diff --git a/contributors_manual/krita_manual_readme.rst b/contributors_manual/krita_manual_readme.rst --- a/contributors_manual/krita_manual_readme.rst +++ b/contributors_manual/krita_manual_readme.rst @@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ Proofreading results for old pages will be considered as bugfixes and thus will go into the ``master`` branch and merged into the ``draft`` branch as necessary. Before the ``draft`` branch is merged for a given release: -* the master branch will be tagged with the old version. + +* The master branch will be tagged with the old version. * The draft branch is first double checked that it has updated version number and updated epub cover. The ``draft`` branch will not be merged until the day before a release to keep the pages in tact for long enough. diff --git a/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/bristle_engine.rst b/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/bristle_engine.rst --- a/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/bristle_engine.rst +++ b/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/bristle_engine.rst @@ -43,13 +43,15 @@ The core of this particular brush-engine. Scale - Think of it as pressing down on a brush to make the bristles further apart. + Think of it as pressing down on a brush to make the bristles further apart. + * Larger values basically give you larger brushes and larger bristle spacing. For example, a value of 4 will multiply your base brush size by 4, but the bristles will be 4 times more spaced apart. * Use smaller values if you want a "dense" brush, i.e. you don't want to see so many bristles within the center. * Negative values have the same effect as corresponding positive values: -1.00 will look like 1.00, etc. Random Offset Adds a jaggy look to the trailing lines. + * At 0.00, all the bristles basically remain completely parallel. * At other values, the bristles are offset randomly. Large values will increase the brush size a bit because of the bristles spreading around, but not by much. * Negative values have the same effect as corresponding positive values. @@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ Mouse Pressure This one maps "Scale" to mouse speed, thus simulating pressure with a graphics tablet! + * Rather, it uses the "distance between two events" to determine scale. Faster drawing, larger distances. * This doesn't influence the "pressure" input for anything else (size, opacity, rotation etc.) so you still have to map those independently to something else. Threshold @@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ Weighted saturation. Works by modifying the saturation with the following: + * Pressure weight * Bristle length weight * Bristle ink amount weight diff --git a/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/color_smudge_engine.rst b/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/color_smudge_engine.rst --- a/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/color_smudge_engine.rst +++ b/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/color_smudge_engine.rst @@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Color Smudge Brush offers 2 modes, accessible from the Smudge Rate section: + * Smearing: This mode mixes colors by smudging ("smearing") the area underneath. * Dulling: In his mode, the brush "picks up" the color underneath it, mixes it with its own color, then paints with it. @@ -118,10 +119,12 @@ .. image:: /images/en/Krita-tutorial5-I.2.png Common behaviors: + * Unchecking the smudge rate function sets smudge rate to 1.00 (not 0.00) * Opacity: Below 0.50, there is practically no smudging left: keep opacity over 0.50. Differences: + * Spacing with Smearing: the lower the spacing, the smoother the effect, so for smearing with a round brush you may prefer a value of 0.05 or less. Spacing affects the length of the smudge trail, but to a much lesser extent. The "strength" of the effect remains more or less the same however. * Spacing with Dulling: the lower the spacing, the stronger the effect: lowering the spacing too much can make the dulling effect too strong (it picks up a color and never lets go of it). The length of the effect is also affected. * Both Smearing and Dulling have a "smudge trail", but in the case of Dulling, the brush shape is preserved. Instead the trail determines how fast the color it picked up is dropped off. @@ -204,11 +207,11 @@ For simple smudging: -# Pick the Color Smudge Brush. You can use either Smearing or Dulling. +* Pick the Color Smudge Brush. You can use either Smearing or Dulling. -# Turn off Color Rate +* Turn off Color Rate -# Smudge away +* Smudge away .. image:: /images/en/Krita-tutorial5-II.2.png @@ -229,6 +232,7 @@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In this case, what I refer to as "Blending" here is simply using one of the following two dynamics: + * Rotation set to Distance or Fuzzy * And/or Scatter: @@ -256,6 +260,7 @@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Before we get started, notice that you have several possibilities for your set up: + * Shading on the same layer * Shading on a separate layer, possibly making use of alpha-inheritance. The brush blends with the transparency of the layer it's on. This means: @@ -293,6 +298,7 @@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suppose you want more or less smooth color transitions. You can either: + * Color Rate as low as 0.10 for round brushes, higher with non fully opaque brush tips. * Or set the Smudge Rate as low as 0.10 instead. * Or a combination of the two. Please try yourself for the output you like best. @@ -303,6 +309,7 @@ .. image:: /images/en/Krita-tutorial5-III.2-1.png This remains, in fact, a so-so way of making smooth transitions. It's best to build up intermediate values instead. Here: + * I first passed over the blue area three times with a red color. I select 3 shades. * I color picked each of these values with Ctrl+click, then used them in succession @@ -313,9 +320,10 @@ Many of the included color smudge brush presets produce a thick oil paint-like effect. This is mainly achieved with the Smearing mode on. Basically: + * Smearing mode with high smudge and color rates -** Both at 0.50 are fine for normal round brushes or fully opaque predefined brushes -** Up to 1.00 each for brushes with less density or non fully-opaque predefined brushes + * Both at 0.50 are fine for normal round brushes or fully opaque predefined brushes + * Up to 1.00 each for brushes with less density or non fully-opaque predefined brushes * Add Size/Rotation/Scatter dynamics as needed. When you do this, increase smudge and color rates to compensate for increased color mixing. @@ -333,6 +341,7 @@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When I say "digital watercolor", it refers to a style often seen online, i.e. a soft, smooth shading style rather than realistic watercolor. For this you mostly need the Dulling mode. A few things: + * Contrary to the Smearing mode, you may want to lower opacity for normal round brushes to get a smoother effect, to 0.70 for example. * Vary the brush tip fade value as well. * When using Scatter or other dynamics, you can choose to set smudge and color values to high or low values, for different outcomes. diff --git a/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/spray_brush_engine.rst b/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/spray_brush_engine.rst --- a/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/spray_brush_engine.rst +++ b/reference_manual/brushes/brush_engines/spray_brush_engine.rst @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Proportional Locks Width & Height to be the same. Texture - Allows you to pick an image for the image shape. + Allows you to pick an image for the :guilabel:`Image shape`. .. _option_shape_dyna: diff --git a/reference_manual/krita_4_preset_bundle.rst b/reference_manual/krita_4_preset_bundle.rst --- a/reference_manual/krita_4_preset_bundle.rst +++ b/reference_manual/krita_4_preset_bundle.rst @@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ Adjustments ----------- -This family of airbrushes have variations on the blending modes. Different blending modes will give different results depending on the effect you are trying to achieve. +This family of airbrushes have variations on the blending modes. Different blending modes will give different results depending on the effect you are trying to achieve. + * Color - Can help to re-color or desaturate a part of your artwork. It changes only the hue and saturation, not the value, of the pixels. * Dodge - Will assist you in creating effects such as neon or fire. * Lighten - Brightens only the area with the selected color: a good brush to paint depth of field (sfumato) and fog. diff --git a/reference_manual/resource_management/resource_workspace.rst b/reference_manual/resource_management/resource_workspace.rst --- a/reference_manual/resource_management/resource_workspace.rst +++ b/reference_manual/resource_management/resource_workspace.rst @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Primary Workspace Follows Focus This treats the workspace in the first window as the 'primary' workspace, and when you switch focus, it will switch the secondary windows to that primary workspace. This is useful when the secondary workspace is a very sparse workspace with few dockers, and the primary is one with a lot of different dockers. Show Active Image In All Windows - This will synchronise the currently viewed image in all windows. Without it, different windows can open seperate views for an image via :menuselection:`Window --> New View --> document.kra`. + This will synchronise the currently viewed image in all windows. Without it, different windows can open separate views for an image via :menuselection:`Window --> New View --> document.kra`. Sessions -------- diff --git a/reference_manual/tools/gradient_edit.rst b/reference_manual/tools/gradient_edit.rst --- a/reference_manual/tools/gradient_edit.rst +++ b/reference_manual/tools/gradient_edit.rst @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ .. deprecated:: 4.0 - This tool has been removed in Krita 4.0, and it's functionality has been folded into the :ref:`shape_selection_tool`. + This tool has been removed in Krita 4.0, and its functionality has been folded into the :ref:`shape_selection_tool`. This tool allows you to edit the gradient on canvas, but it only works for vector layers. If you have a vector shape selected, and draw a line over the canvas, you will be able to see the nodes, and the stops in the gradient. Move around the nodes to move the gradient itself. Select the stops to change their colour in the tool options docker, or to move their position in the on canvas gradient. You can select preset gradient in the tool docker to change the active shape's gradient to use those stops. diff --git a/tutorials/flat-coloring.rst b/tutorials/flat-coloring.rst --- a/tutorials/flat-coloring.rst +++ b/tutorials/flat-coloring.rst @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ .. image:: /images/en/flat-coloring/Krita_filling_lineart_selection_2.png -And you should now have the line art on a seperate layer. +And you should now have the line art on a separate layer. Advantages """""""""" @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Disadvantages """"""""""""" -You'll have to lock the layer transparency or seperate out the alpha via the right-click menu if you want to easily color it. +You'll have to lock the layer transparency or separate out the alpha via the right-click menu if you want to easily color it. Colouring the image diff --git a/user_manual/loading_saving_brushes.rst b/user_manual/loading_saving_brushes.rst --- a/user_manual/loading_saving_brushes.rst +++ b/user_manual/loading_saving_brushes.rst @@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ Getting a default for the brush engine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -First, open the settings with F5. +First, open the settings with :kbd:`F5`. Then, press the arrow on the upper left to open the preset chooser. There, press the “+” icon to get a list of engines. For this brush we're @@ -400,18 +400,18 @@ Saving the new Brush ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -When you're satisfied, go to the upper left and select “save new -preset”. +When you're satisfied, go to the upper left and select :guilabel::`Save new +preset`. You will get the save preset dialog. Name the brush something like “My -Preset”. Then, select “Load from Icon Library” to get the icon library. -Choose a nice tool icon and press OK. +Preset”. Then, select :guilabel:`Load from Icon Library` to get the icon library. +Choose a nice tool icon and press :guilabel:`OK`. The icon will be loaded into the mini scratch pad on the left. Now doodle a nice stroke next to it. If you feel you messed up, just go back to the icon library to load a new icon. -Finally press “save”, and your brush should be done. +Finally press :guilabel:`Save`, and your brush should be done. You can further modify your inking brush by... diff --git a/user_manual/oncanvas_brush_editor.rst b/user_manual/oncanvas_brush_editor.rst --- a/user_manual/oncanvas_brush_editor.rst +++ b/user_manual/oncanvas_brush_editor.rst @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ====================== -Krita's brush editor is, as you may know, on F5. However, sometimes you +Krita's brush editor is, as you may know, on :kbd:`F5`. However, sometimes you just want to modify a single parameter quickly. Perhaps even in canvas-only mode. The on canvas brush editor or brush HUD allows you to do this. It's accessible from the pop-up palette, by ticking the