New in version 5.1: If you use Alt + M, mirroring will use the cursor position as the center to mirror around instead of the middle of the view. Mirroring is a great technique that seasoned digital artists use to quickly review the composition of their work to ensure that it “reads” well, even when flipped horizontally. You can mirror the view can be quickly done via M key. Using the Ctrl + Space or Ctrl + shortcuts can allow for direct zooming with the stylus. Zoomingĭiscrete zooming can be done through + and - keys. This can be done through, Space + and the directional keys. Many of the canvas navigation actions, like rotation, mirroring and zooming have default keys attached to them: Panning The standard navigation tools are as follows: Navigating the Canvas ¶ Your canvas sits in the middle and unlike traditional paper or even most digital painting applications, Krita provides the artist with a scrolling canvas of infinite size (not that you’ll need it of course!).

A good example of this would be the Preset Docker or the Palette Docker. marching ants or mask mode, your selected brush preset, Color Space, image size and provides a convenient zoom control.Į – Floating Panel/Docker – These can be “popped” in and out of their docks at any time in order to see a greater range of options. Krita also allows you to dock panels at the top and/or bottom as well.ĭ – Status Bar – This space shows the preferred mode for showing selection i.e. In some applications, these are known as Dockable areas. A Tour of the Krita Interface ¶Īs we’ve said before, the Krita interface is very malleable and the way that you choose to configure the work surface may not resemble those shown below, but we can use these as a starting point.Ī – Traditional File or action menu found in most windowed applications.ī – Toolbar – This is where you can choose your brushes, set parameters such as opacity and size and other settings.Ĭ – Sidebars for the Movable Panels/Dockers. Every set of elements can be shown, hidden, moved and rearranged that let the artists easily customize their own user interface experience.

Krita provides a set of construction kit parts in the form of Dockers and Toolbars. An artist can snap and arrange the elements, much like snapping together Lego blocks.

Krita’s interface is very flexible and provides an ample choice for the artists to arrange the elements of the workspace.

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