Improving Your Workflow
Exercise: Cactus
Example: Cloud
Exercise: Wood
6 Motivation Tips
Appendix: How to Import the old Brushes

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Reviews

David
April 30, 2023
Even though the course will not cost you any money, it will cost you time. I learn better from doing projects, even simple ones with step by step instruction, more so than looking and listening to someone explain and demonstrate a skill. This is a really basic overview of Krita.
Uli
December 20, 2022
Guter Kurs um einen schnellen Überblick in Krita zu bekommen, um damit arbeiten zu können. Manchmal waren die Schritte bei den Einstellungen etwas zu schnell für mich, so dass diese nicht bei mir funktionierten, so wie beim Referenten.
Condios
August 19, 2022
For someone who is new to learning Digital Art/Painting and also Krita, this Course ticked all its boxes and was very beginner friendly! I enjoyed the lessons and creating along with the Tutor! Thank you for making it easier to learn and use Krita!
Winifredo
July 28, 2022
This was a good intro class on the digital drawing software. It successfully achieved its goal for beginners.
Rohit
February 21, 2022
It Was As It Mentioned In The Course It Is For Beginners, The Course Is Very Easy To Follow And Gives Hand On Experience On How To Do Things Correctly But The Course Is Not Updated So It Was Little Underwhelming But The Tutor Did Gave The Resources to Carry On With The Previous And New Versions Alike.
Stela
November 21, 2021
Foi um bom curso introdutório, me ajudou muito principalmente com informações de métodos básicos e me ensinou a não me comparar com desenhistas veteranos, a treinar bastante e ir com calma.
Caleb
October 19, 2021
Some of the information was a bit basic, BUT it did a fair job talking about the essentials of the application, so it did accomplish the intention. A pretty good overview of the features of the Krita app.
Meghan
August 11, 2021
I really enjoyed having something to try (pause, try yourself, see solution) after some initial instruction. Helps me to solidify the lesson. Thank you!
Nay
July 29, 2021
Really good course. This is the good beginner friendly course. Love it. Thanks a lot for this course.
Boofaa
July 17, 2021
Perfect start for beginners. I found all I was looking for. Now I just have to practice. Thank you very much
Callysta
May 2, 2021
So far this is very enjoyable. I love how the instructor gives clear, simple instructions and explanations. He gets straight to the point, which is great!
Chris
March 31, 2021
Very useful info for someone just starting on Krita and digital art in general. I got about halfway through this free version before deciding to stop and continue with the full paid course.
King
February 10, 2021
It's a quick and easy to follow course that teaches the fundamentals of Krita, while providing useful tips which apply to the study of digital art as a whole. As a beginner digital artist myself, I appreciate the the accessibility of this course (It's free!) and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for an introduction to digital art without breaking the bank. Thank you for this experience!
Tiana
February 7, 2021
This is easy to digest and I've learned so much from the first four lessons already. Thank you for creating this. I am able to teach my son who loves making comics how to use this software already.
Josep
December 27, 2020
Great course to start with Krita from scratch and learn the basic concepts about this amazing software. It was also a good opportunity to learn about how to use my first pen tablet.

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