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Krita vector tutorial11/28/2023 However, if you apply the Levels adjustment by clicking “OK,” then right click on the adjustment layer and choose “properties” (red arrow in the image above), it’ll bring the levels adjustment up in a separate dialogue and the histogram now displays. Right off the bat you’ll notice that the histogram doesn’t display properly here (blue arrow). However, there are many things I don’t like about this dialogue or about Krita’s adjustments in general – with most of my grievances having to do with the user experience.įor example, I’ll click on the “Levels” adjustment (red arrow in the image above), which is one of the more common adjustments to add to an image. There are also a decent amount of filters in here, including dodge, burn, color adjustment, and levels image adjustment filters, artistic and blur filters like a Halftone filter and Gaussian Blur, and common sharpening filters like Unsharp Mask. Something I like about this dialogue (outlined in red in the image above) is that you can quickly cycle through all the filters and get a live preview of what the effect will look like on your image. This will bring up a Filter dialogue that allows you to add any of Krita’s filters as a Filter Layer, which is their synonymous term for an Adjustment Layer. You can add an adjustment layer by clicking on the arrow dropdown at the bottom of the Layers Docker (red arrow in the image above), which is what Krita calls its Layers Panel or Layers Dialogue, then clicking “Filter Layer” (blue arrow). Finally, it has several filters for making basic image adjustments or adding effects.īut let’s take a deeper dive into the features that set Krita and GIMP apart – starting with adjustment layers. It has a layers system with layer groups and layer masks. Like GIMP, Krita has basic editing tools like a Transform Tool, Crop Tool, “smart patch” tool for basic spot removal, paint tools (of course), and path and selection tools. I’ll start this assessment off with a quick list of what Krita has in common with GIMP. Like GIMP, Krita (pictured above) has a transform tool and more for basic photo editing. As someone who definitely CANNOT paint, digitally or otherwise, I do not feel I’m qualified at this time to fully assess digital painting software – which is what Krita primarily is. Plus, when you look at layer adjustments and RAW processing in Krita more closely, they’re pretty basic in terms of functionality and, in some cases, slow in terms of performance.īefore I go any further – this is a quick disclaimer and reminder that I’m only analyzing Krita’s photo editing capabilities compared to GIMP’s, and not analyzing Krita as a program in its entirety. So, now that these features are in Krita, does this make Krita better at photo editing than GIMP?Īlthough it is quite a breakthrough that Krita was able to introduce all these advanced features before GIMP could achieve the same feat, the program still has some hindrances when it comes to certain common photo editing tasks. These are all features GIMP users have been waiting on for a long time. The Krita website says the software is made for “concept art, texture and matte painters, illustrations and comics.” However, Krita has also managed to incorporate some more advanced photo editing features like adjustment layers, CMYK support, multi-layer selection, and the ability to open RAW images. Over the last several years, Krita has cemented its place in the free software world by creating a feature-rich digital painting platform that’s geared towards artists.
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