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Draw and Paint Better with Krita

You're reading from   Draw and Paint Better with Krita Discover pro-level techniques and practices to create spectacular digital illustrations with Krita

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801071765
Length 426 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Wesley Gardner Wesley Gardner
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Intro to Krita and Digital Art Terminology Review
2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Krita FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Reviewing Canvas Properties and Color 4. Chapter 3: Utilizing Layers and Layer Groups 5. Chapter 4: Utilizing Brushes and Tools 6. Part 2: Methods of Visual Communication within Krita
7. Chapter 5: Implementing Layer Blending Modes 8. Chapter 6: Composing Using Krita's Toolbox 9. Chapter 7: Changing the Feel with Painting, Values, and Sliders 10. Chapter 8: Controlling Chaos – Organizing Your Workflow 11. Part 3: Projects Unleashing Your Inner Artist with Krita
12. Chapter 9: Setting Up a Still-Life Study 13. Chapter 10: Enforcing Fundamentals 14. Chapter 11: Working with Concept Art 15. Chapter 12: Refining and Creating Cinematic Concept Art 16. Chapter 13: Going beyond These Pages 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Adjusting your color balance

The first main step I'd like to do in this chapter is to really nail down the brushwork and painting, getting it near a "final render." However, before we start digging into the refinement of the painting, I'd like to do a slight color tweak using the Color Balance adjustment filter.

Let's take a look at our image as of the end of Chapter 6, Composing Using Krita's Toolbox. I always find it helpful to have a good "starting point" to take notes of where I'm at in regards to the process, and brainstorm some potential improvements (Figure 7.1):

Figure 7.1 – Our landscape painting, as of the end of Chapter 6, Composing Using Krita's Toolbox

I feel like the blues of the entire composition could be pushed a little, and some of the colors could read a little "deeper" (higher saturation with darker color value), to give us some wiggle room when it comes to expanding the...

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