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You can turn the stabilizer on with a click on the “S with three dots” icon and off with a click on the “S with an X” button.
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To avoid constantly seeking it in sub-menus, add it to Krita’s main toolbar.Ĭhoose “Settings -> Configure Toolbars.” Type “smooth” in the search field on the top left of the “Available actions” list.Īdd the “Brush Smoothing: Disabled” and “Brush Smoothing: Stabilizer” entries to the panel on the right by using the arrows between the two panels. Krita’s devs recognize not all of us have ultra-steady hands and offer help in the form of a stabilizer function.
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If you, like us, find its preset size too large, decrease it from the Size bar at the top center of the screen. Select the Inking brush you added to your Favorites. Inking is like calligraphy in that the lines should no longer be jagged and fuzzy but rather clearly defined and easy to look at. When working “the traditional way,” after using pencils for your drafts, go over everything using ink.
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Lower your full layer’s opacity, create a new Paint layer, add details, re-iterate, improve.
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That way, if something doesn’t work, or you want to try it multiple times, you can delete or hide a layer and experiment on a new one.Ĭreate a new layer for your second iteration by either clicking on the first button with the plus symbol, at the bottom left of the layers panel, or by pressing the “Insert” key on your keyboard.Īfter that, rinse and repeat. It’s convenient to have each draft of a sketch in a different layer. This will allow you to faintly see the existing sketch, to use it as a base for a second, improved version. With the layer where you sketched now selected, drop its opacity – from the bar at the top of the Layers panel – to a value of around 20 percent. When you have your sketch ready, prepare to dismiss it: this was only your first draft. You can either drag it to the left and right or right-click and enter a precise value with the keyboard. If you find your brush’s size is too large, reduce it by changing the value in the “Size” bar on the top center of the screen. Select the paintbrush and one of the pencil presets you added to your Favorites list. Having multiple points of input can wreak havoc when sketching, so disable touch by first checking which devices are detected with: If you leave it enabled, as you’re using your pen, whenever your hand touches the tablet, that will also be interpreted as “an input.” One thing you might have to do is disable, at least temporarily, your pen tablet’s touch functionality. If you need help making your Wacom pen tablet work on Ubuntu or a compatible distro, look here. Linux is good nowadays at recognizing and configuring tablets, especially Wacom ones. Right-click on each of them and select “Assign to tag -> My Favorites” to add it to that list. t)_Shapes_Fill (Tags: Digital, Krita_4_Default_Resources).c)_Pencil-3_Large_4B (Tags: Sketch, Krita_4_Default_Resources).c)_Pencil-1_Hard (Tags: Sketch, Krita_4_Default_Resources).b)_Basic-1 (Tags: Ink, Digital, Sketch, Krita_4_Default_Resources).Note the “Brush Presets” panel on the bottom right of Krita’s interface (while using its default setup).įind and add the brushes we’ll use to the Favorites list, for easier swapping between them. In our case, we used the resolution of our screen (1920 x 1200 with a 16:10 aspect), to create a sketch for use as a personal wallpaper. Leave the selection at the default “Custom Document,” and change the dimensions to whatever you wish. Select “File -> New” to create a new blank file.