Author: Ian MacLean

At a time when much of the world is stuck at home, the need for connection and some semblance of normalcy is incredibly important. Even though many of us can’t get together to enjoy our regular pastimes, there are plenty of ways to recreate those hobbies online. This series will explore some of those workarounds, […]

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Introducing the basics of Krita! We will be going over its interface, image settings, and tool types to get you familiar with Krita.

Now that we have learned how to colour our comic, its time to add text! Learn how to use clipping groups to contain elements in Krita.

In this lesson students will learn about adjustment layers to add lighting and shadow to your comic!

In the last lesson we learned about colouring our comics in, in black and white. But what about colour? Find out more in this lesson on colouring with Krita!

In this lesson students will learn how to add tones to their comics in black and white.

In this lesson we will explore inking for comics in Krita.

In this lesson of Krita for Comics we will be discussing penciling for comics in Krita!

In part 4 of the Krita for Comics series, instructor Ian MacLean will teach you about perspective tools to help you with many different drawing aspects of Krita.

Use Krita effectively for creating comics for both digital and print distribution.

In this video we will focus on setting up a comic page in Krita using an A4 template. Grids, guides, and snapping will be used to define margins and gutters, and selections and layering will help define panel layout.

Clipping groups and masking are means of restricting edits and effects to specific areas or elements of the page. We will learn how they work and how to combine them with alpha transparency to speed up your work and keep your page looking professional.

In this series students and teachers will be introduced to software programs GIMP and GraphicsGale, as well as how what tiling is and how to do it, and animation with these programs.

Learn how to use GraphicsGale to create a skin for your Minecraft character!

In this module students will create a pixel art sprite with physical media and then transfer that image into a freeware program called GraphicsGale to make a useable PNG image file.

Students will learn how to work with layers and transparency within the image creation software GraphicsGale.

In this module students will learn about the function of tiling within a game and how to create their own.

Students will build further on their animation knowledge and learn new techniques in GraphicsGale.

The techniques introduced in this module can help improve the quality of a student’s final pixel art graphics.

In this lesson students will build important game framework tiles. They will learn about variants and permutations of tiles.

Students will understand pixel art and how to create it will provide a means of creating content for their own software, or modifying existing content of software they currently engage with.