Krita is an incredibly powerful drawing program, and it's yours to download and use completely free. You also get layers, masks, various transform tools, HDR support, and advanced selection functions. There are handy drawing aids for creating straight lines, vanishing points and smooth shapes. Krita was created by artists for artists, and it shows in the dozens of thoughtful little touches that make it easier to create great paintings. Right-clicking anywhere on the canvas in Krita will bring up a selection wheel that lets you pick a new tool and select a color in seconds – a system that's much easier than trawling through menus and settings Each brush is totally customizable, and you can save your bespoke brushes to use again later. There are panel templates, halftone filters, and perspective tools in addition to the usual brushes, fills and pens.

But it's particularly great for comics and manga. You can use Krita for any kind of drawing and illustration, and even animation. Best of all, it’s easy to get started.Krita offers professional-quality free drawing software, created by a team of artists with the noble aim of making creative tools within everyone's reach. When you collaborate, every change you make syncs in the moment, so anyone who opens the document while you’re working will get all the latest updates automatically. Work with your colleagues in real-time with collaborative design tools. Include your Artboard Templates as part of a Library to make them available for other documents. Take any fixed frame in your Canvas (we call them Artboards) and turn it – and all its content – into a template, ready to reuse. Share frameworksĭon’t redesign the wheel. You can highlight the important moments in your version history, so people only get the updates they need.

If something changes, like brand colors or typography, simply update your shared Library. Give teammates instant access to Libraries of Components that they can use and reuse across designs. And, with Projects and Collections, you can keep things organized so you never lose track of a document. You’ll always have full, instant control over who’s a part of your team, and what they can access and what they can edit. Bring your people, documents, Libraries and more together with a Sketch Workspace.

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