Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.
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Tools You Need To Grow as an Artist
All the features you need
Great for new and experienced artists. Here are some of the features that Krita offers:
- Multiple brush types for different art styles
- Layers, drawing assistants, stabilizers
- Animation tools to transform your artwork
Resources and Materials
Expand Krita’s capabilities with online tools and assets:
- Brushes, patterns, and vector libraries
- Texture packs and page templates
- Plugins that add new functionality
A supportive community
An online community for Krita artists to share artwork and tips with each other.
- Share your artwork and get feedback to improve
- Ask questions about using Krita or seeing if there is a bug
- Give feedback to developers when new features and plugins are being created
Free and Open Source
Krita is a public project licensed as GNU GPL, owned by its contributors. That's why Krita is Free and Open Source software, forever.
See details about license usageArtist Interviews
See AllInterview with J2J-Art
Monday, 25 April 2022My name is Jessica, but my art name is J2J-Art. I am a self-taught artist, I was born in 2004 in South Africa and I have only been creating art for 4 years now. …
Interview with J2J-ArtInterview with Simon Rollins
Tuesday, 4 January 2022My full name is Simon Sterling Rollins. Most people call me Simon. I was born in July 2005 in the state of Georgia. I'm autistic. I'm still in high school, but …
Interview with Simon RollinsInterview with Ali Bahabadi
Monday, 6 September 2021My full name is Mohammad-Ali Bahabadi, but I sign with my shortened version of my name, Ali Bahabadi. I was born in 1983 in Iran. I got a master's degree in art …
Interview with Ali BahabadiInterview with Tansy Branscombe
Monday, 2 November 2020I'm currently in my 4th year of a PhD in Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford, specialising in the reconstruction of ancient environmental …
Interview with Tansy BranscombeInterview with Albert Weand
Monday, 15 June 2020I’m an illustrator from Panama. I use Krita to create digital art, but I also work with traditional tools. Do you paint professionally, as a hobby artist, or …
Interview with Albert WeandInterview with Clément Mona
Monday, 25 May 2020Hello, I am a 36-year-old freelance illustrator and concept artist based in Brittany, France. I have worked in the industry since 2007 and am now a freelancer. …
Interview with Clément MonaInterview with Jefferson Nascimento
Monday, 11 May 2020I'm Jeff, a brazilian animator and character designer (sometimes illustrator). I have a bachelor's degree in biology and cinema, the latter one being completed …
Interview with Jefferson NascimentoInterview with Joshua Grier
Monday, 27 April 2020I’m Josh, and I love design. There’s nothing better than taking people’s stories, thoughts, feelings, wants and needs and responding to them in practical ways. …
Interview with Joshua GrierInterview with Philipp Urlich
Monday, 6 April 2020I'm from Switzerland and have studied art and graphic design in 90'. Do you paint professionally, as a hobby artist, or both? It's a hobby but I'm happy to be …
Interview with Philipp UrlichInterview with Anilia
Tuesday, 24 March 2020I’m Anilia, a freelance illustrator. I’m cooperating with many authors from all around the world. The key part of my job is to transform authors' visions into …
Interview with AniliaGive back
Krita is made by people from all around the world – many of which are volunteers. If you find Krita valuable and you want to see it improve, consider becoming part of the development fund.
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