Krita Course - Edit, Design & Animate like a Pro

Discover how to edit, design, and animate digital artwork in Krita with professional tools and creative techniques

What you'll learn
- Set up Krita and customize it to your workflow
- Work with layers, masks, and selections
- Use and edit brushes, import brush packs, and control pressure sensitivity
- Adjust color, brightness, contrast, and tone
- Create and edit vector shapes and text
- Apply filters, effects, and transformations
- Use guides, grids, and layout tools
- Create simple frame-by-frame animations and export them
- Export your artwork in different file formats and manage templates

Requirements
- No experience needed
- A computer with Krita installed

Description
DiscoverKrita, one of the most powerful tools for digital painting, illustration, and animation. This course will guide you step-by-step through all the essential features of Krita.

Course Structure

Section 1: Getting Started with Krita

Learn how to install and configure Krita, change the language and theme, set up autosave, customize toolbars, workspaces, and shortcuts.

Section 2: Canvas & Image Basics

Understand how to work with images and canvases — rotate, flip, crop, resize, and transform your artwork with precision.

Section 3: Layers & Selections

Master the power of layers. Create, group, merge, and color-code layers. Learn how to control transparency, lock alpha, and manage selections.

Section 4: Brushes, Tools & Drawing

Dive into digital drawing. Learn how to draw lines, import and edit brushes, use stabilizers, and control brush smoothing and pressure sensitivity.

Section 5: Color & Tone Adjustments

Work with colors like a pro — from color picking and blending to adjusting hue, contrast, and brightness. Explore RGB/CMYK conversion and noise reduction tools.

Section 6: Shapes, Text & Vector Tools

Create perfect shapes, add and edit text, convert text to paths, and work with vector layers.

Section 7: Editing, Effects & Filters

Explore Krita’s editing features — blur, sharpen, liquify, gradient maps, cloning, and edge detection. Learn how to retouch and refine your artwork.

Section 8: Layout, Guides & Interface Control

Work precisely with rulers, guides, grids, and snapping tools. Add and manage reference images for your projects.

Section 9: Animation & Motion

Animate inside Krita! Learn how to use the timeline, keyframes, onion skin, add audio, and export your animation as a GIF or MP4.

Section 10: Exporting, Automation & Maintenance

Learn how to export files in multiple formats (PSD, PNG, JPG, TIFF), create templates, use scripts, reset Krita, and manage resolution.

Who this course is for:
- Beginner digital artists and illustrators
- Graphic designers and 2D animators
- Anyone interested in learning digital drawing from scratch
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