# Get CSP-like tapered lines with Krita **URL:** \ **Category:** Resources\ **Created:** [June 25, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259 "2023-06-25T14:29:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![magneticfloorboard](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@magneticfloorboard](https://krita-artists.org/u/magneticfloorboard)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/1 "2023-06-25T14:29:49Z")
I played around with settings and figured out how to get brush strokes that taper off to a point (instead of them terminating with a blunted end), similar to how brush strokes perform in Clip Studio Paint. CSP brush strokes (default G Pen, 8px): ![](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/3/2/325f33e1c6183864515be184c2e15a5a8fce0201.png) Krita brush strokes **BEFORE this workaround** (default G Pen, 8px): ![](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/8/7/87dafb883df423ba33ff9cab79d57e341810f693.png) Krita brush strokes **AFTER this workaround** ![](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/6/d/6d75a6b4c365a3b668446a499890e18fe8fe404e.png) Go to **Settings \> Configure Krita \> Tablet Settings** , and modify the Input Pressure Global Curve to look similar to this: ![](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/c/b/cb97312480e6a5223016e19055570d78470dc8ee.png) Make sure to check the box that says to use tablet driver timestamps for brush speed. I have also modified the Pressure Settings curve in the XP-Pen driver setting to look like this: ![](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/3/8/382bb4e3c3079cce5041e75a855e5253b17f44d1.png) I am using Manjaro with an XP-Pen tablet/driver, so your mileage may vary. I’ll test this out on Windows to see if it works similarly, but I can’t imagine that it would be much different. Hope this helps someone!! ---
**Author:** ![sooz](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/sooz/32/93244_2.png) [@sooz](https://krita-artists.org/u/sooz)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/2 "2023-06-25T17:39:07Z")
Thank you for this post. I’m sure many will find this helpful as it’s a popular quest. ---
**Author:** ![EyeOdin](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/eyeodin/32/2662_2.png) [@EyeOdin](https://krita-artists.org/u/EyeOdin)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/3 "2023-06-26T12:12:34Z")
Is it better to leave the krita interpretation of pressure linear and instead calibrate the brushes you want because your forcing a modifier to your whole brush set like that. ---
**Author:** ![magneticfloorboard](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@magneticfloorboard](https://krita-artists.org/u/magneticfloorboard)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/4 "2023-06-27T12:11:35Z")
I’ve tried to do that, but simply modifying the curve within the brush itself, and I haven’t been able to get that to result in a brush stroke that cleanly tapers off. I just wind up with blunted ended strokes, as seen in the OP. If you have found a curve within the brush settings that works for you, please let me know! ---
**Author:** ![EyeOdin](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/eyeodin/32/2662_2.png) [@EyeOdin](https://krita-artists.org/u/EyeOdin)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/5 "2023-06-27T14:39:37Z")
Well tablet does the variation of pressure well that is the only thing I do. my pressure setting is linear and I did some lines at random. ![tapering2](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/3/7/3701f34843bfdf951e43ba7abdffbf3206965eb3.png) no pressure smooth but thin lines ![tapering](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/4/3/436e94e5383cc2ea03526485518ec9936b4f1f48.png) with and without pressure smoothing but with big lines. Adding some pressure smoothing I can make it consistently sharper edges. Also I suspect CSP demo is with vector tool line or with filtering which is kinda non comparable with what Krita has at the moment. what your doing is making the whole tablet very numb to pressure just to ensure the value variation stays smoother and it will affect everyones brushes. that is why your lines are so consistent but if your brush is 100px wide your will never reach the 100px wide at full pressure and if you do manage it will be a sudden spike. ---
**Author:** ![SchrodingerCat](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/schrodingercat/32/137932_2.png) [@SchrodingerCat](https://krita-artists.org/u/SchrodingerCat)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/6 "2023-06-27T19:05:47Z")
I recommend using the fade option which makes the tip start out a bit thin. ![imagen](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/1/b/1b14680b5ca7647e2a07fc4709bf47c16bbcd9aa.png) ![imagen](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/c/9/c9e247143d8ed0fed5195f4ac3599535659eaae3.png) If you wish, you can also use this curve for the size. ![imagen](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/a/2/a257c0ac7b2a3be55fa5fae1c21b8b95c2e3e6be.png) ![imagen](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/b/0/b00020bc5cd622b15ffb77203da7c225916a3f21.png) * * * Also playing with the Lenght option helps to give better results. ![imagen](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/5/7/57bbf98cd85b3a486923839a5caaa87758024e63.png) ![imagen](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/d/2/d2934c5eab91e98189f06182febc6f21669a91b1.png) ---
**Author:** ![aprikosh](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/aprikosh/32/77172_2.png) [@aprikosh](https://krita-artists.org/u/aprikosh)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/7 "2023-06-27T21:28:26Z")
@magneticfloorboard , @SchrodingerCat Thank you very much!! I couldn’t expect that regular brushes may feels so comfy and smooth. Really grateful for your kind recomendations 💗 ---
**Author:** ![SchrodingerCat](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/schrodingercat/32/137932_2.png) [@SchrodingerCat](https://krita-artists.org/u/SchrodingerCat)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/8 "2023-06-27T22:23:58Z")
You’re welcome! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![daenoki](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/daenoki/32/156266_2.png) [@daenoki](https://krita-artists.org/u/daenoki)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/9 "2023-06-28T01:52:20Z")
I’ve been looking for something like this! Will have to try it out later. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Zack\_Addams](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/zack_addams/32/93730_2.png) [@Zack\_Addams](https://krita-artists.org/u/Zack_Addams)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/10 "2023-11-07T15:55:38Z")
Hi, i use galaxy A8 TABLET & honestly NO brushes works with this ends. They either don’t change at all or disappear completely when i play with the brush setting (AKA become invisible) please help! ---
**Author:** ![AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/ahabgreybeard/32/2969_2.png) [@AhabGreybeard](https://krita-artists.org/u/AhabGreybeard)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/11 "2023-11-07T16:07:48Z")
Hello @Zack_Addams and welcome to the forum 🙂 > [@Zack\_Addams](#): > > They either don’t change at all or disappear completely when i play with the brush setting It would be useful to explain what you’ve tried so far and to upload screenshots of what you’re getting. Have you followed the advice given so far, exactly? ---
**Author:** ![Zack\_Addams](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/zack_addams/32/93730_2.png) [@Zack\_Addams](https://krita-artists.org/u/Zack_Addams)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/12 "2023-11-07T17:59:35Z")
That was so god damn helpful!! But it only changes the end tip, what about the start tip? ---
**Author:** ![SchrodingerCat](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/schrodingercat/32/137932_2.png) [@SchrodingerCat](https://krita-artists.org/u/SchrodingerCat)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/13 "2023-11-08T00:07:10Z")
In theory it should also work for the start tip. ---
**Author:** ![BrokenInteligence](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/brokeninteligence/32/90175_2.png) [@BrokenInteligence](https://krita-artists.org/u/BrokenInteligence)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/14 "2023-12-16T06:34:26Z")
Are you tried the Lazy Nezumy external program to better lines? ---
**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:** [January 7, 2024, 7:46am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/16 "2024-01-07T07:46:11Z")
With a mouse, I consider it as (nearly) impossible and only achievable via “cheating”. You can set brushes so that they become thicker over time or distance. Once you have achieved this, paint the start and end of the desired line as 2 separate strokes, the end backwards, so to speak, and then connect the 2 lines. As I said, it’s cheating and not very elegant, simple or even easy. Maybe there are other possibilities that I don’t know about or can’t think of. Michelist ---
**Author:** ![jointri](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@jointri](https://krita-artists.org/u/jointri)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/17 "2024-01-12T11:27:30Z")
This method was PERFECT. It NEEDS to be in the docs that you can do tapered strokes with a tweak of the tablet settings. Who can I talk to to get this added to the docs? I can very closely emulate tapered strokes with this way. Is it perfect? No. Is it good enough? Absolutely. Just need to tweak it more here and there to my liking. ![test](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/f/e/fe0b20a5c5cb541858472a8715c68b027822265b.jpeg) ![tablet-settings](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/c/9/c957da708c01973c6437f4f3e3f5e2be289fd77d.png) And if anyone is wonder what tablet I use, I use a basic wacom intuous tablet. Screenless. Pretty entry level, so if it works with me, it can work with you for sure. ---
**Author:** ![magneticfloorboard](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@magneticfloorboard](https://krita-artists.org/u/magneticfloorboard)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/18 "2024-01-14T17:20:00Z")
It actually does work for the starting stroke/starting end of the taper! That’s what motivated me to share this post with everyone, since it was so frustrating for me not to be able to have that slivery, tapered starting stroke like in CSP. When making the curve in Krita’s tablet settings, it’s _very_ important to focus putting more points on the low pressure end(the left side) of the curve. Having that end be smooth and a little elongated is the most important aspect of this trick. I also found that raising the starting vertex on the left can be crucial in getting a specific look for the fade in taper. Good luck!! I’m so glad that this trick has helped so many people, it gives me life! I love Krita and its community so much like you can’t believe. > [@EyeOdin](#): > > Is it better to leave the krita interpretation of pressure linear and instead calibrate the brushes you want because your forcing a modifier to your whole brush set like that. And EyeOdin, you do have a point. I wonder if there is a feature where you could toggle activation of the input pressure global curve, that would be incredibly useful for this trick and in general. But I’ve found that I wind up pleased with how it affects most if not all of my loadout. > [@ShrodingerCat](#): > > I recommend using the fade option which makes the tip start out a bit thin. @ShrodingerCat Also, there is an option in Krita’s keyboard shortcuts where you can Increase Fade/Decrease Fade dynamically, so anyone using this option might want to set that hotkey to use on the fly instead! ---
**Author:** ![siradibuja](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/siradibuja/32/94878_2.png) [@siradibuja](https://krita-artists.org/u/siradibuja)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/19 "2024-02-21T18:59:11Z")
> [@SchrodingerCat](#): > > Lenght option Hello! Thank you very much for your help with this online issue! Could you tell me where I can find “length option”? Greetings! ---
**Author:** ![SchrodingerCat](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/schrodingercat/32/137932_2.png) [@SchrodingerCat](https://krita-artists.org/u/SchrodingerCat)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/20 "2024-02-21T22:29:26Z")
Es la opción de duración que se ve aquí cuando activas el desvanecimiento. > [@SchrodingerCat](#): > > ![imagen](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/c/9/c9e247143d8ed0fed5195f4ac3599535659eaae3.png) De igual forma este truco lo aprendí porque otro artista del foro tenia el mismo problema de que Krita no empieza con puntas cónicas, este ajuste ayuda bastante, te dejo el enlace a su post porque hizo un pincel que tiene dichas configuraciones por si lo quieres probar =) > [@Adding small change for the G-pen to achieve a realistic behavior](https://krita-artists.org/t/adding-small-change-for-the-g-pen-to-achieve-a-realistic-behavior/17693): > > In the traditional medium, the inking process is learned from the experience to apply the right strength on the tool, resulting a predictable line thick transition from start until the end of it. In Krita, from my experience, the beginning of the stroke does not match this desirable predictability with the current settings (I know, this should be a input/hardware and processing technological challenge too), generating random results at the beginning of the line. By exploring the existing settin… ---
**Author:** ![siradibuja](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/siradibuja/32/94878_2.png) [@siradibuja](https://krita-artists.org/u/siradibuja)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/get-csp-like-tapered-lines-with-krita/69259/21 "2024-02-22T08:25:38Z")
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