# Krita Monthly Update - Edition 19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Development news\ **Created:** [October 8, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/krita-monthly-update-edition-19/103720 "2024-10-08T01:41:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![freyalupen](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/freyalupen/32/47913_2.png) [@freyalupen](https://krita-artists.org/u/freyalupen)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/krita-monthly-update-edition-19/103720/1 "2024-10-08T01:41:04Z")
Welcome to the [@Krita-promo](https://krita-artists.org/groups/krita-promo) team’s September 2024 development and community update. ## Development Report ### Krita 5.2.6 Released Krita 5.2.5 was released September 25th. However, due to a serious bug where Group Layers in Pass Through mode caused Krita to get stuck endlessly updating, a 5.2.6 hotfix release was made shortly afterward on October 1st. Check out the [5.2.5 release post](https://krita.org/en/posts/2024/krita-5-2-5-released/) for details on the three months’ worth of bugfixes, but make sure to [update to 5.2.6](https://krita.org/en/posts/2024/krita-5-2-6-released/)! ## Community Report ### September 2024 Monthly Art Challenge Results For the [Traditional Refreshments and Snacks](https://krita-artists.org/t/monthly-art-challenge-september-2024-topic-traditional-refreshments-and-snacks/100673/) theme, 12 members submitted 13 original artworks. And the winner is… [Sweet Lemonade](https://krita-artists.org/t/sweet-lemonade/103064) by @Dott! ![Sweet Lemonade by @Dott](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/9/2/9264611ff34a344b8146bac98513bd23b777a91c.jpeg) ### The October Art Challenge is Open Now For the October Art Challenge, @Dott has chosen [“Buried, Stuck, or otherwise Swallowed”](https://krita-artists.org/t/monthly-art-challenge-october-2024-topic-buried-stuck-or-otherwise-swallowed/103132) as the theme, with the optional challenge of incorporating a spiral or two. See the full brief for more details, and don’t hesitate to uncover some inspiration! ## Featured Artwork ### Best of Krita-Artists - August/September 2024 10 images were submitted to the [Best of Krita-Artists Nominations thread](https://krita-artists.org/t/best-of-krita-artists-august-september-2024-nomination-submissions-thread/99354/), which was open from August 15th to September 11th. When the poll closed on September 14th, these five wonderful works were voted into the Krita-Artists featured artwork banner: [Study practice](https://krita-artists.org/t/study-practice/100426) by @Gertsa_Ivan ![Study practice by @Gertsa_Ivan](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/3/7/37a3928eaa6859a426a03ae15f4c899ef1158a7c.jpeg) [Kiki recruiting for the Monthly Challenge](https://krita-artists.org/t/kiki-recruiting-for-the-monthly-challenge/101564) by @Corentin ![Kiki recruiting for the Monthly Challenge by @Corentin](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/1/f/1f14b9eac3b96a32506585306c54cdb4cc91bf8c.jpeg) [“Friend from Nowhere”](https://krita-artists.org/t/friend-from-nowhere/99291) by @Elixiah ![Friend from Nowhere by @Elixiah](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/0/e/0e498222856675d9732bdb27b7e64b33fcdc5e3c.jpeg) [XullFA](https://krita-artists.org/t/xullfa/100817) by @tonnybranzza ![XullFA by @tonnybranzza](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/d/a/dad6ffd8315b52deb0dcfc4787c89477709f120d.jpeg) [Portrait of a woman in profile](https://krita-artists.org/t/portrait-of-a-woman-in-profile/96197/1) by @Celes ![Portrait of a woman in profile by @Celes](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/3/c/3ce091e06b86d0c2861ab7cd14382e6078fc83ff.jpeg) ### Best of Krita-Artists - September/October 2024 Nominations will be accepted until October 11th. Take a look through the current submissions. If you don’t see your favorite artwork there, why not make a nomination? ## Ways to Help Krita Krita is Free and Open Source Software developed by an international team of sponsored developers and volunteer contributors. Visit [Krita’s funding page](https://krita.org/en/donations/) to see how user donations keep development going, and explore a one-time or monthly contribution. Or check out more ways to [Get Involved](https://krita.org/en/get-involved/), from testing, coding, translating, and documentation writing, to just sharing your artwork made with Krita. The Krita-promo team has put out a [call for volunteers](https://krita-artists.org/t/request-for-krita-promo-monthly-update-volunteers/101404/), come join us and help keep these monthly updates going. ## Notable Changes Notable changes in Krita’s development builds from Sept. 6 - Oct. 7, 2024. ### Stable branch (5.2.5): - Animation: Fix animations getting stuck when using clone layers with transform masks. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/484353) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/0dd3c7bf03), by Dmitry Kazakov) - Animation: Fix onion skins’ rendering on layers with transform masks. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/457136) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/ce7a8c5fca), by Dmitry Kazakov) - Animation: Make Render Animation dialog remember previous video container format. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/485666) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/94072709d3), by Emmet O’Neill) - Animation: Allow video animation import process to be canceled. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/436964) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/4c62b784ba), by Emmet O’Neill) - Compositions Docker: Allow animated composition export to be canceled. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/437020) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/ad76c60927), by Emmet O’Neill) - Layer Stack: Fix conversion of Group Layer to Animated Layer. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/476583) ([Change 1](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/fa805917e1) and [change 2](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/424f716ea7), by Emmet O’Neill) - Undo Stack: Fix quickly undoing and then redoing some actions like Remove Layer to work. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/491186) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/36d76c72d9), by Dmitry Kazakov) - Layer Stack: Keep Clone Layers linked when flattening their source group. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/476514) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/979965d84c), by Dmitry Kazakov) - Layer Stack: Fix updating Pass Through groups when using the Move or Transform Tool on them. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/457957) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/c2c12c46bf), by Dmitry Kazakov) - Pasting: Deselect selection when pasting from the clipboard, to avoid leaving anti-aliased selection edges out of Transform or other operations that might happen afterward. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/459162) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/d33f52e4c8), Dmitry Kazakov) - Snapshot Docker: Fix wrong layer being selected when activating a snapshot. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/492114) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/60c5dcaf37), by Dmitry Kazakov) - Specific Color Selector Docker: Update Specific Color Selector labels in HSX mode, fix RGB sliders changing length, fix holding down spinbox arrows, and set float slider step to 0.01. ([bug 475551](https://bugs.kde.org/475551), [bug 453649](https://bugs.kde.org/453649), CC [bug 453366](https://bugs.kde.org/453366)) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/2231), by Freya Lupen) - Assistant Tool: Fix undoing changes to Perspective Assistants causing Perspective Distance brush value to be incorrect. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/493185) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/73025b43bf), by Dmitry Kazakov) - File Formats: JPEG-XL: Update JXL to 0.11 which includes fixes for speed and lossless encoding, and implement streaming encode which allows cancelling animated and layered export. ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/2234), by Rasyuqa A H) ### Stable branch (5.2.6): - Layer Stack: Fix updating Pass Through groups getting stuck at 0% progress forever, a regression in 5.2.5. ([bug 493774](https://bugs.kde.org/493774), [bug 493830](https://bugs.kde.org/493830), [bug 493837](https://bugs.kde.org/493837)) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/dcaf7fe2ab), by Dmitry Kazakov) - Python Plugins: Photobash Images Docker: Fix script error when adding images to canvas from the Photobash Images Docker. ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/2244), by Pedro Reis) ### Stable branch (5.2.7-prealpha): - Layer Stack: Fix a crash when trying to merge down a layer created by the Text Tool or Select-\>Convert to Shape after a reference image addition. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/494122) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/a6428902cf), by Dmitry Kazakov) - Layer Stack: Fix issue with position of layers copy-pasted from another document. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/490998) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/2213), by Ralek Kolemios and Dmitry Kazakov) - Tools: Let brush shortcuts such as to change size affect the Bezier Curve and Freehand Path tools. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/459726) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/2232), by Doreene Kang) - General: Add A1 and A2 predefined image sizes. ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/2245), by Guillaume Marrec) ### Unstable branch (5.3.0-prealpha): Bug fixes: - macOS: Canvas Input: Show macOS modifier key symbols in Canvas Input Settings, as Keyboard Shortcuts already does, instead of the non-Mac names. [(bug report)](https://bugs.kde.org/388394) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/2229), by Freya Lupen) Features: - Animation Timeline Docker: Adjust the frame view’s zoom level to fit the frame range when it changes. ([wishbug report](https://bugs.kde.org/455818)) ([Change](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/2d13e91250), by Emmet O’Neill) ## Nightly Builds Pre-release versions of Krita are built every day for testing new changes. Get the latest bugfixes in **Stable** “Krita Plus” (5.2.7-prealpha): [Linux](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/krita-5.2/linux) - [Windows](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/krita-5.2/windows) - [macOS (unsigned)](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/krita-5.2/macos) - [Android arm64-v8a](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/krita-5.2/android-arm64-v8a) - [Android arm32-v7a](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/krita-5.2/android-arm32-v7a) - [Android x86\_64](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/krita-5.2/android-x86_64) Or test out the latest **Experimental** features in “Krita Next” (5.3.0-prealpha). Feedback and bug reports are appreciated!: [Linux](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/master/linux) - [Windows](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/master/windows) - [macOS (unsigned)](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/master/macos) - [Android arm64-v8a](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/master/android-arm64-v8a) - [Android arm32-v7a](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/master/android-arm32-v7a) - [Android x86\_64](https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/master/android-x86_64) ## Have feedback? Feel free to discuss this post below in the thread.