Hello and welcome @HeathG 
Would you be able to show us some āpreviewsā in a Finished Artwork or a Sketchbook topic?
If you need any advice or opinion or suggestions for improvement and development, there are many artists here who will be happy to spend time doing that.
Letās give this a go.
You can call me Gray, or GGK. Iām a high schooler whoās currently learning Computer Science and a hobby artist who has been using Krita for 3 years now. Iāve very recently finally started to learn digital painting because I love how traditional oil paintings look.
Iāve been drawing for as long as I can remember but Iām still an amateur. Iāve been into digital art since I was 9 years old but mostly stuck to traditional until middle school. I first started out in Sketchbook Autodesk, then Medibang, Ibis Paint, Infinite Painter and then finally, Krita. Iāve been trying out Clip Studio Paint recently (which I got for free with my Wacom) but for now Iām sticking with Krita since Iām more familiar with it and I love the brushes (also CSP feels cluttered compared to Krita)
My love for art began with a simple drawing of a horse. I used to love horses and would draw them everyday. I loved them so much I thought that Iād never draw humans. When I started watching anime and found many amazing Japanese artists like Kohei Horikoshi and Gege Akutami, I decided to study their work to make my own better. I still canāt decide if I like Gegeās messiness more or Horikoshiās neatness. Horikoshi has definitely played a huge role in my art journey up until this point. This is a very weeb thing for me to say but I really aspire to be a mangaka 
I love the way traditional paintings look, and I finally began to learn how to paint digitally. I have very little knowledge on the traditional art process compared to digital as itās been so long since I picked up an actual paintbrush. I once tried to use oil paints that had been lying around for so long, and it didnāt turn out so well.
Hello @GrayGGK and welcome
They donāt get better with age 
Hello everyone!
Iāve been an artist since I was very small and Iāve always loved creating worlds and stories and drawing them. I developed an interest in realistic animal art when I was about 9 and I pursued this and developed my skills. On the side I continued to work on my partially cartoony, partially realistic human sketches. Itās quite tricky to describe, but I think the best word for it would be ācharacter designā.
Anyways, Iāve recently realised that my character design is the thing Iām truly passionate about, and actually have been from the beginning. Though my realistic animal art may be more impressive to some, I do not enjoy it, because for me itās just copying a reference photo as closely as possible - there isnāt much creativity. And so I have decided to pursue what I really love, designing different characters. I still work on commissions, epspecially of pets, in my realism style, because people really like that and it can really bless them.
I started experimenting with digital art in 2020, but it took me a very very long time to actually develop some skills and get the hang of it. I didnāt realise how different digital art is to traditional - itās a whole other medium! I only use digital art for my character design, and I used Photoshop up until very recently because my school paid for it - haha!
So for the past few months Iāve been working on my art folio for Design, and like I said, I was using Photoshop. Because I procrastinated, I actually began my final pieces in the week the whole folio was due! So I was frantically trying to get these five final character designs done, and then, devastatingly, Photoshop just stopped working. The brushes justā¦broke, and they still donāt work! Thankfully I got an extension, but then I had to learn how to use a completely new program (Krita, of course) on the fly to try and complete the pieces. It was very stressful but I managed to get it done! Here are the final five character designs:
And now, because Iām using a laptop, I recently discovered the laptop UI in Krita and the touch docker. Itās very different to what Iām used to but I think it will be really good, because previously if I wanted to use a keyboard shortcut, it would be a laborous process to get the screen keyboard up and type what I needed.
So yeah, Iām looking forward to developing my skills further! 
Hello @ochreoatssketches and welcome to the forum and to krita
You can post those paintings in a Finished Artwork topic or a Sketchbook topic if you like.
See these by @Elixiah: Profile - Elixiah - Krita Artists
If you want any help or advice, just create a new topic with an appropriate category and a short descriptive title and ask. You will be answered, probably by quite a few people in a fairly short time.
Hi. My name is (Mr) Yaniv Loran, a Montreal, Canada-based 62-year old KRITA beginner who would like to learn to use the tool but for whom the plethora of YouTube videos out there donāt seem to work. Iām looking for an English speaking tutor/mentor. [email address removed]
Hello @Yaniv and welcome to the forum
Iāve removed your email address from your post.
Please do not post any personal identity information in public.
If anyone is interested in helping you privately then they will get in contact with you by DM (Direct Message).
Hello @Yaniv and welcome to the forum!
Sorry, but I can not recommend you any mentors or tutors from your region, because I donāt know them. But I know that there are at least 3 users in the area of Montreal, maybe one of them steps in and offers you her or his support.
In the meantime, I only can recommend to you the best tutorials I know.
Very good are the tutorials from Corinne, here on KA known as @CelticCoco or āBlade & Quillā on YouTube, among those tutorials I like, these are those on the top-rank, mainly because they are so calm and informative.
Here you find her channel āBlade & Quillā, it has lots of good stuff, from a complete Krita course, over tips and tricks to challenges.
Maybe you like her Playlist āHow to paint using Kritaā?
Also, more than worth a look are the in between a little aged but nonetheless solid tutorials by āThe Age of Asparagusā?
The Beginner-Course
Or the (even older?) series āLearn Krita with Bob Ross (Updated for Krita 4)ā:
Additionally (and probably later on, because of their ādensityā), you may take a look at the videos from @RamonM, made for the official Krita-Channel on YouTube. These are comprehensive tutorials, packed with lots of information.
The official Krita-Channel
These were the tuts I had fun with and learned from.
And as a last tip, and this is no joke, there is also a very special series meant for Kids I havenāt mentioned so far even because it is for kids, but if you can ignore that these videos are addressed at kids, and maybe have a learning disability or ADHS/ADHD, then these can be great, because the vids are short and well explained, not too technical and good to grasp.
35-part Krita course for kids, but I think not only suitable for children:
Even I didnāt need them anymore at the time I discovered that series for kids, I had a lot of fun watching the whole series.
So, sorry for not recommending tutors to you, but maybe you ācan connectā to one of the authors, like their style to explain Krita in their own way, and their tutorials help you find your way āinto the world of Kritaā.
And if you may have any questions round about Krita, that is what this forum is meant for and dedicated to, to ask and get support, then feel free to ask us your questions. Usually this works!
Michelist
Hi, my name is Giorgia and Iām an italian student interested in graphics. I like illustrating, animating and modeling in 3D and I only illustrate and animate with Krita by now.
merry Christmas and thank you in advance 
Nice to meet you, @GioArtworks. Welcome.
Hello, welcome and Merry Christmas @GioArtworks
Hello family, this is KmcVisuals and I am an illustrator, cartoonist and comic book artist from kampala Uganda, Its been nice ever since I joined the family and i am really happy reading a lot of topics here. I extend my gratitude to everybody that takes time to share art tools, tips and artworks here. we learn a lot from each post and i urge you guys to keep up the spirit in 2024 and beyond.
I am currently working on my sketchbook collection for 2022 and 2023, its going to be approximately 1000 pages containing both traditional artworks in ink, pencil, paint and color along with digital artworks I have created in krita during the two years, I will be sharing a link here for some feedback from the Pros in the family. Thanks a lot to whoever takes time to comment on posts.
I have recently worked on a poem book about life and i requested the author to create a 100% discount for my family here and below is the link to the poem book i illustrated using Krita
Before Dawn - ( The discount code is RTM9E4J and it will be applied as soon as you reach the site ) -
I will be happy receiving feedback from the community members as a message here or on my email in my bioā¦ It will really mean a world to me i really must confess
I am open to creating more and new art friends here, feel free to message we can push ideas and create a project or discuss art matters further.
I am looking forward to creating more krita tutorials next year on my YouTube channel link below,
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYk1BPPG-HNCqYNgRGaNplA](https://Youtube Channel)
Feel free to subscribe haha
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Lastly I appreciate our admins here, You guys are doing a very great job, I donāt know how best to express our gratitude to you guys but we appreciate all the hard work.
Below are some works I created late this year, enjoy
Thanks for the links and its been great interacting with you over hereā¦ā¦ā¦ Definitely going to check them out
Woow ā¦ I like your journey. Your character designs are nice and i know with more practice they are going to be greatā¦ I totally recommend you to get deeper into krita because as an illustrator who has used both softwareās all i can say is that the result is the same and the amazing fact is that krita is free meaning you wont have to use pirated software anymore as krita provides what the best illustration softwareās also provide at a free cost.
Though over time i recommend artists to support krita by funding it on the link below,
Hope you enjoy krita to the fullest and i am open to making friends.
Heyo! Iām barn_owllys(or formerly barnowlss), Iām a pixel artist for almost a year now! I self-teached everything for art! I hope you guys will help me in improving my art and thanks alot!
Nice meeting you here hahahah ā¦ I like the fact that you like traditional paintings, they really inspire and i am looking forward to seeing your digital paintings. Stay blessed
Hi there. Iām a retired engineer who always liked to draw and paint. But with work and kids and house I hadnāt really done much in decades. So as a retirement gift to myself I bought a display tablet. Itās greatāno setupāno cleanupāand can erase and undo painlessly. Eventually I found this awesome program called Kritaā¦so here I am.
Hello @Kevin_Manion and welcome to the forum
Whatever questions you have, or help or advice you need, just create a new topic with a suitable title and category then ask. Someone will come along and answer.
Hey people, whatās up?
You guys can call me Alien and Iām just a hobbyist artist for now, but I plan on making it my entire career. I am currently trying to learn pixel art and animation for a personal project that is still in the early stages of being made. For a while I had been trying to find a software that would be simple enough to use on my laptop then wouldnāt you know it, I find Krita, and here we are. Iāve been able to figure out some of the basics to Krita but Iām still a bit new to it, I am also trying to adjust to using a Huion that was recently bought for me.
The high school I am enrolled at offers an academy that provides CTE courses covering Digital Media Foundations, Video Production, and Advanced Media Arts. They have paid for and also will be teaching, if not all than most of the Adobe programs, like Illustrator, Photoshop, and Animate! Coming from a small town in California that isnāt quite popular as big cities like Los Angeles or Fresno, this could be big for my future, as I also plan on possibly working for Adult Swim or maybe even Cartoon Network.
My journey had first started when I was introduced to Cartoon Networkās Steven Universe, from there forward Iāve had nothing but love for art and everything it has to offer. You could say that character design has been my favorite thing about being able to create art, developing these diverse and complex characters has always been enjoyable for me. I typically stick to the traditional route when drawing but sometimes Procreate or IbisPaintx are in the cards.
I hope that joining this community I can better improve my skills (with some help) in art! I am still trying to figure things out career and education wise but am open to any recommendations on what to do once I reach the point of graduation ^^
Thanks for reading all of this and happy drawing!
Hello @autismswagdotcom and welcome to the forum
