Introduction

Thank you for lending me your precious time. Krita is an application that is designed for digital artists of all kinds. It has been developed for a number of years and has some truly unique features. It prides itself as being a free, open source application. Unlike many other art applications, Krita’s direction isn’t influenced by stockholders and business people focusing on the bottom dollar. Krita is an application that has been nurtured by the artistic community and continues to improve at a dizzying pace.

There are quite a few art education books on the market about digital painting but few about Krita. While there are resources online and Wiki articles, they are written by various authors and can be difficult to wade through.

This past year, I have immersed myself in the Krita community: forums, the Krita chat room, YouTube videos, and social media. The goal was to educate myself on what Krita has to offer. There is a lot of helpful content on the Internet, but it is spread out and at times not accurate. This makes it difficult to find current information.

This book hopes to bring all of the knowledge I have learned under one roof. I hope to share everything I know about the application. After spending so much time with Krita, I believe it has the potential to disrupt the entire graphics industry. Also, a portion of the profits from this book will go toward the Krita Foundation. Your purchase is making Krita better for everyone.

Each chapter covers a different area in the application. You can read this book from cover to cover, but it isn’t designed for this type of consumption. The table of contents is a quick way to skim and find an area you are interested in. If you have never used Krita before, the first few chapters will be valuable for navigating your way around. From there, this book will serve as a good reference when you need to learn more about a specific concept.

Best of luck on your future artistic endeavors,

Scott Petrovic