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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

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801071765

Length 426 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Krita

Concepts

Image Editing

Author (1):

Wesley Gardner

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

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

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Part 1: Intro to Krita and Digital Art Terminology Review

In this part, you will learn (or review) industry-standard digital art terminology while learning about the ins and outs of Krita as software. We will discuss digital art fundamentals such as canvases, color modes, the Color Wheel, layer management, brushes, and Krita's toolset for various working styles.

This book is primarily a digital art book, with Krita acting as the vessel for our artistic journey. In order to get the most out of this experience, we will review the fundamentals!

This part comprises the following chapters:

Chapter 1, Getting Started with Krita
Chapter 2, Reviewing Canvas Properties and Color
Chapter 3, Utilizing Layers and Layer Groups
Chapter 4, Utilizing Brushes and Tools

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Authors (1)

Gardner

Gardner

Wesley Gardner is a freelance illustrator and artist. Some notable clients include Cubicle 7, Adidas, Monte Cook Games, Guildhouse Games LLC, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Black + Cameron, and BAM! Box. Wesley's work has been featured in various intellectual properties such as Warhammer 40k, Mad Max, League of Legends, Old Gods of Appalachia, Varia, plus more that are currently in development. Wesley is open to freelance/contractor opportunities in the board game, card game, motion picture, and video game fields. When he is not taking on professional client work, he can be found creating tutorials and teaching resources covering art techniques, with topics ranging from color theory and composition, creating custom brush packs, and getting traditional looks for digital paintings. Wesley is proficient in the Adobe Creative Cloud ecosystem, alongside a large number of PC-based digital painting and photo manipulation software. This includes being given the title “Featured Artist” for Escape Motions and their Rebelle 5 product in 2022, as well as being given an “FXPose” feature in Issue #190 of ImagineFX Magazine. He also has experience and is comfortable with art integration workflows in various 3D and game development engines, such as Blender, Unity, and Unreal. He is also well-versed in a variety of production styles, including photobashing, 3D rendering, keyframe art creation, or traditional painting (essentially, whatever serves the purpose of the project!).

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