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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See AllKrita Monthly Update - Edition 23
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Welcome to the @Krita-promo team's January 2025 development and community update.
Development Report Krita 5.2.9 Released A new bugfix release is out! Check out …
New version of the Fast Sketch Cleanup Plugin
Monday, 10 February 2025
If you don’t know what Fast Sketch Cleanup plugin is, here’s a blog post describing it in detail: https://krita.org/en/posts/2024/fast_sketch_background/. In …
New Video: Memilio Impasta Brushes!
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Ramon Miranda has published a new video on the Krita channel: Memilio Impasto Brushes! Who doesn't love a nice impasto effect!
Krita 5.2.9 Released!
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Today we're releasing Krita 5.2.9! This is a bug fix release, containing all bugfixes of our bug hunt efforts back in November. Major bug-fixes include fixes to …
Tools You Need To Grow as an Artist
Art by RavioliMavioli
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
Art by clooms
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
Art by seaway
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 usageKrita Sprint 2019 - Deventer, Netherlands
Give 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.
Contribute to the development fund