Transform and Move Tools

Take your selections and modify, distort, or alter them. If there is no selection, the transform will be applied to all of your layer contents. If you have a selection, the transforms will only apply to your selected area.

This is useful as it allows you to move areas, stretch objects, or otherwise modify an area that needs to be fixed. This can either be done directly on paint layers or done through transformation masks. The tool that will do all of the transforming is through the Transform Tool.

Transform Tool – When you activate the Transform Tool, handles will appear around your selection. The corner handles will allow you to scale the image. The side handles will extend or shorten the length of the sides. If you position your cursor slightly outside of the transformation box, the cursor will turn into a rotation icon. Shortcut: Ctrl + T.

Move Tool – Allows you to move multiple layers at the same time. There are a few tool options that allow you to pick what content to move. You can also move a layer with the Transform Tool. Shortcut: T.

There is a crosshair in the middle while you are transforming. In most applications, the anchor point is used for relative scaling. Dragging the handles will be relative to where the anchor is placed. This is not working correctly in Krita, so there is a good chance it won’t change your results when transforming.

Hold down Shift while dragging any handle. This will retain the aspect ratio of the selection. If you move your cursor inside of the selection, you can move the contents.