Get Started Digital Painting with Krita

🚀 Get Started Digital Painting with Krita 🎨

Welcome to your journey into the world of digital painting with Krita! This comprehensive course is tailored for absolute beginners, ensuring you have all the tools and knowledge you need to create stunning digital sketches and paintings from scratch. 🎉

🚀 Why Choose Krita? 🖌️ Krita is an award-winning free, open-source painting tool that's gaining a lot of attention in the digital art community. It's perfect for those who want to dive into digital illustration without the cost of expensive software licenses. Plus, if you ever decide to switch to commercial software, your skills will be fully transferable! 💡

📚 Course Contents:

Section 1: Quickstart 🌟

• Dive into creating doodles with Krita.
• Discover the variety of brushes available and how to use them effectively.
• Understand the importance of layers for organizing your work.
• Familiarize yourself with the fundamental tools and shapes that will serve as your building blocks.

Section 2: Sketching and Inking ✏️

• Master the transformation tool to refine your basic forms.
• Utilize the assistant tool for laying down precise construction lines.
• Create sleek, clean line art using Bezier curves.
• Explore the assistant tool capabilities for efficient sketching.
• Learn how to stabilize your brush strokes with Krita's unique brush stabilizers.

Section 3: Painting and Colouring 🌈

• Infuse life into your sketches and line art with vibrant colours.
• Discover the art of shading, highlighting, and backlighting using alpha inheritance.
• Smooth out your colour transitions with blending techniques.
• Understand and apply the most common blend modes to enhance your artwork.
• Paint textures and additional effects with specialized brushes.

Section 4: Custom Brushes 🎨

• Get an in-depth look at the Krita brush editor.
• Explore different brush tips and how they affect your work.
• Link various parameters like size and opacity to stylus input, such as pressure.
• Dive into advanced brush customization.
• Learn how to import and export brushes to share with the community or for personal use.

Section 5: Filters, Layers and Masks ✨

• Enhance your artwork with layer styles for that professional touch.
• Get to know the array of filters available in Krita.
• Learn about all the different types of layers, from painting to adjustment layers.
• Master the use of mask layers for non-destructive editing and compositing.

🎥 Special Note: With the latest update to Krita 4.0, the introduction of a new set of default brushes has brought exciting changes! To ensure you're up to speed with these updates, I've included additional instructional videos to guide you through. 🏗️

By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to confidently create digital art using Krita. Whether you're looking to pursue a career in digital illustration or simply enjoy creating digital masterpieces as a hobby, this course is your stepping stone. 🌟

So, are you ready to embark on this artistic adventure with Krita? Let's create something beautiful together! Enroll now and start transforming your ideas into stunning digital artwork today! 🎭✨