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On the right track but not quite! Every brush in art software uses an image (raster or auto-generated) to paint with, called a "brushtip". Usually, the brushtip
by draneria 2y ago
On the right track but not quite! Every brush in art software uses an image (raster or auto-generated) to paint with, called a "brushtip". Usually, the brushtip only gives information about which bits are opaque, and which arent - the shape! However in Krita, theres another dimension you can define; value, or lightness.
So there's nothing being generated or created while drawing, its just that some very smart people have coded Krita for the "brushtips" to do more as a baseline.
Not every software works exactly the same ofcourse! This is just my beginner level understanding of it all, I hope that helps
- short_sells_poo 2y agoPhotoshop and other painting software had "intelligent" brushes for a while now. These try to simulate stuff like paint mixing (even watercolor), opacity and texture.
- draneria 2y agoCould you give me an example? I'd love to know more about the watercolour paint mixing. If you meant the "live tip" settings of Photoshop, you can do all that in Krita too, using the "texture", and "mask tip" features. RGBA seems to definitely be something Krita has over Photoshop, but I could well be wrong! by the way, there are other softwares like Rebelle that try to truly simulate traditional mediums - bordering on a whole-ass physics engine that works completely different in the backend from PSD/Krita. Unfortunately its a paid software so yeah :s
- short_sells_poo 2y agoIt's been a while, but a bit of googling turned up this: https://www.adobe.com/uk/learn/fresco/web/realistic-watercolor-painting https://www.adobe.com/uk/learn/fresco/web/realistic-watercol...
- draneria 2y agoDamn that really does look cool (｡•́︿•̀｡) it seems like I have my work cut out for me, I'd love to have that "animated feel" in a Krita brush. I do have some ideas - I might not get anywhere but who knows :D