8 TIPS for Faster Painting in KRITA!

These tips help make my painting process a lot faster and streamlined. I've learned them through years of digital painting so I hope they help you speed up your painting process too!

Also this is my first tutorial type video! I would love to hear what you think of it and what else you would like to hear about!

You can also find me here:

[aurycoo]

1. Transform tool 0:33
2. Mirroring canvas 2:24
3. Rotating canvas 3:48
4. Filling the canvas 4:14
5. Customizing UI 5:44
6. Locking alpha 6:57
7. Finding layers 11:22
8. Color picking 12:50

[dovcohen]

Another way to avoid the sketch layer from interfering with the R shortcut is to lock it. Then you can still see the sketch, but it will not be selected.

[foxofwonders]

I'm pleasantly surprised by how similar it looks to Photoshop. Nearly all of these are options I use regularly right now. Only the clipping layers (locking alphas) looks a bit more tedious here, but I think I could live with that. Once my Photoshop discount runs out, I think I'll be using Krita.

[CRAZYMONYmc]

I've been using krita for close to 2 years so I've learnt most this stuff over time and trail and error, but that shift + backspace will save me hours of work down the road as I work with selections a lot. thanks a ton :D

[paulinevelasco]

I'm new to krita and to digital art in general and this really helped a lot. Thank you so much!

[leocarvalho]

Omg, you've no idea how much i wish to find this video sooner . How many hours i would save with that tip to find layers! But better latter them ever! Great video!

[itsameamiaaa]

I've been using krita forever now but I'm still finding new shortcuts, the R shortcut and color picking one will likely be my new fave cause I always have a buttload of layers and its so difficult to grab colors I've got to undo filters and everything this is awesome!

also found some new brushes to try so yeehaw

[rifrmthend]

Ok but can we please appreciate the fact how good that cat looks? <3

[eterno]

Regarding to transform tool or crop tool, you dont really need to press Enter button to make the changes i usually press B to get back to my brush and krita still makes these changes. I find it faster.

[drev]

i've always struggled with painting because it was so tedious to keep on brushing with the pen while trying to avoid color from going out of the outline. your explanation of everything is so clear and simple! thank you <3

[Cattliss]

I have been using krista for a year and literally all of this stuff you are showcasing is things I've never known. I've looked at countless tutorials, but this is undoubtedly the best one I've seen. Thank you!!

[micmacha]

I've been using Krita for years, and I had no idea until right now that it's capable of 3D rotation. Thank you!

[xiii.i]

I remember watching this video when I started digital art. Now I noticed it in my recommended. Felt really nice coming back..
Thank you, from past and present me :) ♥

[carolann]

Your explanations were so easy to follow! I have to say I genuinely didn't know any of these tips. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!

[Chesshiire-x]

I've been using krita for a little over two years now and the truth is today I learned things that I didn't know.

Thank yo so much!!

[eryxsky]

Kind of a beginner to Krita and I'm very happy I got recommended this! All of these tips were incredibly helpful to me and I'm so eager to put them all to use!!!

[kimaly]

the last tip with color picking tool is so helpful! I always use some multiply layer or overlay and it's so tiring to keep changing it back to normal, color pick it, and then putting it back to multiply so this helps a lot!!!

[crowsinatrenchcoat]

this is the most useful video I’ve been able to find for krita, and explained everything in such an understandable way - thank you so much

[alessiob]

thanks for all the tricks but the one about the R shortcut is really

[onepercentile]

The video gets right into the details efficiently and helps me to use Krita in a more productive way. I prefer your way of teaching over many other howtos on YouTube where details of understanding are left off. Thanks for the wonderful howto!