r/krita 21d ago

News August 2026 Art Challenge: Kiki's Epic Adventure - Monthly Art Contest

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This month it's all about Krita's mascot, Kiki. All skill levels welcome.


r/krita Jul 30 '26

News Krita 5.3.3 and 6.0.3 Released — 5.3.3 remains the recommended version for production work

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The Krita team released 5.3.3 and 6.0.3 on July 29, 2026. Both ship the same bug fixes. 6.0.3 is the Qt6 build and still considered more experimental. The team recommends 5.3.3 for production work.

Some highlights from the changelog:

  • Fixed a deadlock during perspective transform
  • Fixed layers getting deselected when starting a transform
  • Fixed FFmpeg 7.0+ support for rendering HDR animations
  • Fixed several crashes (deleting text shapes, combined shapes, null event pointer)
  • Better font family sorting and deduplication
  • Selection Action Panel can now be pinned to canvas edges
  • Android: animation import/export temporarily removed, supporter benefits added

Downloads and full changelog: https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.3-released/

Also covered here: https://linuxiac.com/krita-5-3-3-is-out-as-the-recommended-release-for-production-work/


r/krita 4h ago

Made in Krita A few of my proudest illustrations I made in Krita this year

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111 Upvotes

I'm very proud of how much I've improved the past year

and yes I draw a lot of Nintendo stuff lol


r/krita 2h ago

Made in Krita First commission piece I did on Krita

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63 Upvotes

r/krita 14h ago

Help / Question I just noticed that V5.x Kiki is JACKED

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192 Upvotes

r/krita 6h ago

Made in Krita A gift, art be me.

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30 Upvotes

I used default paint brushes for colour base and Memileo brushes for textures.


r/krita 6h ago

Help / Question Layers got merged when I tried to save

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22 Upvotes

Hi I am new to krita and I encountered a problem which causes my progress slowed down. I am using wired drawing tablet and I am drawing on my laptop.

When i was still sketching, im not sure what button i pressed and suddenly “do you want to save” prompt shows up but after i saved it it kicks me out from my current canvas.

When i re-entered my canvas, all of my layers was merged. Theres no original copy in my galery.

I have not finished my flat colors i am so sad 😭

can someone tell me what button did i pushed that resulted this so i can avoid it nextime?

or better, is it possible to retrieve the un-merged canvas?

heres the pics:

(btw im taking commission)


r/krita 13h ago

Made in Krita Fanart of March 7th by me

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78 Upvotes

r/krita 18h ago

Help / Question I'm making a video tutorial on lineart/halftones. What topics do you want me to cover?

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151 Upvotes

I'm planning to draw a manga one-shot and I've been experimenting with lineart and halftones. I recorded most of the lineart/halftone process for this illust. Let me know what you're interested in!

Some ideas I already have:

  • textured gradient tone
  • enlarging lineart 2x (I draw at 300PPI but manga art is usually 600PPI)
  • digital "tone scraping"
  • custom shoujo bubbles

r/krita 10h ago

Made in Krita First time using Krita, here's Rogue from X-Men

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32 Upvotes

r/krita 2h ago

Made in Krita Remake of a piece I made a few months ago

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4 Upvotes

r/krita 11h ago

Help / Question I NEED HELP. MYSTERIOUS FLOATING COLOURS OUTSIDE OF THE CANVAS

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23 Upvotes
hi i honestly dont even know what to title this. im working on an art piece and there is a bunch of floating colours outside the canvas i dont know how i did this or how to get rid of them. i tried hiding all the layers and its still there so it doesnt seem to be part of a layer. Please help 😭

r/krita 13h ago

Made in Krita Trying to draw more consistently by me

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27 Upvotes

r/krita 9h ago

Help / Question Stillness( self made, 2026, tool used: krita)

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7 Upvotes

r/krita 6h ago

Help / Question Switching to Krita, mid 2000s anime style brushes?

4 Upvotes

The question, lately I have been drawing a lot on paper and I am switching fully to Krita, are there any brushes for both lineart and coloring (but especially lineart) that fit the mid 2000s anime aesthetic?

(Like chobits, early Higurashi, elfen lied and that kind of stuff)


r/krita 2h ago

Made in Krita little bamboo from Legend of Mortal, art by me

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2 Upvotes

r/krita 1d ago

Made in Krita WE GOT THE DOOT! by me

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304 Upvotes

I love this game, and I wanted to capture a moment I had while playing with my brother. It's nothing special, but I love it.

I hope you like it, too.


r/krita 9h ago

Made in Krita Minimarket by @dpxqrt

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4 Upvotes

r/krita 15h ago

Made in Krita Happy Birthday Miku!

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14 Upvotes

Rabbit Hole was the first Miku song i enjoyed just off the cuff. it, ironically, led me down the rabbit hole of vocaloid. Art by me https://x.com/SackMan039


r/krita 19h ago

Made in Krita My first sketch on the new tablet

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Did my first sketch on the new tablet, I know it isn't perfect, but it was fun. Any advice or tips? I have the recording from start to finish, so if people think there is a better process or anything. I will probably most the timelapse of the finished line working next.


r/krita 1h ago

Help / Question I want to start animating o krita

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(the gif is only to stand out a little)

I'm a bit confused on how to do a more simplistic animation on krita, i was mainly looking for a "animation brushes starter pack", does anyone more experienced with the program has any to recomend ?


r/krita 11h ago

Made in Krita Practicing face anatomies

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6 Upvotes

r/krita 10h ago

Made in Krita Country Road, by me Elegant-Raise

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4 Upvotes

r/krita 3h ago

Help / Question The colors displayed on the canvas are literally lighter than what the output is?

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1 Upvotes

r/krita 9h ago

Help / Question Text outline - how to remove?

3 Upvotes

Since 5.3, every text I add to images in Krita appears, by default, with background-color stroke. I can't turn this off for the life of me, and I would really like to. Any hints?