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Krita

Digital painting and illustration software, offering a wide range of brushes, customizable settings, and support for animation

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+Customizable InterfaceAllows you to customize dockers and panels for your specific workflow
+Brushes and Brush EnginesOffers a wide variety (100+) of brushes and the ability to customize them, catering to different artistic styles and needs
+Brush StabilizersFor artists who want smoother lines, especially helpful for those with shaky hands
+Vector & Text ToolsCreating comics and illustrations that include text elements
+Wrap-around ModeTool for creating seamless patterns and textures. The image references itself along the x and y axes, allowing you to continue painting without clunky offsetting.
+Resource ManagerSharing and importing brush, texture packs and other resources allows artists to expand their toolset and collaborate
+2D AnimationBasic animation capabilities which can be useful for creating simple animations or storyboards
+Layer ManagementEssential for non-destructive editing in digital painting
+PSD SupportAllows for compatibility with other popular software like Photoshop
+Onion SkinningMakes it easier to create smooth transitions between animation frames by providing a faint overlay of the previous and next frames
+TweeningOffers basic tweening capabilities, which can automate the creation of in-between frames for simple animations involving changes in opacity or position

Platform

Social

             

System Requirements

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#MinimumRecommended
1
Windows 8.1 or higher, macOS 10.12, Linux
2
4GB
16 GB
3
OpenGL 3.0 or higher / Direct3D 11
4
Any tablet compatible with your operating system

Ratings

4.13
5

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Developer

KDE

Written in

C++

Initial Release

21 June 2005