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Krita The Best Free Digital Painting Application?
September 01, 2022

Krita The Best Free Digital Painting Application?

Mike Koolwijk | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Krita

Krita is a versatile tool that I use to create digital art. It helps me to quickly and easily create high-quality pieces of art. I have also used it for logo design and other graphic design tasks. Krita is a great product for businesses that need to create digital art or graphics.

And it's FREE. Yes, this is an open-source drawing tool that everybody can and should try.
  • A wide variety of brushes
  • A lot of customizations, for making a lot of textures and effects
  • A number of filters and tools you can easy use
  • Free
  • The brushes could be made more realistic and responsive
  • The user interface is not always intuitive, and it can be difficult to find the tools you need
  • The software can be quite resource-intensive, and it can sometimes be slow to respond to input
  • Its ability to paint naturally and its wide range of brushes
  • It is also very important that Krita is open-source since that enables me to customize it to my needs and contribute back to the project
  • Its low cost and wide range of features make it an excellent value for the money.
  • Its ease of use means that even non-artists can produce high-quality art assets. This has saved me time and money in producing assets for my games, resulting in a higher return on investment.
I will not compare it with Adobe of Affinity Photo. This is more for photo editing and is a paid tool. The better comparison would be PaintTool SAI (still a paid one.) Krita and PaintTool SAI are both digital painting applications. Krita is free and open source, while PaintTool SAI is a paid application. Both applications have their strengths and weaknesses. Krita has a wide variety of features, including support for layers, filters, and brushes. It also has a wide selection of brush presets, and users can create their brushes. Krita is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. PaintTool SAI is a simpler application with fewer features than Krita. It does not support layers or filters and has a more limited selection of brushes. However, it is faster and more lightweight than Krita. PaintTool SAI is available only for Windows.

So even for a free tool, Krita would win in my book.

Do you think Krita delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Krita's feature set?

Yes

Did Krita live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Krita go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Krita again?

Yes

Krita is well suited for digital painting and drawing. It has a wide variety of brushes and tools that allow for a lot of flexibility and control when creating artwork. Krita is also good for creating textures and patterns. It has a wide variety of filters that can be applied to images to create interesting effects. Krita is also good for retouching photos and for creating digital illustrations.