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A Cheat Sheet for Krita on Android Tablets (Part 3)
Part 1: Touch Interface Notes
Part 2: Simplifying the Interface for a Tablet
BRUSH RECOMMENDATIONS:
The default brushes have some really nice sets, and are very easy to tune to your hand and feel via the Brush Editor settings. I was delighted to find that many of the basic brushes can be switched from a round to square head (Brush Editor-> Brush Tip -> Shape -> Square). Most other drawing programs, I have to make my own square head tip, and edit it in!
A particular shout-out to the watercolour brushes, which are some of the more natural feeling digital watercolours I’ve used not backed by a fluid dynamics system (and the sad trade-off with fluid dynamic systems is that they make my computers run like a potato). Krita’s default watercolour set run pretty well even with the larger brushes (I’ve been generally working on 300dpi files).
I also really like the Sketching Chrome Pen (under the default Ink set), which feels like pleasantly goopy ink/biro or a dry felt tip depending on how fast or what angle you draw with it, very fun to noodle around with.
However, if you want more brushes, here are some more commonly recommended ones and my impressions:
Concept Art and Illustration v2 by Pyteo
A good set for people coming from Photoshop, clean and focused for digital art. They run light and easy. Also a good pack if you find the default brush icons in Krita a bit distracting as interface elements – this set’s icons are plain grey and white, and blend in much better if you have the Brush Presets Docker always showing.
From Ramon Miranda, who created a lot (maybe all?) of the default brushes in Krita (and has many helpful Youtube videos for the official Krita channel):
CharcoalKA
Sketch v2
Ink Brushes for Inktober
RGBA-Wet (Brushes in video’s description)
His sets look very much like real media - I like the charcoal ones in particular. Fascinating to see images on the Krita forums of him using real media to make them too.
I mainly use the first brush of this set to be honest, but it feels amazingly like blending real paint. The others can look a bit too much like what they’re built on – a render from Blender – when applied at full strength, but provide ample scope for textural interest if you can blend them back a bit. Not a diss to this creator’s work – it seems inherently very difficult to avoid that computer rendered look when in the end, it is a computer rendering it. I don’t think even Rebelle or Adobe Fresco always avoid it, and the focus of those programs is a lot more on getting that analogue media look. I’d say I enjoy painting with this set as a digital acrylics/oils in Krita about just as much.
I saw this one get recommended a lot as a beginner set on reddit, but I think of it more as a fun set to play with when you maybe need some inspiration, and are tired of your usual workhorse brushes. There are a lot of unique quirky brushes in it, that I think won’t necessarily enter everyday use for me, but have some cool effects – I really like the rainbow and liquid smeary brushes. I mainly don’t recommend it as a starter set because some of the brushes do run a little heavier; the orange tipped bristle ones in particular made my tablet lag.
Some noodling with the Sketching Chrome Pen (Pear 1 & 2), the watercolour brushes (Pear 3) and Memileo Impasto Brush (Pear 4)
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A Cheat Sheet for Krita on Android Tablets (Part 2)
SIMPLIFYING THE INTERFACE FOR A TABLET:
Settings → Configure Krita → Canvas-only Settings
I’m still experimenting with my set up, either:
-Hide everything but Toolbars for maximum drawing space, so tick everything but Toolbars.
-Or keep the full Toolbox, and the Dockers if you want more than one Docker available within one-click while in Canvas-only mode, so tick everything but Toolbars, and Toolbox & Dockers.
We’ll go into that more below.
If you want to configure what Dockers you see, go to Settings → Dockers
Tick and untick as you please, and arrange away. I keep some dockers visible out of Canvas-only mode for easy access so I can switch easily in and out while I draw with a single four-finger tap.
Settings → Configure Toolbars → mainToolBar / editToolBar / BrushesAndStuff
In Krita v5.2.14, you have 3 Toolbars you can configure with pretty much anything from the Toolbox and the Main Menus. These toolbars stretch across the top line underneath the main menus.
In Krita v5.3 you have an additional 2 customizable Toolbars - but they’re a little buggy still, so I recommend mainly relying on the main 3 from 5.2.
But the real big gain in function in 5.3 is that you can add a docker button, giving you access to any of the dockers with the click of a button. Unfortunately, you can’t seem to add multiple docker buttons, just the one (so close to complete customization, but so far!). But for me, it completed the set of tools I really needed from the Toolbar (5.2 was missing easy access to layers).
Once you have your Toolbars set up to your liking, make sure you have them displayed under Settings → Toolbars Shown.
Settings → Configure Krita → Colour Selector Settings
Click on the colour picker triangle in circle to change from the triangle to another type of colour picker.
This is subjective, but I recommend switching from Krita’s default triangle colour picker to a square version. In terms of colour theory, a triangle does correspond better to Hue, Value and Saturation, but in terms of screen real estate on a tiny patch of colour on my tablet screen, I’m better able to pick colours on the square. There’s also a separate section to change this for the Pop-up Palette (Settings → Configure Krita → Pop-up Palette → Colour Selector → Wide Gamut Selector)
I also like to put the colour history horizontal rather than the default vertical. (Colour Selector Settings → Colour History → Layout → Horizontal). It’s also useful if you want to look at the settings if you want separate colour histories per file, and how big a history. The shade selector is kind of a fun tool for warm-cool colours, but I have landed on turning it off to save space. (Colour Selector Settings → Shade Selector → Type → Do Not Show)
Save all your interface changes into a new workspace
Window → Workspace → New Workspace
So, as an example of what you can do….
[[MORE]]This is the default Krita workspace:
This is my current simplified workspace in Krita 5.3 (so much room for drawing!):
I have the docker button set primarily for one-click access to layers, but I can access these other dockers through it quite quickly too.
And an alternative layout with immediate toolbox access, that works for my tablet in both horizontal and vertical orientation (the toolbox will scroll for any overflow, but the toolbars will not):
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A Cheat Sheet for Krita on Android Tablets (Part 1)
NOTE: There’s going to be comments that make Krita sound like a pain in arse. Parts of it are. Parts of it are also really awesome, and Krita is also configurable – hence this cheat sheet for beginners to help minimise some of the pain of getting used to a new program.
TOUCH INTERFACE NOTES
- Two finger tap – Undo
- Three finger tap – Redo
- One finger tap – Triggers the Pop Up Palette (I find this short-cut often triggers unintended, and remap to a Five Finger tap via Settings → Configure Krita → Canvas Input Settings → Show Popup Widget)
- One finger touch and hold – Color pick
- Four Finger tap – Go in and out of Canvas Only Mode.
- Panning, zooming and interacting with all user interface elements works with fingers, but there is some switching behaviour between drawing/canvas input with fingers and pen input enabled by default. I personally do not find painting with my fingers useful the majority of the time, and choose to disable it entirely to avoid any random marks on the canvas, or lag from switch-over from the auto disable. (Settings → Configure Krita → General → Tools → Touch Painting → Disabled) This will not disable touch input for user interface elements, just touch input on the canvas.
- However, palm rejection on user interface elements isn’t 100% - I found myself skewing drawings to the left to avoid resting my palm on my layers docker, so for right-handers like myself, I recommend arranging interface elements on the left, and vice-versa for lefties.
- I also recommend generally working in Canvas-only Mode to eliminate the scroll bars, as my palm would sometimes accidentally jump scroll as I drew.
- The touch docker is a nice idea, but not particularly useful in its current implementation,
as the buttons render really tiny, plus(EDIT: make the touch docker taller, and the buttons will render bigger, but for the buttons to be easily touchable, the docker ends up taking up a lot of space.) Shortcuts on it are not customizable, and it repeats shortcuts available elsewhere. The pop-up palette and toolbars are vastly superior in functionality. Skip for now – it would be nice if one day this feature could be developed into something like Clip Studio’s Quick Access Palette.
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Android tablets have gained immense popularity due to their flexibility and user-friendly interface. They are not just for personal use but have also made their way into various industries, including education, healthcare, and business. As a result, Android tablet development has become a thriving field, catering to diverse user needs.
The Benefits of Android Tablet App Development
Android tablet app development offers several advantages, making it a preferred choice for businesses and developers alike:
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- User-Friendly Interface: Android’s intuitive user interface is well-suited for tablets. It provides a smooth and enjoyable experience for users, enhancing the appeal of your app.
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Rugged Tablets for Versatility:
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Windows and Android Compatibility:
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