Digital painting with Krita 5.0 intermediate level

Learn digital painting using Krita quickly and easily. In this intermediate-level course, you will learn in depth a lot of Krita's features such as Vectors, Filters, Masks, Gradients, and many more, to create beautiful illustrations in the most efficient and effective ways.

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• INTRODUCTION 14:22

  • 1: Introduction Preview 03:30
  • 2: Exercise files and other information 05:07
  • 3: UI customization and custom shortcuts 05:45

• ADVANCED SELECTION TECHNIQUES 57:51

  • 4: Basic selection techniques 03:41
  • 5: Adding and subtracting selection 07:46
  • 6: Global selection mask Preview 05:19
  • 7: Raster vs Vector selection 04:31
  • 8: Selection transformation 04:58
  • 9: Contiguous and Similar selection 09:15
  • 10: Selection tools UI changes (Krita 5.1) 02:21
  • 11: Select opaque 04:33
  • 12: Selection mask 07:00
  • 13: Selection operations 05:45
  • 14: Anti-aliasing 02:42

• VECTOR GRAPHICS 1:24:35

  • 15: Raster versus Vector 06:53
  • 16: Vector implementation in Krita 05:58
  • 17: Vector transformation 06:10
  • 18: Vector colors 07:47
  • 19: Stroke appearance 03:40
  • 20: Vector graphics management 07:26
  • 21: Primitive shapes 04:32
  • 22: Vector elements 03:19
  • 23: Vector element types Preview 05:26
  • 24: Vector editing 05:56
  • 25: Align, Distribute, and Spacing 04:20
  • 26: Logical operations 05:59
  • 27: Bezier Curve tools 07:29
  • 28: Vector drawing exercises 09:40

• FILTER AND MASK 45:49

  • 29: The Basics of Filter 02:52
  • 30: Filter layer 04:45
  • 31: Filter mask 04:08
  • 32: Invert, HSV, Color Balance, and Dodge 05:15
  • 33: Levels and Curve 06:55
  • 34: G’Mic Filters 05:47
  • 35: Transparency mask Preview 07:21
  • 36: Alpha channel on filters 02:22
  • 37: Transform tool and Transform mask 06:24

• STRAWBERRY HOUSE PROJECT 1:56:17

  • 38: Strawberry house project preparation 04:46
  • 39: Reference Images and Sketching 09:08
  • 40: Midground base colors 08:09
  • 41: Background and Foreground base colors 07:36
  • 42: Creating the small plants 08:30
  • 43: Background plants 07:29
  • 44: Foreground plants 05:44
  • 45: Main shadow 05:58
  • 46: The leaves' shadows 03:58
  • 47: Ambient occlusion 06:10
  • 48: Finishing the background 09:10
  • 49: Finishing the foreground 08:21
  • 50: Adding textures 10:07
  • 51: Highlight colors 06:11
  • 52: Reflected colors and Sky color 05:30
  • 53: Paint over and filter 09:30

• GRADIENT 26:40

  • 54: Gradient tool 06:09
  • 55: Special gradient 05:04
  • 56: Stop gradient 04:07
  • 57: Segmented gradient 05:59
  • 58: Gradient Map filter 05:21

• ROBOT WARRIOR PROJECT 1:03:36

  • 59: Robot Warrior project preparation 05:10
  • 60: Creating Vector line art 06:46
  • 61: Refining the line art 05:40
  • 62: Adding background and shading preparation 06:47
  • 63: Shading and Highlight 08:17
  • 64: Coloring with Gradient Map 11:33
  • 65: Lighting effect 09:50
  • 66: Reflection and Glow effect 04:53
  • 67: Line art coloring 04:40

"Krita" is a graphic application comparable to Photoshop. But unlike Photoshop, Krita is free and open-source software. So, you don't need to pay anything to download and use it. Another thing that makes Krita different from Photoshop, is that Krita is more focused on digital painting. That is why in Krita, you can find many features related to digital painting that do not exist in Photoshop. If you need software for drawing or creating illustrations, then Krita will make you feel right at home.

If you want to master Krita quickly and easily, then -in sha Allah- this online course is the best solution for you. Please note that this online course is the continuation of the basic-level course that was released earlier. To ensure you can follow the course without problems, it's recommended that you take the basic-level course first, before taking this one.

What will you learn?

In this course, you will learn advanced selection techniques. Then learn Vector Graphics techniques in Krita. From making basic primitive objects, to being able to create custom complex shapes. You will also learn the ins and outs of “Filter” and “Mask” in Krita. We will discuss various filters such as "HSV", "Levels", "Color Balance", and so on. Including how to access hundreds of different “G'Mic filters”. Then, you will also learn the "Gradient" feature in detail. From the process of creating gradient presets, editing the gradient colors, until applying gradients using various methods.

After we learn the techniques, we will put them into practice by creating two different illustrations from start to finish. These two illustrations have something in common, that is, they both use the Vector technique combined with the Raster technique. But the way Vectors are used in each of these illustrations is very different. In the first illustration, where we will create a strawberry-shaped house, vector graphics are used as the base colors. Raster techniques are then used to add shadows, highlights, textures, and so on. Whereas in the second illustration, where we will draw a robot fighter character or "robot warrior", Vector graphics are used to create outline or "line art". For the coloring process, we will explore a different technique. That is, we will start with defining shading and highlight in grayscale. Then we add colors to it using the “gradient map” filter. And after that, we apply various raster techniques to add lighting effects and finalize the illustration.

There are still many things that you will learn from this course. It is impossible to explain all of them in this short text description. Please refer to the curriculum section if you want to learn more.

So, JOIN NOW! And take your skill further to the next level.

• Hobbyists who want to learn to create illustrations using open-source software
• Design and art students who want to master digital painting techniques
• Artists or professionals who want to increase work effectiveness leveraging advanced techniques

• A computer (Windows/Linux/Mac) powerful enough to run Krita
• Already have Krita installed
• Have taken the basic-level course before
• A drawing tablet

Good drawing/illustration skills can help you pursue these careers (*estimated income as of Q3 2022):

• Fashion designer - $16 per hour
• Animator - $17 per hour
• Graphic designer - $17 per hour
• Art teacher - $18 per hour
• Illustrator - $43,756 per year
• Interior designer - $58,197 per year
• Industrial designer - $62,700 per year
• Art director - $70,944 per year
• Advertising designer - $71,723 per year

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