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
- Create animations from your artwork
Resources and Materials
Expand Krita's capabilities with various materials that are available online:
- Brushes, patterns, and vector libraries
- Texture packs and page templates
- Plugins that add new functionality
A supportive community
An online community for Krita artists that 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
Artist Interviews
See AllInterview with J2J-Art
April 25, 2022Could you tell us something about yourself? My 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
January 4, 2022Could you tell us something about yourself? My full name is Simon Sterling Rollins. Most people call me Simon. I was born in July 2005 in the state of Georgia.
Interview with Simon RollinsInterview with Ali Bahabadi
September 6, 2021Could you tell us something about yourself? My full name is Mohammad-Ali Bahabadi, but I sign with my shortened version of my name, Ali Bahabadi.
Interview with Ali BahabadiInterview with Tansy Branscombe
November 2, 2020Could you tell us something about yourself? I'm currently in my 4th year of a PhD in Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford, specialising in the reconstruction of ancient environmental conditions using shellfish remains.
Interview with Tansy BranscombeInterview with Albert Weand
June 15, 2020Could you tell us something about yourself? I’m an illustrator from Panama. I use Krita to create digital art, but I also work with traditional tools.
Interview with Albert WeandInterview with Clément Mona
May 25, 2020Could you tell us something about yourself? Hello, 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
May 11, 2020Could you tell us something about yourself? I'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 in 2019, specialized in animation.
Interview with Jefferson NascimentoInterview with Joshua Grier
April 27, 2020Could you tell us something about yourself? I’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
April 6, 2020Could you tell us something about yourself? I'm from Switzerland and have studied art and graphic design in 90'. Do you paint professionally, as a hobby artist, or both?
Interview with Philipp UrlichInterview with Anilia
March 24, 2020Could you tell us something about yourself? I’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 shapes, forms, emotions and characters on drawings.
Interview with AniliaFree and Open Source
Krita is a public project licensed as GNU GPL, owned by its contributors. For that reason Krita is Free and Open Source software, forever.
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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. A little money goes a long way.
Contribute to the development fund