Clip Studio Paint moving to a subscription model for version 2.0

[AhabGreybeard]

@thimblefolio Off topic but: He is neither insane nor a maniac. That is the terrible problem.

[thimblefolio]

Yes I fear you are right. Oh well, back to the art to take my mind off all this.

[Quartzleo]

Hi, I’m a long time CSP user before I used Krita for a while during the Gemini and Krita Sketch period when hunting for software so I guess I’m one of the cheaters crawling back home asking for forgiveness haha turned out to be a bad idea to put all my eggs in one basket, and wanted to know if there’s somewhere were I could give input to help other CSP users coming over transition and learn how get my workflow for animation working, recreate my brushes etc. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[CrazyCatBird]

@Quartzleo
I’ve seen info on this post where help would be appreciated:

Add a page in krita manual for people coming from Clip studio paint

Hello, so some of you must’ve heard of the backlash in ClipStudioPaint’s release of the subscription model. So let’s expect a wave of new users that would like to try out Krita that are coming from CSP. I was thinking maybe adding a documentation page specifically about the differences of Krita vs CSP and their feature counterparts much like there was a page for Photoshop users transitioning to Krita.

“adding a documentation page specifically about the differences of Krita vs CSP and their feature counterparts much like there was a page for Photoshop users transitioning to Krita.”

Also this …

A default CSP compatible shortcut scheme in canvas input settings

Hello, so some of you must’ve heard of the backlash in ClipStudioPaint’s release of the subscription model. So let’s expect a wave of new users that would like to try out Krita that are coming from CSP. I was thinking maybe adding a documentation page specifically about the differences of Krita vs CSP and their feature counterparts much like there was a page for Photoshop users transitioning to Krita. and also adding a ClipStudioPaint Compatible keybind set over here. I’m not entirely familiar …

[Quartzleo]

Thanks! I’ll pitch in where I can.

[poru.no.riron]

since im jpnese, i always thought about maybe i should support jpn company and switch to clip studio

im so glad i didnt changed to clip studio and stayed loyal to krita

[Geroniny]

I actually used Krita before and then jumped to CSP, but going to jump back to Krita due to the same subscription model issue. During my time at CSP, I returned to Krita for animation only so it’s just a matter of time before I can entirely switch back and reapply the general drawing skills I learned from my experience at CSP in Krita.

A disclaimer here: I didn’t buy the CSP license - Currently still on the Pro Ver trial provided by Wacom as I have a drawing tablet from them. I am literally waiting for the sale when literally out of nowhere, CSP announced they are moving to a subscription model beyond ver 1. Good thing that Wacom provided 2 years of free Pro version trial for their new Intuos model!

[Sloth_451]

Hello, good evening fellow Krita fans! I had purchased CSP back in April, and tried Krita, but it was crashing. That all changed with the bug fix at the end of April? idk, but since then I’ve watched and been learning as much as possible from watching Steve Elliot and of course, Ramon. I was sad to see that CSP was going the way of Adobe, but truthfully, I haven’t spent much time using it as I’ve become hooked on Krita, especially since the 5.1 release. I’m right at home with Krita and got nowhere else I need to be. Thank you Krita Devs!

[TheInkyWay]

I would love nothing more than to make a permanent switch to Krita.

Unfortunately, ALL of my brushes/settings/shortcuts/etc are on Clip, and it seems like a hopelessly daunting task to import all of that into Krita. I’m not even sure some of the settings I have are POSSIBLE on Krita, I don’t know where to begin!

If I could somehow import my CSP brushes into Krita, then I’d have a lot more incentive to make the switch and relearn my workflow. I’ll still be keeping an eye on Krita’s news though.

[Skylark]

There’s a CSP default shortcuts settings set for Krita, I believe…?. And what brushes are you using? They probably can be recreated unless it’s a ribbon style brush or something.

[Michelist]

I know these are not your beloved brushes, but perhaps you’ll find some brushes you may like in this posting, because there are tons of brushes for Krita out there in the World Wide Web →

Suminigashi Brushes?

You can download Odzuki’s bundle from here, but the whole topic is interesting as he introduces the brushes individually and demonstrates some of them, it’s free: https://krita-artists.org/t/photoshop-ps-common-brush-transfer-with-original-brush/34694/16?u=michelist Ramon’s Impression bundle you can find, along with many more resources from him, on this site and everything there is also free: And Ramon’s Digital Atelier bundle is available for purchase at Gumroad: https://krita.gumroad.com…

And here it is not only about brushes, I wrote additionally about resources from other software Krita can use, for example patterns, gradients brush-tips:

Custom brush

You could search for resources for Krita at these addresses, among others: ####################### Krita Brushes Galore: ####################### Ramon Miranda’s “Vault” Behind many pictures on Jshinncreative’s DeviantArt page hide bundles for Krita! Just mouse over image by image and pay attention to the description text to recognize the bundles! ############################################ Resources from other software Krita can use: ############################################ …

Michelist

[EyeOdin]

Some of these comments make me sad to hear even…

Krita is not Clip and is not forced in any way to give any clip compatibility nor be it to be the next free clip. Clip stuff is proprietary so yeah, don’t expect a smooth transition.

[Michelist]

Yes, that’s right, the shortcut scheme has been published by @freyalupen here.
If you don’t know how to create the “csp.shortcuts” file yourself, you can either download it from my cloud or try my tutorial, which tells you how to create and import the file into Krita (which at least worked for me).
If my instructions don’t work (which was the case for at least one user), you can also install the file by copying it into Krita’s resource folder in the subfolder “shortcuts”, if the subfolder “shortcuts” doesn’t exist you have to create it yourself first. Krita’s resource folder can be accessed either with the file manager of your choice or via ‘‘Settings’’ >> ‘‘Manage Resources…’’ >> ‘‘Open Resource Folder’’ from within Krita itself (Krita will then open a file manager window directly in the resource folder).
With both methods, Krita must be restarted afterwards.

Michelist

Addendum: Here, in the post after my tutorial, @freyalupen wrote down some more information about the shortcut scheme that might be of interest.

[SchrodingerCat]

What brushes do you use? Maybe we can find equivalents.

[kaichi1342]

@TheInkyWay

If I could somehow import my CSP brushes into Krita

brushes are pretty tricky to transfer directly. I think its one oft the parts of art software that differs software to software. The way they are handled and engine use vary widely.
Either way you can post your brushes here, i suggest coupled with a video, and we can try find or make a close enough match of it

[KLang]

To make life easier, maybe to find good brushes in Krita community and get used to them. I don’t miss the csp brushes too much, even those paid sets, they are quite good actually, but I can find equivalent ones with different flavor in Krita community or better ones.

[TheInkyWay]

Thank you for all the replies! Yes it’s true, I COULD probably find brushes in Krita that work just as well as the CSP ones I’m used to. Right now I’m just sort of… compiling a list of things that are keeping me stuck, that I am taking for granted in CSP. I’ve only just started, but here’s the stuff I have so far:

I’m not sure if these aren’t available on Krita, but if they are, I can’t seem to find them.

• The ability to reset canvas rotation with a double tap/click.
• Resize brush with Ctrl-Alt
• Hotkey to switch between normal color and “transparent” color, which basically can turn any brush into an eraser. I use the button on my pen to switch between color and transparency.
• A more intuitive text tool. Try as I might, I can’t seem to make sense of this one. Is it an html tool? Do I have to have everything pre-written in another file??

Things Krita MIGHT have, but I can’t find:

• Hotkeys to switch between “groups” of brushes. (I use A/S/D for Pencils, Pens, and Paint respectively)

[ZigiZen]

@TheInkyWay

• The ability to reset canvas rotation with a double tap/click. → Canvas input settings → rotate canvas
• Resize brush with Ctrl-Alt → Canvas input settings → change primary settings
• Hotkey to switch between normal color and “transparent” color, which basically can turn any brush into an eraser. → Default krita eraser mode press “E” to toggle
• A more intuitive text tool. Try as I might, I can’t seem to make sense of this one. Is it an html tool? Do I have to have everything pre-written in another file?? → Sorry never used text tools

I just want to warn You, krita doesn’t fully support PSD format (clip layers) and that was the reason for me to get CSP.

[TheInkyWay]

Ohhhhh dear…
That’s kind of a huge dealbreaker I’m afraid… Almost all of my art requires clipping layers.

Well either way I still don’t plan to “SUPPORT” this subscription dumbness, that’s all I’ll say in regards to that. But I do definitely hope that Krita adds this feature in the future. I’ll definitely try to keep myself posted on Krita’s development.

In my opinion, it would be wise for the devs to implement some clip-like features soon, what with the clipocalypse happening, and so many artists looking for a new home.

[Lesqwe56]

Some answer

@TheInkyWay

The ability to reset canvas rotation with a double tap/click.

Double-click on the overview docker’s small circle, it can reset rotation.
Here is the detail of how that circle works: Canvas rotation on a slider instead of the little circle with the line to change angles - #9 by Deif_Lou

@TheInkyWay

Resize brush with Ctrl-Alt

Krita can do it by holding Shift, or you can change it in “Canvas input setting” in setting, note that it won’t notify shortcut conflict in that page. Ctrl-Alt is the default for picking active layer color.

@TheInkyWay

Hotkey to switch between normal color and “transparent” color, which basically can turn any brush into an eraser. I use the button on my pen to switch between color and transparency.

Press E

@TheInkyWay

A more intuitive text tool.

A dev is currently working on rewritting the text tool, although I don’t know how will it work and when it will land.

Edit: Oh, it is going to offtopic I think, if you need other help, better open a new topic or look for exist one.