Just to be sure - can I post bit mypaint here .

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Hi,

I’ve tried learning Krita, it’s really difficult, ton, of buttons, so, I have started learning some mypaint, sadly there are no mypaint forums, Blender has a nice one, and, Krita as well . . . The reason I wanted to ask, I need a ’ simpler ’ Krita to begin with, and, the social manager, or leader, of Krita, Mr. Ramon M., has made brushes for mypaint, and, also a bit stuff was moved from mypaint, brush - packs, to Krita, etc . . .

Until I get ’ pro ’ enough, to use Krita, I need a sigh ’ dumbed ’ down version, to start with . . I’ll only post art-works, not talk about the program, was hoping there might be a little room, for someone who’s really into open - source stuff, but, can’t find a forum . . . Also, I want to learn to paint water - color, Krita has the best water - color stuff, mypaint can’t really do this stuff, I want to learn Krita, but, after two days, I just gave up, tried finding settings, needed a brush to be bit different, couldn’t find anything, tried watching some tutorials, made it more difficult, anyway wanted to ask if I can post some stuff, using mypaint, just the art-work, big open - source fan, and, get bit feedback, criticism, not sure there are rules, thx . . .

Also, I use Blender, that’s how I found Krita-artists, been hearing about it from other people, last, also use Godot engine, want to use Krita, but I’m too stupid to use all the buttons, at least, well, that’s, about it . . .

Skærmbillede (1983)
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Anyway, I realize Krita is the best, prob. 3 x better, than mypaint, was hoping it might be at least cool, since Mr. Ramon was also involved, in making mypaint, I think, sort-of the ’ beginner ’ friendly Krita, as I see it, thx . . . :frowning: <3 . . .

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Anyway, if the answer is no, I get it, was planning on using Krita for post-proc, or clean-up, effects, until I get an idea, what all the buttons are for, sort-of not cool enough for Krita, at least, atm, thx . . !

If no, sadly, there are no mypaint-artist forums :frowning: <3 . . . Perhaps, there could be a small sub-forum, for other open source software, thx . . . .

ps. Get an XP-Pen Artist 24, even 2K resolution, want to learn how to paint, need to learn classic and, also modernist stuff, perhaps abstract . . . Need a place to learn, ie. get feed-back, or criticism, and, over time I want to learn Krita, it just has a crazy amount of buttons, and, ton, of options . . . .

Well, first sketch, need to make it much more realistic, it’s a study, of greek myth, Achilles . . .

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Need advice, how to make art better, perhaps, some techniques, so on . . .

Total art - noob, was hoping to learn to make concept - art, or, production - art, for a video - game, about greek stuff . . . . ( Godot engine ) :slight_smile:

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As well as a forum to post your artwork, it’s a forum to ask for help, advice and assistance for any aspect of krita that may be giving you problems.

You can create a new topic to say what particular thing is a problem for you, explaining why, then someone may be able to help.
If you do that, please keep it to one problem per topic, not a long list of things you don’t understand.

That’s because it can do tons of things so there’s no avoiding that.
You need to learn the important ones for you and ignore the rest until some time in the future.

Have you tried reading the manual? :
Welcome to the Krita 5.2 Manual! — Krita Manual 5.2.0 documentation

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Are you looking for this? Unfortunately the forum seems not very active…
https://community.mypaint.org/

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Well, I mostly need a place to learn art, in a way, the program is not as important, also, since mypaint can do the basics, of Krita, and, it has faster time to learn . . . However, it might simply be against the forum rules, so, wanted to ask, if it’s not a problem, then fine . . .

Also, some mypaint stuff was made, by Mr. Ramon . . . . He’s a genius, been making software, I think he was involved in coding mypaint, not sure, that’s why, I been thinking, it might be allowed, or, there might be a small beginner’s corner, focused a bit, say on mypaint . . .

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It’s also bec. there’s no mypaint-artists, at least, I can find, and, they stopped working on code, some time ago, or, at least it’s going very slow . . .

Wanted, to ask, hoping it’s ok, but, it might not be, thx, etc . . .

Last, some of brushes have been moved, from mypaint, to Krita, I think . . . However, there might be strict rules, or so . . .

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Anyway, wanted to ask here, bec. I think it may be one, of best places, to learn art, or say painting, on the internet, and, mypaint is, also open source, however, it will OF COURSE never be about the program, just criticism, and art - learning, so on . . . . ??

The stuff people make here, is some of finest art, on inter-net . . . .

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@RamonM and @Deevad made some brush for mypaint
But even if they were developers (because I’m pretty sure they weren’t developers) on MyPaint, this is a Krita dedicated forum :man_shrugging:

If you’re blocked on mypaint becasue you don’t how to do something, nobody will help you here.
Also, posting artwork made on mypaint is not allowed.
Even if mypaint is also FOSS software.

Main reason is because krita-artist forum has a short budget and can’t hold forum/pictures for all other softwares…

Grum999

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Ok, was wondering if was rule, so, answer, is no, thx . . . . :open_mouth:

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I found this tutorial which will get you familiar with the buttons and tools:

Page 2 of that tutorial shows how the author uses Krita. You don’t have to use it that way, you can simply add another layer and color on that, nothing fancy needed.

This page is good for info also:

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That may be true, but learning begins with starting…

So, you should just start using Krita like Ahab suggested.
You will not learn how to master Krita by using MyPaint.
Start with simple things, don’t use 50 layers at the beginning, but start with one or two, use one of the two following ways whenever something is not clear to you. The first way is to try out what which button, which function does, find out what you can do with it, the eternal winning story of trial and error, you can and will only make errors when you try, but if you don’t try, you’ll never learn anything.
The second way to get further is to obtain the needed information, is to always ask others for advice when something is unclear, for example here in the forum, or, as a variation to obtain the information, and this is the way you learn more and better, press the F1 key every time and try to work out the answer in the manual yourself before you ask others.
It has always been the case that before success, the ability to master something, learning, practicing, making mistakes and repeating the exercise has made the beginner a master, no one has ever learned to drive a truck on a bicycle!

And here you can find another tutorial, it is a very basic one intentionally made for kids, and it begins “on a zero knowledge level”, but I had fun watching it, really.

Michelist

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@James_Unknown.64 I gave up on Krita at least twice before I decided to really dig in (like you said… sooooo many things to learn). Don’t give up. We’re all cheering for you!

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Yea, I tried it for two days, couldn’t even make a brush opaque, I ended up giving up, downloaded it a few more times, and, after watching tutorials, for like six months, sort-of, here, and there, by accident I found it was a slider . . . I realize Krita is VERY professional, at least for me, it’s over-whelming what it can do, maybe the interface is bit too advanced, just looking at it, I get a bit nervous, need something very simple, at least to start with, not so important, but, even all the brushes are super - pro in Krita, don’t 100 % know what to use them for, unless I was a very good painter . . . . That makes Krita good, at least to start with, need SOMETHING more simple, that’s all . . . .

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You could just stick with the basic brushes, they’re up near the top of the list. I did that the first time I used Krita.

Just explore the brushes, play with them, don’t do anything important just yet… Get familiar with it first. Scribble! Have fun! Once you feel confident with that, then try something important to you using what you’ve learned.

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Well, guess Krita is a bit too advanced for me, tbh., it’s next - level stuff, I can see the amazing works, that are here, and, wanted to learn, also, sigh the new oil - brushes, or, the water - color . . .

First time tried Watercolor brushes in Krita - Huion Kamvas 22 plus - Landscape Digital Painting - YouTube

Krita, is something else, sigh guess I found my answer, not perhaps ’ cool ’ enough to use Krita, but, it’s on my radar . . . .

Also, won’t post anything from mypaint, at all, wasn’t sure, about the rules, etc . . . .

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I am quite used to the way Krita works. If you need any help you can always ask me :slightly_smiling_face:

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I can also give you some tips here and there to help improve your artwork if you want

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If you don’t over-complicate things, Krita is not that much harder to use then paintbrush. Krita has a lot of features, but you don’t need to use them all. Just add paint layers and use a paintbrush. Forget about everything else. Then as you find yourself needing to do something, either check the tutorial, google for it, or ask here on the forum.

Your problem is you see all these buttons and are trying to rationalize them all, forget they exist and just draw with what you know. I assure you most of us probably don’t even know at least half of the features Krita has. That doesn’t stop anyone from being productive, you don’t need to know what you don’t need. Not that it’s a bad thing to learn over time.

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Thanks, for answers, over time I will learn to use Krita, but, it’s pro - software, for a total noob, it’s just bit overwhelming, still, want to make some water - color, Krita is just, stunning . . . :slight_smile:

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Hi,thanks for giving me credit about my work but i am not the Krita’s leader or chairman or CEO. I don’t have programming skills but painting and teaching and brush making skills. @halla is who give the roadmap, code and direction. She is the leader if you want to call it that way. Then the team of good programmers give the best code and give also ideas and documentation. Welcome to Krita :slight_smile:

I made the mypaint brushes, but what we have right now is much better in performance, texture, and variety. I remember those days. Even i have noticed after the addition of mypaint brushes in krita, created by @Deevad that nowadays something has change in original mypaint and behavior is not exactly the same. These brushes could be replicated if needed in Krita format. With much more easy options.

About contents for future videos, i am always listening. Right now i try to bring to the audience interesting things not so well known. Do you have specific ideas :bulb: ? Maybe i can help.

And about watercolor they are not the best brushes to start with. Round basic brush with opacity is the best. Then practice the basics as others in the thread have told you. Have a supernice day and enjoy :wink:

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Thanks, Mr. Ramon, been seeing the youtube videos, it’s difficult to say, everytime there’s new Krita video, I get mind - blown, to see how awesome it is, and, see things in paint programs, I never thought was even possible . . .

Also, thought you were involved in coding, when I saw your name on mypaint page, also, I thought, this is pure legend, in art - programs, first he made mypaint, then, is key - leader, in Krita :open_mouth: $

Well, I have the answer, NO mypaint stuff here, there’s a clear rule, however, I had plans to make some water - color cartoons, and, when I saw Krita water - color, I could see, this programs might be PERHAPS among leaders, in the world, of paint - software . . . 10 / 10, really want to learn Krita, until I’m more experienced, I start with simpler program, also, thanks for making those brushes, I have used them, and, some are in my ’ favorite ’ brushes, where, I have tweaked settings, to suit a drawing tablet . . . Problem is, the art I see here, is the art I want to learn, but, I understand the clear rule, no pictures from other paint programs, if possible . . . :frowning:

So, thanks for your contributions, to not just Krita, also mypaint, way back when . . So, made my own custom brushes, I think 20 % are from Ramon, thinking bit, about downloading extra - brushes, from mypaint - lib, anyway, thanks for great work, keep inspiring, keep ’ driving ’ art, imo. important work . . . $ :open_mouth:

( last, almost every Krita video rocks, features, simply blow my mind, didn’t think any of was possible, on a computer, well amazing . . . ) :open_mouth: Gotta go, it’s bit wild, about six months ago, sigh I was using MS Paint, yes Microsoft Paint, that’s how complete noob I am, at any paint - software :frowning: Thanks . . . $