Tutorial: an illustration from A to Z with Krita

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A long 1h22min Krita video tutorial fully commented. A real full length course suited to beginners, but also advanced digital painters. It starts from scratch with default set of brushes, preferences and break-down all the process. The repetitive parts while painting were all accelerated and can be skipped easily (a timer in overlay appears on display) Check the Timeline codes under to navigate in the video.
Subtitle are unfortunately not available, sorry for my (heavy) French accent and poor vocabulary. It was too long to write them this time. I hope the auto generation will work and you'll have not a lot of trouble to understand me mumbling sometime.
I recorded over 6h of material, and at the end I was totally brain washed. Painting and talking while recording really overheat my brain, and I also recorded that under a super hot weather, 39°C , and I had to turn of all the fans to reduce the noise on the microphone. That was a real challenge.
Big props also to the OBS studio team (for the recording software) and Kdenlive team (for the video editing software). Of course, to the Krita team too!
Link to high resolution: www.davidrevoy.com/data/image...
Krita website: krita.org/en/
*Timeline, Table of Content:*
- 00:00:00 Intro
- 00:00:40 Chapter 1, Customisation of the Krita Interface (Intro)
- 00:01:31 Reduce size of toolbar icon
- 00:01:57 The Advanced Color Selector
- 00:02:41 Two columns of dockers
- 00:03:37 From Tabs to Subwindows mode
- 00:05:10 Third Flow sliders, and new toolbar buttons
- 00:07:14 Canvas border background color
- 00:07:46 Brush outline and cursor
- 00:08:42 Tool Options, not as a docker but in toolbar
- 00:10:02 Document creation, A4@300dpi sRGB 8Bit
- 00:10:33 The Overview docker
- 00:11:23 Navigation on Krita canvas, with shortcuts
- 00:12:16 The Default brush presets set
- 00:12:37 Chapter 2, Finding the idea (Krita artist contest)
- 00:13:43 Chapter 3, References with BeeRef software
- 00:15:54 Chapter 4, Thumbnails
- 00:16:27 Basics of Krita (Fill, Transform, Selection)
- 00:19:35 About values in painting, the big "scheme" for portraits.
- 00:21:23 Starting to draw the thumbnails
- 00:24:20 Painting colors on the thumbnails
- 00:25:31 The Blending Modes (on brush) Overlay
- 00:29:17 Filters of Krita (Curves, HSV adjustement, Color Balance).
- 00:32:37 The concept of "Dirty" brush preset, and cleaning them.
- 00:35:47 Chapter 5, Drawing. Transform of the thumbnail, resolution and layer setup.
- 00:39:09 Drawing (Timelapse)
- 00:41:47 Chapter 6, Painting under the line-art
- 00:43:37 The Deform Brush Engine
- 00:45:20 "Grain Merge" blending-mode on the line-art
- 00:46:45 Introduction to creating brush presets
- 00:51:21 Brush usage, hard edge, spikes, glazing and replacing colors
- 00:51:50 Paint under, Timelapse
- 00:52:55 Chapter 7, Paint-Over (setup)
- 00:55:04 Paint-Over (timelapse)
- 00:56:11 Adjustements, and self-criticism
- 00:56:46 Values, Reading Histogram docker
- 00:59:21 Values, fixing with Curves filter
- 01:02:19 Color temperature, fixing with Color Balance filter
- 01:03:50 Background painting (timelapse)
- 01:04:22 Silhouetting the character with the Lighten Blending Mode (fog)
- 01:08:10 Paint-Over fix, removing the squirrel's hears (timelapse commented)
- 01:08:52 Lens Blur Effect for the depht of field (Filter Mask).
- 01:11:46 A special thanks for the idea of the video
- 01:12:29 Another pass for thinner details (big timelapse)
- 01:16:27 (pre)Final, and saving/archiving the file.
- 01:17:56 Appendice, fix pushed "One day after" (timelapse)
- 01:19:55 The final artwork
- 01:20:05 Outro
- 01:21:58 Credits, Attributions and License
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Video and artworks by David Revoy
Kiki is a character design created by Tyson Tan (CC-By)
www.davidrevoy.com
*Soundtrack:*
- Intro: Fabian Measures - Hanami (CC-By) - www.soundcloud.com/fogheart
- Timelapse: Kevin MacLeod - Perspective (CC-By) - www.incompetech.com
- Outro: Kevin MacLeod - Backed Vibes Clean (CC-By) - www.incompetech.com
- SoundFX: Oriental Harp3 by Soughtaftersounds (CC-By) - Freesound
Edited with Kdenlive 21.04(appimage) on Fedora KDE 36
*Support:*
- Patreon: / davidrevoy
- Tipeee: fr.tipeee.com/pepper-carrot
- Paypal: paypal.me/davidrevoy
- Liberapay: liberapay.com/davidrevoy/
*Follow:*
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*Website:*
- Webcomic: www.peppercarrot.com/
- Blog: www.davidrevoy.com/
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@cassascorner611 Жыл бұрын

Also, don't apologize for your accent. You're speaking a language that's not your native one. The people who complain can learn french if they want, but they haven't, have they?

@BreadAckerman Жыл бұрын

you are soo soo right

@faelwolf1177 Жыл бұрын

Accent? I'm from the back hills, still calling Krita "critter". Who would I be to complain? lol

@shim2822 Жыл бұрын

Agree. Moi-même, je n'y arrive pas...

@DV-dt9sq Жыл бұрын

I adore French language ♥️

@jessybeloved1549 11 ай бұрын

Your accent is so good and your voice is soothing

@kathywolf4558 Жыл бұрын

David, don't apologize for your accent. English is not your indigenous/first language. You are a very good teacher. You are NOT hard to understand at all. This video is helpful for many, many people and very appreciated.

@jonsotbh1565 Жыл бұрын

it's not literal, it's mostly just an icebreaker but i'm know where you're coming from and i'm sure he appreciates the gesture

@Kitten202021 Жыл бұрын

I came down here immediately to type this very same message! Mr. Revoy, your accent is absolutely beautiful, never apologize for not being English-speaking as it isn't even your first language; the French language is beyond beautiful and you speak English marvelously, very easy for me (with hearing impairment issues) to understand you. Thank you for this very ambitious tutorial, I just got the Wacom Intuos Small (CTL4100) for Christmas, it is my very first drawing tablet! Any suggestions on settings I should setup for it anyone? I've watched a few videos on setting suggestions, but there are buttons on the tablet itself, then on the pen and I'm not sure what these should be set to with Krita that would be beneficial. Additionally, is it normal for the pen to be so sensitive? I barely get the pen close to my tablet and it's already moving the pointer on my screen - is this just something I need to get used to?

@Neamerjell 5 ай бұрын

You got that right. Even a thick French accent is easier to understand than the torture of listening to some Indian ex-Dell tech support representative mangle the English language so badly that it isn't even recognizable as English...

@RexelBartolome Жыл бұрын

1 hour long of narrated step by step process from a fresh install to a fully fledged illustration? David youre insane! truly a gem to our community 😊

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! ✨

@Wastelandman7000 Жыл бұрын

I agree, and his tuts are very relaxing too.

@shahidchaudhary52 Жыл бұрын

Yea not for beginners at all.... 🤔...

@Squashay 3 ай бұрын

Merci Beaucoup Pour la vidéo. Thank you very much for this magnificent tutorial, it really helped me understand Krita. You covered every detail about the painting, and it is incredible how calm you are. Thanks again.

@caveirainvocada9438 Жыл бұрын

MAN, i always wanted a video with your full step-by-step process, this is like a dream come true!

@crumblyguy1834 Жыл бұрын

Holy cow, this is awesome. I’ve started drawing again, trying digital and I’ve been horrible at planning out how I’ll draw my compositions. This video helped 👍

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Planning out is everything. I think I only start to draw on this video after the half (ok, a big part is about also customising the option of Krita so I can feel "at home" later on the video, but, it is still speaking volume about importance of planning on my workflow).

@s-o-o-z Жыл бұрын

I'm not even halfway through but I had to stop and say thank you. Wow, you are so generous in the way you share your knowledge. Thank you. (BTW, I'm a big fan of your accent.)

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sooz!

@setin8720 Жыл бұрын

I always find you a very apt teacher. You've always inspired me with both your artworks, and with how much you choose to give free to others. I thank you as an aspiring artist.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

💜 thanks!

@nacs Жыл бұрын

Love that you walked through your layout setup process and everything, thanks a lot! Re: that disclaimer in beginning -- I actually prefer my English tutorials with a heavy French accent :D Also love the draw-in-the-style work, I prefer it over the more anime-style original.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you about the accent.

@pippofranci Жыл бұрын

thanks to David for this wonderful tutorial and to Krita for giving everyone a chance to draw.🤞

@J_Tchang Жыл бұрын

Incredible helpful video David !! As always more and more people are adopting Krita thanks to amazing artists like you !

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! But I think Krita is getting more and more adopted thanks to the amazing good work done by the dev, mainly. I'm glad I can attempt to demo it for other artists. 👍

@Kris_Toffer 6 ай бұрын

I'm trying to get back into drawing after having quit as a kid, so im basically starting from scratch, and this is great help for me. It's a lot of information and a lot for me to remember, but its also very convenient to have it all in one video instead of having to watch a 40 video playlist with lots of fill. I'll definitely keep coming back to this from time to time to pick up new things after I've tried the things I do remember. It's so well made, it'll be a great resource. Thank you for making this.

@DavidRevoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! And good luck in your art quest, it's a long journey but a cool one.

@masonleblanc6726 Жыл бұрын

It is very cool to see an artists full process. Thank you so much for sharing.

@nothingiseverperfect Жыл бұрын

The thumbnail process and the “value comparisons” was such an amazing insight into how to try many variations without making a big mess! Your videos and work is truly so helpful thank you so much.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@langbis 11 ай бұрын

I just downloaded krita and was struggling to navigate and understand the tools. I was disappointed when I couldn't find the airbrush tool. At the same time, I am looking for a tutorial on how to use this software and I am grateful to have found your video. It is very helpful. Thank you. More videos to come.

@marvngardn Жыл бұрын

Your demeanor while you teach is both soothing and very wholesome, making the learning process for novices like myself less painful. Also, I enjoy the timelapse song more than I probably should. Thank you for the video!

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@karkovb1522 Жыл бұрын

I actually sat through the whole video and it's been extremely helpful. Your accent is fine and as a non-native English speaker everything you said were pretty clear to me. The part where you said waking up the day after and notice some additional stuff that needed fixing is so true it actually happens to me pretty often.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching it! Oh yes about "putting a night" on artworks, I regret many artworks I immediately posted the same day, or sent to client. A night really recover a part of my ability to self criticise the artwork. Precious ✨

@yenee94 Жыл бұрын

David you're a legend for doing this.

@SanOcelotl Жыл бұрын

This video is pure gold for a Krita beginer, thanks :)

@DamianDC 5 ай бұрын

Whatever, I know everyone said it already: you have an awesome accent and the moment I read your apology I already knew that I liked you AND your training. Thanks!!!

@seva4241 Жыл бұрын

I'm only 30 minutes in, but you've apologized for your English/accent a few times now. Just wanted to let you know I haven't had any issues understanding anything you have said. I am from the US, but you your English is just fine to me. Thank you for this tutorial, it is excellent!

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your nice words, they boost my confidence. Have a good sunday!

@dumdumbox 5 ай бұрын

7 minutes in, and I didn't know I could do any of this magic xD Thanks for much! Gold mine already.

@matthews.3766 4 ай бұрын

I have never thought about doing a thumbnail, the resizing it to draw over. That alone was awesome. Thank you.

@DavidRevoy 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Biggerman Жыл бұрын

Before I even start watching I want to thank you. Your art tutorials have been a big inspiration for me and I'm beyond happy to see a new one.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@kanewilliams1653 2 ай бұрын

What a joy, we need more tutorials like this on the internet. Thank you!

@Dimipim1 Жыл бұрын

oh my God this video is everything that I've been asking for in a tutorial about Krita Seriously, thank you SO MUCH

@sennabullet 4 ай бұрын

An hour well spent...the French accent made listening a joy! Thank you very much for the immense effort you put into making this fantastic tutorial!

@DavidRevoy 4 ай бұрын

Thanks you!

@cassascorner611 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I will watch this like 15 times!

@Helgrind44 Жыл бұрын

You're a huge inspiration to me. I love your style and your commitment to open source softwares. Thanks a lot for this video, I always wanted to see your whole process

@artinside Жыл бұрын

Thank you...This tutorial is an amazing gift for us!!!

@0171710 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work. And you are very clear and precise.Thank you for this tut.

@miikaaeeel Жыл бұрын

Great video, I started learning digital drawing a month ago and this is by far the most useful guide i've seen

@anuragsolanki07 10 ай бұрын

really a great guy, putting most of his content from a open source software which everybody can use. And everybody ultimately end up using krita cause its free....Keep it up sir👍

@P3riodd Жыл бұрын

i was just looking for a nice guide for krita, thanks a lot :D

@thatdaveguy8895 Ай бұрын

This was honestly a truly awesome tutorial.

@BoneCrusherofOlde 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this, David!

@vitoferrero8425 2 ай бұрын

It's beautiful every thing about your art. Congrats! Your example is so inspiring for artists!

@jananovakova7171 Жыл бұрын

What an excellent video tutorial!!! Thank you very much! ❤❤❤

@yanuarnorman529 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing! I've been using Krita for more than 2 years now. Your videos really help me understand the app.

@Rizno Жыл бұрын

Great as always, thank you David

@qazifaran Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this detailed tutorial

@teclinsoro4523 7 ай бұрын

honestly your accent is gorgeous and it made the tutorial really pleasant to listen to!

@one_with_the_one Жыл бұрын

What an exceptional video! Thank you so much for all the effort that you put into making this tutorial. It is truly incredible and super helpful. Thank you and thank you and thank you!!!!! Really so grateful!

@LBP2Saperoth Жыл бұрын

Have been wanting someone to do something like this for krita for a while. Never apologize for your accent! it is hard to learn a second language. thank you for the amazing videos and +1 for linux.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thanks! (and yay for noticing my Fedora KDE desktop

@kris5187 Жыл бұрын

this has even me a lot to think about, thank you.

@Gombakka Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great tutorial, looking forward to next one

@ninopriore Жыл бұрын

An excellent video, thank you, David.

@keefer88 11 ай бұрын

thank you for the wonderfully detailed tutorial!

@noormuhammad8003 Жыл бұрын

this video is the best of all among others, so simple and easy to understand.... thanks David for providing such great , beginner friendly tutorial..

@kind0121 Жыл бұрын

This video is really good and inspiring, thank you so much for doing this

@alvarosuarezisaza676 Жыл бұрын

Thank you David for the magnificent initiation tutorial with Krita... Greetings...

@kdods22402 4 ай бұрын

I cannot believe how amazing you are at digital art. You must have a great mastery of traditional art to be able to do what you do. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video

@DavidRevoy 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Mr59Kenzo 5 ай бұрын

excellent work as always thank you very much for all you do. really enjoyed watching you paint and explain your choices will be watching this multiple times also really appreciate the customization piece, I'm just getting started finally got myself a tablet to try to paint digitally with.

@ik0la 11 ай бұрын

This has helped me with my motivation to get back into Krita immensely. Thank you!

@adeptusjoker7176 5 ай бұрын

What an amazing video! You are such a credit to all of us! (And never apologize for your accent!)

@The__Pengwin Жыл бұрын

I really like this video and your accent is not a problem it ads to the mood and the atmosphere. You are on the list of my new favorite arteests!!!

@Exodus00FF Жыл бұрын

This was an amazing video! This is a great tutorial and your artwork is beautiful. Amazing work!

@SenJacob Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a detailed video on painting process! I'll try out Krita later.

@brunifreud8082 Жыл бұрын

I am grateful for this video and for your work.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

😍

@Som3howDifferent Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the effort in all of your videos as they are a big help for me as someone who is relatively new to drawing digitally! I love that you explained everything in great detail and that you included all the 'basic' steps as well. I struggled a lot with just setting up Krita and how to deal with layers and brushes so having everything compiled in one video is such a relief! Your thought process concerning composition and values was also super interesting and helpful :) Thank you so much!

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@huriyahkun3219 11 ай бұрын

Highly appreciated, thank you.

@caveirainvocada9438 Жыл бұрын

I really like the way the drawing turned out right after you resized the thumbnail. You can really see the brushstrokes and it gives the painting this distinct non-digital look.

@vizvik1678 7 ай бұрын

Krita is an excellent app and you are the best teacher for it!

@ArneBab Жыл бұрын

The subtitles look pretty good, which unlocks the automatic translation, making this available to french speaking people :-) Thank you for your video!

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thanks Arne; ha good news if they are generated!

@shu1161 Жыл бұрын

I always learn something new from you, and it inspires me a lot!! Thank you for your hard work, we do appreciate it ❤

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@anaelleparsis7933 Жыл бұрын

Magnifique ! J'aime beaucoup ton process. Bravo !

@keyr3733 Жыл бұрын

"heavy french accent" already warms my heart))

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

🙂

@boceksiadam Жыл бұрын

Im 24 mins in and I found myself thinking, "Im a caveman, Im doing ooga booga with krita". Seeing your workflow is helping.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

🤣 "doing Ooga Booga with Krita" , thanks for the good laugh!

@SeverusSnope Жыл бұрын

You're amazing, thank you so much for this.

@Gashren 5 күн бұрын

This video is really helpful, thank you! I love how every step is explained and that you touch the very questions I've had. Kudos!

@mattlowe7630 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Thank you for your time and dedication to this community. And I agree with all others. Your accent is great. Apologies never necessary.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@ndolo_y2k 2 ай бұрын

Your french ascent is really lovely and your videos are so wonderful. Learning so much here 👌🏿✨

@gummywasp7174 7 ай бұрын

I am so happy you did this!! I've been looking from someone to paint their art works step by stem in great detail. Thank you so much!! I've always wanted to learn how to render my art, but it never turns out good, so this is so helpful! Thank you again! ☺

@kenadroider 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this!!! So informational especially for beginners and total noob like me in digital art!

@faelwolf1177 Жыл бұрын

Totally worth watching for the setup information alone. Well done!

@jdrsant0s 4 ай бұрын

In addition to being a great artist, you are also a great teacher and a person of great generosity. Thank you sir 🖖

@DavidRevoy 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your message

@wietsesartsythings969 Жыл бұрын

I have no problem understanding what you say. Excellent video, thank you!

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your message!

@crochetilico Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Merci beaucoup, un tutoriel super genial. 😍

@chRizma 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I keep it saved to refer back to. I would like it a million times if I could.

@brendamendez2874 Жыл бұрын

Amazing, thanks for all the detailed explanations.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

🙂

@carolynprior6488 Жыл бұрын

Found this by accident. Loved it! Really enjoyed watching your process. Love your accent too 🤩

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! 😊

3 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the demonstration.

@qeluqi Жыл бұрын

I can't thank you enough for this tutorial, as someone just starting out with digital drawing this will help me tremendously. thanks and greetings from Mexico

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lenna! 💚

@pablojaviermuratore Жыл бұрын

Awesome workflow! Thanks for sharing

@x_ha7mody_x900 2 ай бұрын

I know im too late 😅, but im starting to get into digital art, and i set you as a pillar, one of the artist to learn from always, thank you David 😊

@slateportraichu5416 Жыл бұрын

This video is just in time. I've decided to move to Krita and this is so thoroughly explained. With timestamps. You are amazing=3 Thank you so-so much!

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@logannicole4005 Жыл бұрын

this is sooo awesome!!!

@catklu Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. So much work and nice done.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

So nice of you 👍

@casperwilliams6393 Жыл бұрын

thank you so much sir !!!!! great helpful !! very cooooolllll

@faho4387 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I love your art and i learn everything from you. This so helpful. You are professional.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ewadybkowska4193 7 ай бұрын

this is amazing, thank you so much!

@starlytesherice9648 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for taking the time to teach us the video is great and very interesting and informative. I can’t watch to see what ur next video will be base on very much looking forward to learning ur skills.

@NorbertNogacki 24 күн бұрын

I liked it so much I accidentally removed my thumbs up on the video when I tried to give you a thumbs up a second time 😀. You've got a very methodical approach to teaching, very easy to follow, engaging and really fun. Thank you for this video!

@martind4636 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, like the others you posted!! This one is pure gold, for sure. Very well produced videos, great artist and skills and the kindest person who took the time to share his knowledge. That's who you are, that's your amazing contribution. Thank you.

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Awww! Thanks. Thanks! THANKS!

@saf-games Жыл бұрын

I really love your style

@lasseel3724 Жыл бұрын

If this isn't the perfect timing! I was wracking my mind on how and what I should do to familiarize with Krita just this morning! I just got my new pc, I've tried Krita on mobile but tbh I didn't use it much so this is greatly helpful❤

@brucebissell7626 Жыл бұрын

REALLY AWESOME JOB. THANKS. GOD BLESS YOU.😇

@j3tus15 Жыл бұрын

This video is great, I really needed some tutorial like this!

@DavidRevoy Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@vivianelaisdefarias Жыл бұрын

Such a nice video, thank you very much 💕

@lidiatorresprado Жыл бұрын

Amazing I will watched, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge.🤗🤗

@aadipie Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm using krita for animation and loving it but I love learning as much in art. Don't apologize for the accent at all, it's perfectly fine.