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Seems really buggy on OSX (just drew two rectangles and filled them with colors - some parts of the rectangle don't appear until you zoom in and then back out 2

by lqdc13 10y ago

Seems really buggy on OSX (just drew two rectangles and filled them with colors - some parts of the rectangle don't appear until you zoom in and then back out 2x). Paint for Windows still seems like the single best drawing program for simple things.

scardine 10y ago
Krita is for art, not for simple things - comparing it with paint is kind of disrespectful even if meant as a joke. It has an amazing selection of preset brushes and my personal experience with it is joyful.
- King-Aaron 10y ago
  That's really where a lot of these suites come into their own. There's a myriad of applications that can paint and draw. Really, I don't see any need for anything other than Photoshop in my normal day-to-day workflow. But if you're wanting to freehand something with a tablet, for instance, having some specialised brushes and features that are fine-tuned by artists for artists can quite often make it a much 'nicer' experience. I feel all the examples on this site could have been achieved in any other capable suite. However whether or not the artist enjoyed creating them is where the point of difference lies.
- lmm 10y ago
  Krita is good for simple things too. If the simple parts aren't usable enough to replace paint's use cases, that's a problem that should be fixed.
- coldtea 10y ago
  >Krita is for art, not for simple things - comparing it with paint is kind of disrespectful even if meant as a joke. That doesn't even make sense. First of all, it's not "for art" as some abstract ideal, it's for drawing and graphic design. Which includes "simple things" like drawing perfect circles and triangles in the day-to-day requirements. Second, nothing about "art" (even high art) precludes it being good at the things the parent mentions. If anything, they should be a prerequisite. Artists have used rulers and compasses in real life since forever.
  - pbhjpbhj 10y ago
    >Artists have used rulers and compasses in real life since forever. // Perhaps you could highlight some well known artists using a geometric drawing style to prove your point? My first thought would be Mondrian but I'd go with an app targeting vector graphics to get that effect.
    - kzrdude 10y ago
      Here's a Krita timelapse of a painting that starts with using a "ruler" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXnpwIL45Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXnpwIL45Y
    - coldtea 10y ago
      Not just for geometric drawing a la Mondrian. Also for creating grids under the base composition, for perspective and other uses. From old masters, to photo-realistic painters, pop-art painters, etc. Also useful for matte painting.
  - baldfat 10y ago
    Krita is more of a Corel Painter competitor then Photoshop. > Second, nothing about "art" (even high art) precludes it being good at the things the parent mentions. Also the official url for Corel's Painter is http://www.painterartist.com/us/ http://www.painterartist.com/us/ Painter Artist and yes the program is geared more towards being an art tool. I have used Krita for years. Krita was a better Gimp and then they drastically turned it into a painting program. I would not use Krita for most things Gimp they are two different tool kits.
tetraodonpuffer 10y ago
I think there were some issues with OpenGL on OS/X, I've been using the RC on windows and the latest git on linux and I haven't hit any issue
joshaidan 10y ago
I read on the website that one of the future project goals is to improve stability on OSX. Reading the artist interviews it sounds like it performs very well in Linux.
- bvttf 10y ago
  Not only that, the download/announcement page says there are preview rendering bugs in OSX, and a workaround is provided.
- djloche 10y ago
  I installed it for the first time today and it will likely be my primary drawing / sketch tool going forward on linux.
konart 10y ago
OSX never was a target platform, until recent times. 3.0 is still labeled as unstable release for OSX. 3.1 should be the stable though.
boudewijnrempt 10y ago
Well, as we noted in the release notes: Krita on OSX still has problems with rendering the image because we're depending on OpenGL and Apple's OpenGL drivers are missing stuff. You can disable OpenGL for now; we want to fully support OSX in the 3.1 release, which should be out in September.

by lqdc13 10y ago

scardine 10y ago

Krita is for art, not for simple things - comparing it with paint is kind of disrespectful even if meant as a joke. It has an amazing selection of preset brushes and my personal experience with it is joyful.

King-Aaron 10y ago
That's really where a lot of these suites come into their own. There's a myriad of applications that can paint and draw. Really, I don't see any need for anything other than Photoshop in my normal day-to-day workflow. But if you're wanting to freehand something with a tablet, for instance, having some specialised brushes and features that are fine-tuned by artists for artists can quite often make it a much 'nicer' experience. I feel all the examples on this site could have been achieved in any other capable suite. However whether or not the artist enjoyed creating them is where the point of difference lies.
lmm 10y ago
Krita is good for simple things too. If the simple parts aren't usable enough to replace paint's use cases, that's a problem that should be fixed.
coldtea 10y ago
>Krita is for art, not for simple things - comparing it with paint is kind of disrespectful even if meant as a joke. That doesn't even make sense. First of all, it's not "for art" as some abstract ideal, it's for drawing and graphic design. Which includes "simple things" like drawing perfect circles and triangles in the day-to-day requirements. Second, nothing about "art" (even high art) precludes it being good at the things the parent mentions. If anything, they should be a prerequisite. Artists have used rulers and compasses in real life since forever.
- pbhjpbhj 10y ago
  >Artists have used rulers and compasses in real life since forever. // Perhaps you could highlight some well known artists using a geometric drawing style to prove your point? My first thought would be Mondrian but I'd go with an app targeting vector graphics to get that effect.
  - kzrdude 10y ago
    Here's a Krita timelapse of a painting that starts with using a "ruler" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXnpwIL45Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXnpwIL45Y
  - coldtea 10y ago
    Not just for geometric drawing a la Mondrian. Also for creating grids under the base composition, for perspective and other uses. From old masters, to photo-realistic painters, pop-art painters, etc. Also useful for matte painting.
- baldfat 10y ago
  Krita is more of a Corel Painter competitor then Photoshop. > Second, nothing about "art" (even high art) precludes it being good at the things the parent mentions. Also the official url for Corel's Painter is http://www.painterartist.com/us/ http://www.painterartist.com/us/ Painter Artist and yes the program is geared more towards being an art tool. I have used Krita for years. Krita was a better Gimp and then they drastically turned it into a painting program. I would not use Krita for most things Gimp they are two different tool kits.

tetraodonpuffer 10y ago

I think there were some issues with OpenGL on OS/X, I've been using the RC on windows and the latest git on linux and I haven't hit any issue

joshaidan 10y ago

I read on the website that one of the future project goals is to improve stability on OSX. Reading the artist interviews it sounds like it performs very well in Linux.

bvttf 10y ago
Not only that, the download/announcement page says there are preview rendering bugs in OSX, and a workaround is provided.
djloche 10y ago
I installed it for the first time today and it will likely be my primary drawing / sketch tool going forward on linux.

konart 10y ago

OSX never was a target platform, until recent times. 3.0 is still labeled as unstable release for OSX. 3.1 should be the stable though.

boudewijnrempt 10y ago

Well, as we noted in the release notes: Krita on OSX still has problems with rendering the image because we're depending on OpenGL and Apple's OpenGL drivers are missing stuff. You can disable OpenGL for now; we want to fully support OSX in the 3.1 release, which should be out in September.