Krita is a graphics editor that offers great functionality for drawing and processing bitmap images.If you've ever tried to edit a photo with Photoshop, you know how intimidating and complicated the software can be. The interface is much more convenient and user-friendly for beginners.Īdvantages over the well-known Photoshop are obvious: the program is free, installed on all known operating systems (in addition to Windows you can download it for Mac and Linux). You can download Krita on the official website of the developer.

You need to click on the blue “Get Krita Now” icon. Several versions are available for Windows: standard installer or portable, as well as for 32 and 64 bit systems. The workspace is made minimalistic, but stylish. Nothing superfluous: on the left – a panel with tools, on the right – windows with a palette, brush profiles, information on layers. You can change the design theme in the settings, as shown in the screenshot. The latest version of the program has 8 themes to choose from.Ĭlicking on the link New File (or the standard key combination Win + N), we see several templates – textures, templates for cameras, the ability to create comics, animation, etc. BrushesĪs in any editor, the principle of brushes – the main tool of the artist – is implemented here. A special panel of brush profiles is located on the right, although the window can be moved to any convenient place. In addition to the standard pencils and art brushes themselves, there are ready-to-use drawing solutions in the program.

Each brush can be customized to fit your current drawing needs. LayersĮasy management of layers is another advantage of Krita. The editor offers creation of ordinary, group, filter, vector and other layers. Also different maxi (filtering, transparency and so on) are provided.

ResourcesĪ special resource manager allows you to use brushes created by other users of the program.

Krita photo editing