{"id":445,"date":"2022-05-03T14:09:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T14:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/?p=445"},"modified":"2022-05-04T02:47:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T02:47:28","slug":"krita-tutorials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/","title":{"rendered":"Krita tutorials: Learn the basics of Krita"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"3b0f01c982c849478b934f73fd22ce2a\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2361696526152498\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- apps responsive ads -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2361696526152498\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4647471924\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Krita tutorial: How to clean up your sketches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop will be simple for any user to follow, whether you&#8217;re a beginner or expert in Krita. Using only three adjustment layers and one brush, you can achieve a professional and clean edited version of your scanned sketches and drawings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Begin the process by opening up a scanned image into Krita. For your scan settings, it\u2019s important to scan at 150dpi at the very least. This is what the&nbsp;best monitors&nbsp;(okay, all monitors) use for displaying images. For print, scan at 300 or 600dpi. The former is sufficient, but I always scan at 600dpi to ensure I capture every detail, especially since my drawings are usually on the smaller side. When saving the image, JPEG files are the most convenient. Always make sure to save at the highest quality if you intend to print out or post the final image on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_31_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy counter-numeric ez-toc-white\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#01_Adjust_the_brightness_and_contrast_of_your_sketch\" title=\"01. Adjust the brightness and contrast of your sketch\">01. Adjust the brightness and contrast of your sketch<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#02_Use_a_filter_to_refine_the_tones\" title=\"02. Use a filter to refine the tones\">02. Use a filter to refine the tones<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#03_Desaturate_the_image_for_a_cleaner_finish\" title=\"03. Desaturate the image for a cleaner finish\">03. Desaturate the image for a cleaner finish<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#04_Select_an_airbrush\" title=\"04. Select an airbrush\">04. Select an airbrush<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#05_Paint_over_dust_and_lines\" title=\"05. Paint over dust and lines\">05. Paint over dust and lines<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#View_and_Display\" title=\"View and Display\">View and Display<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Selections\" title=\"Selections\">Selections<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Layer_Handling\" title=\"Layer Handling\">Layer Handling<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Paint_tools\" title=\"Paint tools\">Paint tools<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#What_Krita_Has_Over_Photoshop\" title=\"What Krita Has Over Photoshop\">What Krita Has Over Photoshop<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Brush_Engines\" title=\"Brush Engines\">Brush Engines<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Tags_for_brush_presets\" title=\"Tags for brush presets\">Tags for brush presets<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Settings_curve\" title=\"Settings curve\">Settings curve<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#The_Pop-up_Palette\" title=\"The Pop-up Palette\">The Pop-up Palette<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Transformations\" title=\"Transformations\">Transformations<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Incremental_Save\" title=\"Incremental Save\">Incremental Save<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Filter_Color_to_alpha\" title=\"Filter: Color to alpha\">Filter: Color to alpha<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Many_Blending_Modes\" title=\"Many Blending Modes\">Many Blending Modes<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Painting_Assistants\" title=\"Painting Assistants\">Painting Assistants<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Multibrushes_Symmetry_Parallel_Mirrored_Snowflake\" title=\"Multibrushes: Symmetry \/ Parallel \/ Mirrored \/ Snowflake\">Multibrushes: Symmetry \/ Parallel \/ Mirrored \/ Snowflake<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#A_Wide_Variety_of_Color_Selectors\" title=\"A Wide Variety of Color Selectors\">A Wide Variety of Color Selectors<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#View_dependent_color_filters\" title=\"View dependent color filters\">View dependent color filters<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#HDR_color_painting\" title=\"HDR color painting\">HDR color painting<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#What_Krita_Does_Not_Have\" title=\"What Krita Does Not Have\">What Krita Does Not Have<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Filters\" title=\"Filters\">Filters<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Automatic_healing_tool\" title=\"Automatic healing tool\">Automatic healing tool<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Macro_Recording\" title=\"Macro Recording\">Macro Recording<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Text_Tool\" title=\"Text Tool\">Text Tool<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Blending_Modes_While_Transforming\" title=\"Blending Modes While Transforming\">Blending Modes While Transforming<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/apps\/krita-tutorials\/#Photomerge\" title=\"Photomerge\">Photomerge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"01_Adjust_the_brightness_and_contrast_of_your_sketch\"><\/span>01. Adjust the brightness and contrast of your sketch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Begin with opening up a scanned image into Krita. For your scan settings, it\u2019s important to scan at 150dpi at the very least. This is what monitors use for displaying images. For print, scan at 300 or 600dpi. The former is sufficient, but I always scan at 600dpi to ensure I capture every detail, especially since my drawings are usually on the smaller side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When saving the image, JPEG files are the most convenient. Always make sure to save at the highest quality if you intend to print out or post the final image on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"02_Use_a_filter_to_refine_the_tones\"><\/span>02. Use a filter to refine the tones<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a new Filter layer and select the Levels tab. This will give you an easy way to adjust the brightness and darkness of your image. The first slider controls the blacks, the middle controls the midtones, and the last slider controls the whites. Bring the black and white sliders more towards the centre, until the paper is white and your pencil lines are sufficiently dark enough. If you\u2019ve lost some of the detail, move your midtone slider to the right; this will help you recover some of the finer lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"03_Desaturate_the_image_for_a_cleaner_finish\"><\/span>03. Desaturate the image for a cleaner finish<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, open up the HSV\/HSL (hue, saturation, value and hue, saturation, lightness) filter and pull the Saturation tab all the way down to -100. Desaturating your sketch will help get rid of any additional colours that the scan has picked up and provides a sleeker finish to your refined pencil sketch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"04_Select_an_airbrush\"><\/span>04. Select an airbrush<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To clean up any dust or unwanted sketch lines from your image, create a new Paint layer and select a fluffy brush: I used Airbrush_ Soft for this. Set the fill colour to white. Using an airbrush will ensure you don\u2019t add any harsh lines when painting over your image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"05_Paint_over_dust_and_lines\"><\/span>05. Paint over dust and lines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoom into your image and begin painting over the dust or eraser marks that your scanner picked up, as well as any unwanted sketch lines on your drawing. Depending on your desired result, you might want to leave some of the sketchier lines in the image, so only remove the dust if this is the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This chapter covers how you use Krita in the basic operations compared to PS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"View_and_Display\"><\/span>View and Display<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#view-and-display\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navigation<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#navigation\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In Krita you can navigate your document using all these methods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u2018<em>Mouse wheel<\/em>\u2019:&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mousescroll\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita_mouse_scroll.png\">&nbsp;down and up for zoom, and press&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mousemiddle\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita_mouse_middle.png\">&nbsp;down to pan your document.<\/li><li>\u2018<em>Keyboard<\/em>\u2019: with the&nbsp;<kbd>+<\/kbd>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<kbd>-<\/kbd>&nbsp;keys on your numpad keyboard.<\/li><li>As in Photoshop, Painter, Manga Studio: use the&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;Space<\/kbd>&nbsp;shortcut to zoom, and the&nbsp;<kbd>Space<\/kbd>&nbsp;key to pan.NoteIf you add use the&nbsp;<kbd>Alt<\/kbd>&nbsp;key and so do a&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;Alt&nbsp;+&nbsp;Space<\/kbd>&nbsp;shortcut you\u2019ll have a discrete zoom.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rotation<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#rotation\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Rotate the canvas with the&nbsp;<kbd>Shift&nbsp;+&nbsp;Space<\/kbd>, or&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;[<\/kbd>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;]<\/kbd>&nbsp;shortcuts or with the&nbsp;<kbd>4<\/kbd>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<kbd>6<\/kbd>&nbsp;keys. Reset the rotation with the&nbsp;<kbd>5<\/kbd>&nbsp;key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mirror<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#mirror\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Press the&nbsp;<kbd>M<\/kbd>&nbsp;key to see your drawing or painting mirrored in the viewport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Move and Transform<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#move-and-transform\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving and Transformation of contents is done using tools in Krita. You can then find them in the toolbar. If you are familiar with the way to move layers in PS by holding down the&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>&nbsp;key, you can do the same in Krita by pressing the&nbsp;<kbd>T<\/kbd>&nbsp;key for the move tool (think \u2018T\u2019ranslate) or the&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;T<\/kbd>&nbsp;shortcut for transform tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press the&nbsp;<kbd>B<\/kbd>&nbsp;key to go back to the brush tool when the transformation or translation is done. To find how to make advanced deformations using the&nbsp;Transform&nbsp;tool, do not right-click on the on-canvas widget: all the option are in the&nbsp;Tool Options&nbsp;docker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Changes can be applied with the&nbsp;<kbd>Enter<\/kbd>&nbsp;key for the Transform tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Move tool changes are auto-applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Selections\"><\/span>Selections<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#selections\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Like in PS, you can use the&nbsp;<kbd>Alt<\/kbd>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>&nbsp;keys during a selection to remove or add selection to the active selection. In addition, you can hold&nbsp;<kbd>Alt&nbsp;+&nbsp;Shift<\/kbd>&nbsp;to intersect. Krita also offers sub tools for this, and you can select them in the&nbsp;Tool Options&nbsp;if a select tool is active. These sub tools are represented as icons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You cannot press the&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>&nbsp;key to move the content of the selection (you have to press the&nbsp;<kbd>T<\/kbd>&nbsp;key or select the&nbsp;Move Tool).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some other tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you want to convert a layer to a selection (to select the visible pixels), right-click on the layer docker, and choose&nbsp;Select Opaque.<\/li><li>If you use a polygonal selection tool, or a selection which needs to be \u2018closed\u2019, you will be able to do it or by doing double-click, or by using a&nbsp;<kbd>Shift&nbsp;+<\/kbd>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mouseleft\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita_mouse_left.png\">&nbsp;shortcut.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can scale selection. To do this, choose&nbsp;Select \u2023 Scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, in the&nbsp;Select&nbsp;menu there are more classical options to grow, shrink, feather, border, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enable&nbsp;Show Global Selection Mask&nbsp;(Select&nbsp;menu) you can scale\/rotate\/transform\/move or paint on selection like on regular grayscale layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;H<\/kbd>: Show \/ Hide selection (same shortcut)<\/li><li><kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;A<\/kbd>: Select All<\/li><li><kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;Shift&nbsp;+&nbsp;A<\/kbd>: deselect All (and not the&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;D<\/kbd>&nbsp;shortcut as in PS)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note for Gimp user: Krita auto-expands and auto defloats new layers created from a selection after pressing the&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;C<\/kbd>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;V<\/kbd>&nbsp;shortcuts, so you do not have to worry about not being able to paint outside the pasted element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This doesn\u2019t work as intended right now. Intersect is a selection mode which uses the&nbsp;<kbd>T<\/kbd>&nbsp;key as the shortcut. However, the&nbsp;<kbd>T<\/kbd>&nbsp;key is also used to switch to the&nbsp;Move tool, so this shortcut is not functional right now. You have to use the button on the&nbsp;Tool Options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Layer_Handling\"><\/span>Layer Handling<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#layer-handling\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common default shortcuts are very similar in PS and Krita:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;J<\/kbd>: duplicate<\/li><li><kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;E<\/kbd>: merge down<\/li><li><kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;Shift&nbsp;+&nbsp;E<\/kbd>: flattens all (not the&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;Shift&nbsp;+&nbsp;M<\/kbd>&nbsp;shortcut as in PS)<\/li><li><kbd>Ins<\/kbd>: insert a new paint layer<\/li><li><kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;G<\/kbd>: create new layer group and move selected layers to this group<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Groups and Blending Mode (Composite Mode):<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#groups-and-blending-mode-composite-mode\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The group blending mode in Krita has priority over child layers and overrides it. This can be surprising for Photoshop users. On Photoshop you can use groups to just clean your layer stack and keep blending mode of your layer compositing through all the stack. In Krita the compositing will happen at first level inside the group, then taking into account the blending mode of the group itself. Both systems have pros and cons. Krita\u2019s way is more predictable according to some artists, compositing-wise. The PS way leads to a cleaner and better ordered layer stack visually wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multi Layer Transform or Move<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#multi-layer-transform-or-move\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can select multiple layers on the stack by holding down the&nbsp;<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>&nbsp;key as in PS, and if you move the layer inside a group you can move or transform the whole group \u2013 including doing selection on the group and cut all the sub layers inside on the fly. You can not apply filters to group to affect multiple layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clipping Masks<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#clipping-masks\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Krita has no clipping mask, but there is a simpler workaround involving layer groups and&nbsp;Inherit alpha&nbsp;(see the alpha icon). Place a layer with the shape you want to clip the other with at the bottom of a group and layers above with the&nbsp;Inherit alpha&nbsp;option. This will create the same effect as the \u201cclipping mask\u201d PS feature, and also keeps the layer stack cleaner than the clipping mask implementation does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This process of arranging groups for inherit alpha can be done automatically by&nbsp;<kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;Shift&nbsp;+&nbsp;G<\/kbd>&nbsp;shortcut. It creates a group with base layer and a layer above it with the Inherit alpha option checked by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pass-through mode<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#pass-through-mode\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is available in Krita, but not implemented as a blending mode. Rather, it is an option next to \u2018inherit alpha\u2019 on group layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smart Layers<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#smart-layers\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of having smart layers that you can do non-destructive transforms on, Krita has the following set of functionality:File Layers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are layers which point to an outside file, and will get automatically updated if the outside file changes. Starting from version 4.0 users can convert an existing layer into a file layer by&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mouseright\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita_mouse_right.png\">&nbsp;clicking on it and doing&nbsp;Convert \u2023 to File Layer&nbsp;or by going to&nbsp;Layer \u2023 Convert \u2023 to File Layer. It will then open a save prompt for the file location and when done will save the file and replace the layer with a file layer pointing at that file.Clone Layers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are layers that are an \u2018instance\u2019 of the layer you had selected when creating them. They get updated automatically when the original layer updates.Transform Masks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These can be used to non-destructive transform all layer types, including the file and clone layers.Filter Masks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like adjustment layers, these can apply filters non-destructively to all layer types, including file and clone layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Layer styles<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#layer-styles\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can apply Photoshop layer-styles in Krita by right-clicking any given layer type and selecting \u2018layer style\u2019 from the context menu. Krita can open and save ASL files, but not all layer style functionality is there yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#other\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Layers and groups can be exported. See the&nbsp;Layer&nbsp;top menu for this and many other options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Krita has at least 5 times more blending modes than PS. They are sorted by categories in the drop-down menu. You can use the checkbox to add your most used to the Favorite categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paint_tools\"><\/span>Paint tools<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#paint-tools\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Krita\u2019s strong point. There are many paint tools, and they have a lot of options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#tools\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In Krita, there is a totally different paradigm for defining what \u2018tools\u2019 are compared to PS. Unlike in PS, you will not find the brush, eraser, clone, blur tool, etc. Instead, you will find a&nbsp;<em>way to trace<\/em>&nbsp;your strokes on the canvas: freehand, line, rectangle, circle, multiple brush, etc. When you have selected the \u2018way to trace\u2019 you can choose the&nbsp;<em>way to paint<\/em>: erasing \/ cloning \/ blurring, etc are all part of&nbsp;<em>way to paint<\/em>&nbsp;managed by the brush-engines options. These brush engine options are saved into so-called&nbsp;<em>presets<\/em>, which you can find on&nbsp;Brush presets. You can fine tune, and build your own presets using the&nbsp;Edit Brush Settings&nbsp;icon on the top toolbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Erasing<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#erasing\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In Krita, the eraser is not its own tool; it is a Blending mode (or Composite mode). You can toggle between erase mode and paint mode by pressing the&nbsp;<kbd>E<\/kbd>&nbsp;key, individually for each of your brushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful shortcuts<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#useful-shortcuts\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>: Grow or Shrink the brush size (or the&nbsp;<kbd>[<\/kbd>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<kbd>]<\/kbd>&nbsp;keys).<\/li><li><kbd>\/<\/kbd>: Switch last preset selected and current (ex: a pencil preset, and an eraser preset).<\/li><li><kbd>K<\/kbd>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<kbd>L<\/kbd>: Increment Darker and Lighter value of the active color.<\/li><li><kbd>I<\/kbd>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<kbd>O<\/kbd>: Increment opacity plus or minus.<\/li><li><kbd>D<\/kbd>: Reset color to black\/foreground and white\/background.<\/li><li><kbd>X<\/kbd>: Switch background and foreground colors.<\/li><li><kbd>Shift&nbsp;+&nbsp;I<\/kbd>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<kbd>Shift&nbsp;+&nbsp;N<\/kbd>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<kbd>Shift&nbsp;+&nbsp;M<\/kbd>: A set of default keyboard shortcuts for accessing the on-canvas color selector.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people regard these shortcuts as somewhat unfortunate. The reason is that they are meant to be used during painting and the left&nbsp;<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>&nbsp;key is at the opposite end of the keyboard from the&nbsp;<kbd>I<\/kbd>,&nbsp;<kbd>M<\/kbd>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<kbd>N<\/kbd>&nbsp;keys. So for a right-handed painter, this is very difficult to do while using the stylus with a right hand. Note that you can reassign any shortcut by using the shortcut configuration in&nbsp;Settings \u2023 Configure Krita\u2026 \u2023 Shortcuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stabilization \/ Path Smoothing<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#stabilization-path-smoothing\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the freehand \u2018paint with brush\u2019 tool that you can find on the Tool Options, more settings for smoothing the path and stabilization of your brush strokes are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global pressure curve<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#global-pressure-curve\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find the feeling of Krita too hard or too soft regarding the pressure when you paint, you can set a softer or harder curve here:&nbsp;Settings \u2023 Configure Krita\u2026 \u2023 Tablet settings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adjustment<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#adjustment\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Like in PS, you can use the classic filters to adjust many things while painting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;L<\/kbd>: Levels<\/li><li><kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;U<\/kbd>: HSV adjustment<\/li><li><kbd>Ctrl&nbsp;+&nbsp;I<\/kbd>: Invert<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dodge \/ Burn \/ Blur Tools<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#dodge-burn-blur-tools\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike Photoshop, where these are separate tools, in Krita, they are available via the Filter Brush Engine, which allows you to apply the majority of Krita\u2019s filters in brush form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Themes<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#themes\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t like the dark default theme of Krita go to:&nbsp;Settings \u2023 Themes, and choose a brighter or darker theme. If you don\u2019t like the color outside your viewport go to:&nbsp;Settings \u2023 Configure Krita\u2026 \u2023 Display, and change the Canvas border color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Krita_Has_Over_Photoshop\"><\/span>What Krita Has Over Photoshop<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#what-krita-has-over-photoshop\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned in the introduction, Krita is a specialized paint application. Thus, it has specialized tools for painting. Similar tools are not found in more generalized image manipulation applications such as PS. Here is a short list of the most important ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brush_Engines\"><\/span>Brush Engines<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#brush-engines\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Krita has a lot of different so-called brush engines. These brush engines define various methods on how the pixels end up on your canvas. Brush engines with names like Grid, Particles, Sketch and others will bring you new experiences on how the brushes work and a new landscape of possible results. You can start customizing brushes by using the brush-settings editor, which is accessible via the toolbar, but it\u2019s much easier to just press the&nbsp;<kbd>F5<\/kbd>&nbsp;key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tags_for_brush_presets\"><\/span>Tags for brush presets<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#tags-for-brush-presets\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a very useful way to configure brush presets. Each brush can have any amount of tags and be in any group. You can make tag for blending brushes, for texture brushes, for effect brushes, favorites etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Settings_curve\"><\/span>Settings curve<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#settings-curve\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can set setting to pressure (speed\/distance\/tilt\/random\/etc.) relation for each brush setting.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"..\/..\/_images\/Settings-curves.png\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Settings-curves.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Pop-up_Palette\"><\/span>The Pop-up Palette<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#the-pop-up-palette\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"..\/..\/_images\/Krita-popuppalette.png\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita-popuppalette.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easily to be found on&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mouseright\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita_mouse_right.png\">, the pop-up palette allows you to quickly access brushes, color history and a color selector within arm\u2019s reach. The brushes are determined by tag, and pressing the lower-right configure button calls a drop-down to change tags. This allows you to tag brushes in the preset docker by workflow, and quickly access the right brushes for the workflow you need for your image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Transformations\"><\/span>Transformations<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#transformations\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Krita transformation tool can perform transformations on a group and affect child layers. There are several modes, like free, perspective, warp, the powerful cage and even liquify. Furthermore, you can use transformation masks to apply transforms non-destructively to any layer type, raster, vector group, you name it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"id2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita-transform-mask.png\" alt=\"..\/..\/_images\/Krita-transform-mask.png\"\/><figcaption><em>Transform masks allow non-destructive transforms<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#id2\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Incremental_Save\"><\/span>Incremental Save<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#incremental-save\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can save your artwork with the pattern :&nbsp;<code>myartworksname_001.kra<\/code>,&nbsp;<code>myartworksname_002.kra<\/code>,&nbsp;<code>myartworksname_003.kra<\/code>&nbsp;etc., by pressing a single key on the keyboard. Krita will increment the final number if the pattern \u201c_XXX\u201d is recognized at the end of the file\u2019s name.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"..\/..\/_images\/Krita-incremental-saves.png\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita-incremental-saves.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This feature allows you to avoid overwriting your files, and keep track to your older version and work in progress steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Filter_Color_to_alpha\"><\/span>Filter: Color to alpha<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#filter-color-to-alpha\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to delete the white of the paper from a scanned artwork, you can use this filter. It takes a color and turns it into pure transparency.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"..\/..\/_images\/Krita-color-to-alpha.png\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita-color-to-alpha.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Many_Blending_Modes\"><\/span>Many Blending Modes<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#many-blending-modes\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you like using blending modes, Krita has many of them \u2013 over 70! You have plenty of room for experimentation. A special system of favorite blending modes has been created to let you have fast access to the ones you use the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Painting_Assistants\"><\/span>Painting Assistants<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#painting-assistants\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Krita has many painting assistants. This is a special type vector shapes with a magnetic influence on your brush strokes. You can use them as rulers, including with shapes other than just straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"id3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita_basic_assistants.png\" alt=\"..\/..\/_images\/Krita_basic_assistants.png\"\/><figcaption><em>Krita\u2019s vanishing point assistants in action<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#id3\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Multibrushes_Symmetry_Parallel_Mirrored_Snowflake\"><\/span>Multibrushes: Symmetry \/ Parallel \/ Mirrored \/ Snowflake<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#multibrushes-symmetry-parallel-mirrored-snowflake\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Krita\u2019s Multibrush tool allows you to paint with multiple brushes at the same time. Movements of the brushes other than the main brush is created by mirroring what you paint, or by duplicating it by any number around any axis. They can also be used in parallel mode.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"..\/..\/_images\/Krita-multibrush.png\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita-multibrush.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Wide_Variety_of_Color_Selectors\"><\/span>A Wide Variety of Color Selectors<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#a-wide-variety-of-color-selectors\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Advanced Color Selector&nbsp;docker offer you a wide choice of color selectors.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"..\/..\/_images\/Krita_Color_Selector_Types.png\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita_Color_Selector_Types.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"View_dependent_color_filters\"><\/span>View dependent color filters<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#view-dependent-color-filters\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the LUT docker, Krita allows you to have a separate color correction filter per view. While this is certainly useful to people who do color correction in daily life, to the artist this allows for seeing a copy of the image in luminance grayscale, so that they instantly know the values of the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"id4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita-view-dependant-lut-management.png\" alt=\"..\/..\/_images\/Krita-view-dependant-lut-management.png\"\/><figcaption><em>Using the LUT docker to change the colors per view<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#id4\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HDR_color_painting\"><\/span>HDR color painting<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#hdr-color-painting\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This same LUT docker is the controller for painting with HDR colors. Using the LUT docker to change the exposure on the view, Krita allows you to paint with HDR colors, and has native OpenEXR support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"id5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/_images\/Krita-hdr-painting.png\" alt=\"..\/..\/_images\/Krita-hdr-painting.png\"\/><figcaption><em>Painting with HDR colors<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#id5\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Krita_Does_Not_Have\"><\/span>What Krita Does Not Have<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#what-krita-does-not-have\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, Krita is a digital paint application and Photoshop is an image manipulation program with some painting features. This means that there are things you can do in PS that you cannot do in Krita. This section gives a short list of these features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Filters\"><\/span>Filters<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#filters\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Krita has a pretty impressive pack of filters available, but you will probably miss one or two of the special filters or color adjustment tools you often use in Photoshop. For example, there is no possibility to tweak a specific color in HSV adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Automatic_healing_tool\"><\/span>Automatic healing tool<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#automatic-healing-tool\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Krita does not have an automatic healing tool. It does, however, have a so-called clone tool which can be used to do a healing correction, although not automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Macro_Recording\"><\/span>Macro Recording<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#macro-recording\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Macro recording and playback exists in Krita, but it is not working well at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Text_Tool\"><\/span>Text Tool<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#text-tool\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The text tool in Krita is less advanced than the similar tool in Photoshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blending_Modes_While_Transforming\"><\/span>Blending Modes While Transforming<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#blending-modes-while-transforming\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you transform a layer or a selection in Krita, the transformation appears on the top of your layer stack ignoring the layer blending mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photomerge\"><\/span>Photomerge<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.krita.org\/en\/user_manual\/introduction_from_other_software\/introduction_from_photoshop.html#photomerge\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have used this tool in Photoshop to seamlessly and automatically stitch together a drawing that was scanned in segments. 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