Krita Tutorial - How to Use the Alpha Lock (& Coloring Lineart)

A quick basic tutorial on how to lock the alpha channel in layers! This is different from a clipping mask, though serves a similar function. Hope it helps!

Remember! To set the shortcut, go to Settings - Configure Krita - Keyboard Shortcuts and search for Toggle Layer Alpha. It will save you a lot of time!

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[tecito]

Great tutorial man! I've been trying to figure out this tool for months and couldn't find a decent tutorial that explained it, this was right into the point and you did good examples too, thanks!!!

[gbbon]

This was soo helpful! Thank you so much.
I just spent AN HOUR trying to figure this out, so I appreciate how you explained it so simply and well.

[pamkemper]

This just saved my life I've been painstakingly coloring everything thank youuu

[chrisquigley]

Thank you so much. I've been going through several other tutorials that don't explain clearly enough how to do this. I swear, I've wasted so much time. You have stopped my mind numbing wanderings.

[aguz]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH I WAS HALF AN HOUR TRYING TO BLOCK ALPHA IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE YOU SAVED ME

[LinaBensam]

I have been suffering to learn what these buttons do. Your explanation by far was the easiest to understand. Thank you!

[Desxtero]

Thank you! Ive been using krita for over a year now, and for the life of me I could not wrap my head around how to color my line art affectively! You're an absolute life saver, my guy!

[romainsangoespinosa]

Thanks God, someone that finally explain clearly how this thing works and how to use it

[TheRagingRodentGaming]

Finally, I've been trying to find out what some of these tools do, And this one will by far be one of the most useful now that I know what it can do. Thank you.

[TrionityIr]

Thank you so much. This tool and method were exactly what I was looking for.

[victoriabrewster]

This was super useful! I didnt know what alpha locks were before, but now I have a good idea of how to use it!

[Vintagee]

Thank you, straight to the point. I know what it is, I just couldn't find and didn't know what it looked like!

[Damondweaver]

beautiful tutorial, straight and to the point, thank you

[scottvogel]

Awesome tutorial. Quick and to the point. Thank you for also showing what the shortcut is called.

[ReddoX]

Thank you for the simple explanation. It really helped me understand!

[doorvavaidya]

Thank you! This was super helpful, I was looking everywhere to find a good explanation of this

[sbcgap]

Thank you sir, been trying to find a good way to fill and color lineart❤

[ParadoxPerson]

Dude, I'm really new to digital art, and this solves a bunch of problems I've been having. Thank you. :)

[thegammakat]

Thanks for this! I've been looking for a way to color my line art everywhere! Maybe consider including that in the title or description as I've seen a lot of asks about this on forums with people linking to videos that absolutely do not answer this question.

[izzy-uygp]

Thank you!! I spent forever trying to find out how to do this and you explained it perfectly!!