# Cheap Ballpoint pen Brush **URL:** \ **Category:** Brushes and Bundles\ **Created:** [January 18, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170 "2021-01-18T16:18:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mdfm28](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/mdfm28/32/123768_2.png) [@mdfm28](https://krita-artists.org/u/mdfm28)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/1 "2021-01-18T16:18:03Z")
I made this single brush preset that I use for casual sketching. This supposed to imitate the look and feel of cheap ballpoint pen that I commonly use. This brush uses multiply blending. Using this brush on a transparent layer may result in a thin white outline. Use in a flat layer or in layer with ‘darken’ blending to remove the outline. ![Testpen](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/b/3/b3eb36ab2f9629354ca42e52eea66c6e617f8c89.jpeg) ![testpen2](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/2/b/2b48f7f718df43f3230786a612294ef8ca6e229d.jpeg) > **[1)\_Realistic\_Standard\_Ballpoint\_EXPER.kpp](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T3DWFWn6TCJlc7DjceKKtVqDzvm65YJO/view?usp=sharing)** > > Google Drive file. > **[1)\_Realistic\_Standard\_Ballpoint\_EXPER\_PressureB.kpp](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T283_nowUHxzrSbtIZ_tLG1XhVYkuQtt/view?usp=sharing)** > > Google Drive file. ---
**Author:** ![mdfm28](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/mdfm28/32/123768_2.png) [@mdfm28](https://krita-artists.org/u/mdfm28)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/2 "2021-01-18T16:42:17Z")
Also use low saturation, high brightness color. ![Safe](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/5/a/5a9e204de8acbf9d0a795ab20b5bc5b2a08185d4.png) ---
**Author:** ![mdfm28](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/mdfm28/32/123768_2.png) [@mdfm28](https://krita-artists.org/u/mdfm28)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/4 "2021-01-18T16:58:35Z")
in krita 🙂 🙂 thankyou 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![floydblue](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/floydblue/32/134311_2.png) [@floydblue](https://krita-artists.org/u/floydblue)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/6 "2021-01-18T19:26:58Z")
This looks awesome! ---
**Author:** ![floydblue](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/floydblue/32/134311_2.png) [@floydblue](https://krita-artists.org/u/floydblue)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/7 "2021-01-20T16:00:17Z")
I tried it and I love it. ![Ballpoint curtain](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/1/b/1b29cb5b71efa82e7d636382616947b034a02aac.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![waves](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/waves/32/22044_2.png) [@waves](https://krita-artists.org/u/waves)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/8 "2021-03-06T05:14:21Z")
I’ve tried to create my own version of this but yours is much better! thank you!! perfect for mindless doodling ![2021-03-06_00:12:47_Screenshot_20210306](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/a/3/a382e704d98e27eccdc2f2e38eea7b30e90bf626.png) ---
**Author:** ![notUrzebra](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/noturzebra/32/26098_2.png) [@notUrzebra](https://krita-artists.org/u/notUrzebra)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/9 "2021-05-08T00:52:17Z")
Hi, how do i download it? i cliked the links, but i only got a PNG image. i dont know to to use it in krita isually the brushpens thai i dowloaded are .bundle format. thanks ---
**Author:** ![fizzyflower](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fizzyflower](https://krita-artists.org/u/fizzyflower)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/10 "2021-05-08T01:08:34Z")
They’re actually Krita Brush Present Files (.kpp). Open your resource folder by going to settings \> manage resources \> open resource folder. Then put the .kpp files in the /paintoppresets/ folder. Restart Krita to see the brushes in the brush list ---
**Author:** ![Michelist](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/michelist/32/65826_2.png) [@Michelist](https://krita-artists.org/u/Michelist)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 8:23am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/11 "2021-05-08T08:23:57Z")
> [@notUrzebra](#): > > Hi, how do i download it? i cliked the links, but i only got a PNG image. i dont know to to use it in krita isually the brushpens thai i dowloaded are .bundle format. thanks Hello and welcome @notUrzebra! Unfortunately Google changes the file extension to \*.PNG when you download the files directly from the links above. So you can either change the file extensions back to \*.kpp by hand. The brushes are then installed for example as @fizzyflower described in the previous post. One way to get the brushes without renaming the file extension is, if you have a Google Drive account and the “Backup and Sync” software from Google is installed on your PC, you move the files after you have called the two links above, from the called pages to your Google Drive account (you create a shortcut to your Google Drive folder by clicking on the folder icon at the top of the called Google Drive pages and selecting this option below (in the then opening menu)) and find the brushes unchanged in your local Google Drive folder on your PC from where you now move them to any folder on your PC. Then install them as described above. ---
**Author:** ![Solution-Beast](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/solution-beast/32/2969_2.png) [@Solution-Beast](https://krita-artists.org/u/Solution-Beast)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/12 "2021-05-08T08:55:11Z")
This may depend on your operating system. If I download from those two links, which offer .kpp files, using my Linux computer, then I get these two files in my Downloads folder: ![Ballpoint Downloads](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/7/6/769bb9e4bf2f3f54329549229ef14fb9c35962e2.png) A .kpp file has a .png icon image inside it and that is probably what causes the confusion. Edit:Add: I just tried this with my Windows 10 system and got these in my Downloads folder: ![Win-Ballpoint Download](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7ce6d846072f391712dc9843675cab1b02e660e3.png) So I’ve no idea why you’re getting .png files downloaded. ---
**Author:** ![TheFlow](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/theflow/32/231269_2.png) [@TheFlow](https://krita-artists.org/u/TheFlow)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 9:13am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/13 "2021-05-08T09:13:29Z")
Very nice, those presets feel really great, especially with a texture fill layer of the same paper underneath. Good job! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Michelist](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/michelist/32/65826_2.png) [@Michelist](https://krita-artists.org/u/Michelist)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 9:55am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/14 "2021-05-08T09:55:16Z")
> [@Solution-Beast](#): > > This may depend on your operating system. If I download from those two links, which offer .kpp files, using my Linux computer, then I get these two files in my Downloads folder: > > ![Ballpoint Downloads](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/7/6/769bb9e4bf2f3f54329549229ef14fb9c35962e2.png) > > A .kpp file has a .png icon image inside it and that is probably what causes the confusion. > > Edit:Add: I just tried this with my Windows 10 system and got these in my Downloads folder: > > ![Win-Ballpoint Download](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7ce6d846072f391712dc9843675cab1b02e660e3.png) > > So I’ve no idea why you’re getting .png files downloaded. It seemed to depend on the OS, that was my first thought too (and at first I downloaded it in Windows 10 using Firefox and got \*.PNG’s), but your experiment shows that there must be another unknown factor, and so I tried it with my iPhone, my Android-Phone and also with my Android-VM via Chrome - in all cases I got \*.kpp-files. 🤔 I also thought it was because Google wanted to do something good for us and take work off our hands, but there seems to be another hidden reason for this behavior. I wonder if Google will roll some dice beforehand. 🤔 And then I tested with Opera, Chrome and Edge on Windows 10 and funnily got \*.KPP’s. It seems to be a browser thing! Wow, that was weird. Michelist ---
**Author:** ![tiar](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/tiar/32/22_2.png) [@tiar](https://krita-artists.org/u/tiar)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/15 "2021-05-08T14:15:58Z")
> [@Solution-Beast](#): > > A .kpp file has a .png icon image inside it and that is probably what causes the confusion. It’s actually a different thing: .kpp files _are_ .png files (the icon), all the info and patterns and whatnot is in the metadata part of PNG format. ---
**Author:** ![Solution-Beast](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/solution-beast/32/2969_2.png) [@Solution-Beast](https://krita-artists.org/u/Solution-Beast)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/16 "2021-05-08T14:30:25Z")
And that explains why some browsers are sure that they’re .png files 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tiar](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/tiar/32/22_2.png) [@tiar](https://krita-artists.org/u/tiar)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/17 "2021-05-08T14:32:02Z")
This is probably a counter-action to what some websites do, which is putting jpg files out there with .png extension… So I guess browsers are used to guess the mimetype from the content, not extension 😛 ---
**Author:** ![wolthera](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/wolthera/32/236085_2.png) [@wolthera](https://krita-artists.org/u/wolthera)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/18 "2021-05-08T15:22:22Z")
for what it’s worth, kpp files that get renamed to png by the browser will still have their relevant metadata inside even as png, so just replace the png extension with kpp and it should work. (you can see this metadata by opening the file in krita, then **image → properties** and there looking at **annotations** ) ---
**Author:** ![Giovanny\_Arce](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/giovanny_arce/32/52886_2.png) [@Giovanny\_Arce](https://krita-artists.org/u/Giovanny_Arce)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/19 "2022-01-13T05:25:11Z")
Great job, really realistic. \<3 ---
**Author:** ![underwater\_wifi](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/underwater_wifi/32/232175_2.png) [@underwater\_wifi](https://krita-artists.org/u/underwater_wifi)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/20 "2022-01-23T18:25:42Z")
I downloaded it days back, and it reminds me how I enjoy drawing in paper with pens instead of papers. Thank you so much, this is one of my favorite brush on Krita. ---
**Author:** ![Labi](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/labi/32/432_2.png) [@Labi](https://krita-artists.org/u/Labi)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/21 "2022-01-26T13:55:42Z")
Im using it to teach, its so great!!! ---
**Author:** ![Bruno\_Souza\_Picinini](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/bruno_souza_picinini/32/47570_2.png) [@Bruno\_Souza\_Picinini](https://krita-artists.org/u/Bruno_Souza_Picinini)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170/22 "2022-06-07T02:45:10Z")
Perfect! This preset should be among defaults! This can be added in source code by developers, if you agree it is possible to create an issue/wish for they add [Next page](https://krita-artists.org/t/cheap-ballpoint-pen-brush/17170.md?page=2)