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Krita 2.4 Beta release - Visual tour

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Published on Wednesday, 14 September 2011 21:49

Written by Animtim

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Krita 2.4 Beta1 is just released now.

This release includes many new features, enhancements and bugfixes. Some major news:

BRUSH ENGINES:

• Now you can manage presets in the preset editor
• Blending modes for painting can be saved into preset (including Erase mode)

• Opacity can be saved into preset
• New Flow parameter (similar to Photoshop Flow)

• Improved Sketch Brush : sensors available on density, line width and offset parameters

• New color sources (pattern, gradient, random…)

• New "Color Smudge" engine

• New Curve brush based on latest Harmony engine







• Favorite brush presets in right-click pop-up palette




DOCKERS:



• New history docker







• New Channel selection docker







• Specific color selector now has hexadecimal input







• New Image Docker to load reference pictures







• New Artistic Color selector with separated hue, saturation and light







• New "Task Sets" Docker to record a list of tasks and repeat it easily




CORE:







• New Blending modes for layers and painting (including photoshop-compatible modes)







• Toolbar shortcuts for Opacity, Flow and Size
• Save/Load Workspaces







• MultiHand tool (featuring mirror, symmetry and translate modes)







• Line tool now has pressure and tilt sensors available







• New feature in Image menu: Split an image in a set of rectangles







• Get Hot New Stuff (GHNS) to share brush presets, patterns and gradients







• New feature in View menu: "Show canvas Only" mode







• New feature in File menu: "Save incremental version"






• New Pipe mode for the Text-painting tool that spray letters on stroke

But this is only the visible top of the Iceberg! Look at the full changelog HERE or the announcement HERE for more details…

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