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Krita x64 is a bitmap imaging suite included as an integrated part of Koffice. It can be used for a range of image creation ranging from natural media painting, sketching and photo editing. It supports many image formats, colour modes and profiles. With a full feature-set, configurable gui and a strong focus on plain productivity, Krita is at home on every artist's desktop. With Krita, you get CMYK support, HDR painting, perspective grids, painting assistants, dockers and one of the most comprehensive set of brushes available (each with its own patterns, settings and roles). It is no surprise that an app such as Krita comes with support for both filter masks and layers. You are provided with options to add layers and effects like wave, oil, paint and emboss, as well as adjust their brightness and contrast levels.

Krita x64 has relied on Qt's graphics tablet support since Krita 2.0. We consciously dropped our own X11-level code in favour of the cross-platform API that Qt offered. And apart from the lack of support for non-Wacom tablets, this was mostly enough on X11. On Windows, the story was different, and we were confronted by problems with offsets, bad performance, no support for tablets with built-in digitizers like the Lenovo Helix.

While at the moment it may not be as popular, as optimized or as good looking as other digital painting apps out there, Krita packs a massive amount of tools and features that make it a very interesting and accessible solution for digital painters and illustrators.

Features

Natural media paint tools
Non destructive filter layers
Filter brushes
Ability to combine both bitmap and vector art
Highly configurable interface
CMYK, LAB and other colour modes
A highly flexible brush engine
Tight integration with the rest of the Koffice suite.