They get updated automatically when the original layer updates. These are layers that are an ‘instance’ of the layer you had selected when creating them.

It will then open a save prompt for the file location and when done will save the file and replace the layer with a file layer pointing at that file. Starting from version 4.0 users can convert an existing layer into a file layer by clicking on it and doing Convert ‣ to File Layer or by going to Layer ‣ Convert ‣ to File Layer. These are layers which point to an outside file, and will get automatically updated if the outside file changes. Instead of having smart layers that you can do non-destructive transforms on, Krita has the following set of functionality: File Layers Rather, it is an option next to ‘inherit alpha’ on group layers. This is available in Krita, but not implemented as a blending mode. It creates a group with base layer and a layer above it with the Inherit alpha option checked by default. This process of arranging groups for inherit alpha can be done automatically by Ctrl + Shift + G shortcut. This will create the same effect as the “clipping mask” PS feature, and also keeps the layer stack cleaner than the clipping mask implementation does. Place a layer with the shape you want to clip the other with at the bottom of a group and layers above with the Inherit alpha option. Krita has no clipping mask, but there is a simpler workaround involving layer groups and Inherit alpha (see the alpha icon). You can not apply filters to group to affect multiple layers. You can select multiple layers on the stack by holding down the Shift key as in PS, and if you move the layer inside a group you can move or transform the whole group – including doing selection on the group and cut all the sub layers inside on the fly. The PS way leads to a cleaner and better ordered layer stack visually wise. Krita’s way is more predictable according to some artists, compositing-wise. In Krita the compositing will happen at first level inside the group, then taking into account the blending mode of the group itself.īoth systems have pros and cons. On Photoshop you can use groups to just clean your layer stack and keep blending mode of your layer compositing through all the stack. This can be surprising for Photoshop users. The group blending mode in Krita has priority over child layers and overrides it. Groups and Blending Mode (Composite Mode): ¶ The most common default shortcuts are very similar in PS and Krita:Ĭtrl + Shift + E: flattens all (not the Ctrl + Shift + M shortcut as in PS)Ĭtrl + G: create new layer group and move selected layers to this group You have to use the button on the Tool Options. However, the T key is also used to switch to the Move tool, so this shortcut is not functional right now. Intersect is a selection mode which uses the T key as the shortcut. ‘ Keyboard’: with the + and - keys on your numpad keyboard.Īs in Photoshop, Painter, Manga Studio: use the Ctrl + Space shortcut to zoom, and the Space key to pan. ‘ Mouse wheel’: down and up for zoom, and press down to pan your document.

In Krita you can navigate your document using all these methods: This chapter covers how you use Krita in the basic operations compared to PS.

When you get used to Krita, you will find that Krita has some features that are not part of PS. This means that PS has more features than Krita in general, but Krita has the tools that are relevant to digital painting. The first thing to remember is that Krita is a 2D paint application while Photoshop (PS) is an image manipulation program. But even though things may change in the future, the basics will most likely remain the same. This introduction is written with Krita version 2.9 and Photoshop CS2 and CS3 in mind. The intention is to make you productive in Krita as fast as possible and ease the conversion of old habits into new ones. This document gives an introduction to Krita for users who have been using Photoshop. Introduction to Krita coming from Photoshop ¶ Introduction ¶

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