Digital painting with Krita 5.0 for beginners

Learn to use Krita’s powerful features for speed and non-destructive illustration

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Dec 2022
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What you will learn

Important computer graphics concepts related to the process of creating digital artworks.

Basic features of Krita such as the UI, canvas navigation, and so on.

Basic drawing, inking, dan coloring techniques using a style commonly found in superhero comics.

Learn more sophisticated techniques to speed up the creation process such as using selection, layer composition, blending modes, and so on.

Learn shading concepts and techniques for digital painting.

Create an illustration using a non-destructive workflow.

Description

"Krita" is a graphic application comparable to Photoshop. But unlike Photoshop, Krita is free and open-source software. So, you don't need to pay anything to download and use it. Another thing that makes Krita different from Photoshop, is that Krita is more focused on digital painting. That is why in Krita, you can find many features related to digital painting that do not exist in Photoshop. If you need software for drawing or creating illustrations, then Krita will make you feel right at home.

If you have never used Krita before or even never used any graphic software such as Photoshop, Gimp, and so on. You don't need to worry. Because we will start from the very basics. I have carefully crafted the curriculum for convenience and speed. In sha Allah, you can master Krita quickly but through an easy and enjoyable learning experience.


What you will learn

There are a lot of things that you are going to learn in this course. Just for a quick preview, this online course consists of 8 chapters, outside the introduction chapter.

In chapter zero or the introduction chapter, you will learn how to set up the drawing tablet. And also various tips to make Krita perform optimally.

Then in the first chapter, you will learn the theories and concepts around computer graphics which will be relevant later in the digital painting process. You will learn the difference between raster and vector graphics. Then learn various types of color models that exist in the world, such as RGB and HSV. Then learn the basic concepts behind "bits per channel", "high range images", "hexadecimal" color codes, and so on.

In the second chapter, you will start learning the basic features of Krita. From how to work with documents. Understanding the UI and how to tweak it. Then learn the different methods of canvas navigation.

In the next chapter, you will learn how to use the "freehand brush tool" and also how to work with color in Krita. From choosing and managing "brush presets". How to use the "pop-up palette". Understanding various parameters related to brush, such as "size", "opacity", "flow", "eraser mode", etc. Then learn how to use the "advanced color selector", "color sampling" technique, how to use the "color palette", and so on.

In the fourth chapter, we are going to discuss various tools that are based on the brush engine. We will learn tools like the "line tool", "rectangle tool", "Ellipse tool", "polygon tool", "polyline tool", and so on.

In the fifth chapter, you will learn about the selection and layer composition. We will start by discussing the basic selection techniques. Then move on to custom-shaped selection techniques. Then discuss the background layer. Learn the different types of layers available in Krita. Understand various properties related to layers. Learn to make complex compositions using "group layer", "alpha inheritance", "blending mode", etc. In this chapter, we will draw a simple landscape illustration using various tools and features we discussed earlier.

In chapter six, you will learn the basic techniques of drawing and coloring in Krita. To practice the techniques, you will create an ax weapon illustration from start to finish. You will start by drawing the sketch. Then learn various techniques for drawing smooth "line arts". Then learn the various types of "assistant tools" available in Krita. You will also learn different approaches of adding base colors to a drawing. One of the techniques is to use the "colorize mask" feature. After that, you will learn how to add shading and highlight colors with a style you often see in superhero comics.

In the seventh chapter, you will learn the basics of creating digital paintings with smoother shading colors. You will start by preparing all the brush presets. Then learn to create custom shortcuts for faster workflow. Then we will discuss the basic concepts of shading. Learn how to form any shape we want by manipulating the color gradation on the canvas. Then we move on to learn different shading techniques. After that, we will put into practice the techniques that we learned by making a skull illustration. From drawing the sketch, adding the base color, applying "shading" and "highlight" colors, and finally adding details and textures to the drawing.

In the last chapter, we are going to discuss the workflow for creating a non-destructive illustration. We are going to create a tree on the cliff illustration from start to finish using all the techniques we learned before. The benefit of having a non-destructive composition is that it will be easier if we need to make some changes or revisions. In some cases, this kind of workflow becomes very crucial. Such as when you need to create a lot of variations from a single artwork as quickly as possible.


So, join the course now! And start creating beautiful artworks using Krita.


Content

Introduction

Introduction
Convention & disclaimer
Raster vs. Vector
Color models
Bits per channel
Hexadecimal color code
Drawing tablet setup
Performance tips

Krita basic features

Working with documents
UI introduction
Navigation
Using freehand brush
Selecting colors
Picking and offsetting color
Other brush based tools
Layer introduction
Layer properties
Alpha inheritance & group layer
Opacity & blending modes
Selection basics

Digital painting introduction

Customizing the UI
Favorite brushes
Custom shortcuts
Basic shading concepts
Basic shading methods
Basic sketching and coloring
Detailed shading method
Highlight and texture

Illustration project: Tree on a hill

The workflow
Reference images
Sketching
Layer sorting & coloring
Local shading
Global shading
Details
Workflow flexibility

Krita advanced features

Modifying selection
Selection operations
Transforming selection
Contiguous selection tool
Color based selection tools
Anti-aliasing and Fill tool
Free transform tool
Perspective and Warp distortion
Cage deformation
Liquify distortion
Transform mask
Transparency mask
Gradient color
Gradient tool
Wrap around mode
Tileable texture
Clone brush & manual patching
Pattern
Filter

Illustration project: Super Pineapple

Project workflow
Custom shortcut and tablet keys
References and sketching
Layer sorting
Base coloring
Clone layer
Environment textures
Pineapple pattern
Shading the environment
Creating transparent texture
Shading the pineapple
Shading the toaster
Finalizing

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Reviews

Philipp
October 29, 2023
I want to become a commercial artist, so I hope only few people will find this gem of a course, otherwise competition gets too strong. It's incredible how my skillset is raised to a complete new level after finishing this feature-complete and well explained course for the best illustration software out there. I am looking forward to implement my new skills in my future projects, now with this solid foundation of Krita knowledge!
Alexandre
July 22, 2023
Fantastic professor! Course is very well explained with rich detailed information! Krita is very well explained along with core concepts needed for digital art. Definitely, is a must course for everyone starting in digital art!
Benjamin
July 22, 2023
As an absolute beginner to digital art, this course has been highly useful as an introduction to basic concepts and functionality of Krita. What I appreciate most is the intertwined explanations, demonstrations and practice that allow you to go from zero to creating some really interesting artwork. Explanations are very clear and at an appropriate level of detail, if a bit quick at times. This course has inspired me to continue learning digital art and I will definitely use Krita for my future projects.
Ramya
July 3, 2023
This is all I ever wanted. I am so thankful to the teacher here I actually brought the drawing pad and krita course even before this course was launched . In hopes that I could have all this figured out. But this course is worth the money invested. You are god sent. I am so so grateful to this teacher who gave me exactly what I wanted. Thankyou very much Widhi sir.
Prathamesh
July 1, 2023
Very nicely explained. Tutor is loud and clear. He explained the details sequentially which I think is a best thing of this course.
Luisa
June 9, 2023
Excellent course. Great material explained with cool and easy exercises that everybody can do, He works with you step by step and teach very well.
Dmytro
June 3, 2023
This is a great beginner friendly course, it is very well structured, and it contains a good amount of useful tips for Krita, thank you very much! =)
Urvaksh
June 3, 2023
Perfect pace and level of detail. Very lucid to follow along. This is REALLY what I was looking for but did not get elsewhere. This course covers it all.
Marcos
May 19, 2023
The course was exactly what I needed to begin to explore digital painting on my own, and using an open-source, free, yet amazing tool as Krita.
Rachele
May 13, 2023
So far, everything is explained in depth, clearly, and in ways that are easy to understand. Also, the teacher leaves a lot of useful tips!
Wu
April 30, 2023
Really good fundamentals and a lot of neat tips and tricks! Thanks, highly recommended for beginners.
Marek
March 29, 2023
Course is fine, but the accent of a lector is somehow difficult to listed over a long a period of time.
Alan
March 11, 2023
A proper beginners course. I like how the Krita basics are explained one after another in the first few sections, without any actual drawing techniques also being taught as well. Keeps things simple and concise.
Ana
March 9, 2023
It really is a course for beginners. You can see free tutorials on the internet, but if you don't know anything about this kind of software, this is a great place to start. It is very didactic, the topics are well separated, which makes it easy for you to come back when you have any doubts. At the beginning it explains some image concepts that I consider a bonus. I didn't understand anything about Krita (or photoshop, gimp,...) and now I know where the tools are, how to use them and if I don't remember I know where consult. Some people complained that the course is slow, dull and with bad English. English is not his first language, but is perfect possible to understand. It's a technical course that doesn't roll up and goes straight to the point. I really like the fact that I don't feel wasting time and that there isn't a person trying to be nice in the video (which is often unsuccessful and just take out attention out ).
Werbety
March 8, 2023
Curso muito bom para quem quer começar com arte digital, apesar de já ter uma leve noção sobre o tema, o curso ajudou a me direcionar no rumo certo, principalmente nos recursos do programa e na organização do seu "trabalho".

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