Krita and Smart Objects and a short other question

[FennaFenn]

Hello all.

My name is Fenna and I am new here on the forum.

I come from Photoshop and have been using Krita for a while.

And I’m starting to get to grips with Krita pretty well.

How can I work with Smart Objects in Krita or something similar?

Because I don’t know that if I scale something, the resolution of the image doesn’t go down. (resize)

Does anyone know how to check that your resolution stays the same when scaling an image in Krita?

And the other short question, when I open a PSD in Krita and in the PSD image a piece of text is added, but I can change everything in the PSD file except the text, is that possible or is that something baked into the PSD file?

Because I see the text, but I can change the name of the text in the outliner.

The only thing I notice is that Krita’s outliner works with Parent/Child hierarchy. (Ctrl + Shift + G)
(same shortcut as for Clipping Masks?)

That it works with certain parts in one and the same folder should do.

I hope someone will and can help me?

[Reptorian]

@FennaFenn

How can I work with Smart Objects in Krita or something similar?

Smart objects essentially is file layer+transform mask in it. If you only need to move things, there’s a move icon on the left instead.

@FennaFenn

And the other short question, when I open a PSD in Krita and in the PSD image a piece of text is added, but I can change everything in the PSD file except the text, is that possible or is that something baked into the PSD file?

It needs to be redone with vector layer then. You can change text there.

[raghukamath]

@FennaFenn

How can I work with Smart Objects in Krita or something similar?

I had written a tutorial on my blog explaining this perhaps it may help you.

How to use Smart Objects in Krita?

@FennaFenn

Does anyone know how to check that your resolution stays the same when scaling an image in Krita?

Once you create the document your document resolution stays the same scaling an object or layer inside that document doesn’t change the resolution.

@FennaFenn

And the other short question, when I open a PSD in Krita and in the PSD image a piece of text is added, but I can change everything in the PSD file except the text, is that possible or is that something baked into the PSD file?

Krita supports PSd document by reverse engineering the format and with some documentation available through adobe manuals. So far it is not 100% feature compatible, for example Text and adjustment layers will not be carried over when you open a PSD file in krita. These will be converted to raster layer like the text which becomes non editable.

[FennaFenn]

Thank you very much, and I’m going to check out your Tutorial.

[raghukamath]

Do let me know if you have any questions about it. It will also help me making the tutorial better.

[FennaFenn]

Thank you very much too!

@Reptorian

Smart objects essentially is file layer+transform mask in it. If you only need to move things, there’s a move icon on the left instead.

I was more concerned with Smart Objects not moving but, if I have an image that I then enlarge or reduce it, but that there is no loss of quality, that was my concern how that works in Krita?

@Reptorian

It needs to be redone with vector layer then. You can change text there.

And about the text adjustments, it is not possible,
I read under your comment. Since the PSD file is transcoded.

[Reptorian]

@FennaFenn

but that there is no loss of quality, that was my concern how that works in Krita?

Non-destructive scaling involves the use of transform mask, there is no information loss.

[FennaFenn]

@Reptorian

Non-destructive scaling involves the use of transform mask, there is no information loss.

I’m very sorry, I forgot to mention that I meant scaling and quality assurance with Raster Images and obviously not with Vectors.
But then the same still applies with Layer Transform?

[Reptorian]

Yes. Information are still preserved with transform mask. Layer Transform is destructive without transform mask.