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2 | :description lang=en: | 2 | :description lang=en: | ||
3 | tips and tricks for inking in Krita | 3 | tips and tricks for inking in Krita | ||
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6 | :authors: - Wolthera van Hövell tot Westerflier <griffinvalley@gmail.com> | 6 | :authors: - Wolthera van Hövell tot Westerflier <griffinvalley@gmail.com> | ||
7 | :license: GNU free documentation license 1.3 or later. | 7 | :license: GNU free documentation license 1.3 or later. | ||
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9 | .. _inking: | 9 | .. _inking: | ||
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11 | ====== | 11 | ====== | ||
12 | Inking | 12 | Inking | ||
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15 | The first thing to realise about inking is that unlike anatomy, perspective, composition or color theory, you cannot compensate for lack of practice with study or reasoning. This is because all the magic in drawing lines happens from your shoulder to your fingers, very little of it happens in your head, and your lines improve with practice. | 15 | The first thing to realize about inking is that unlike anatomy, perspective, composition or color theory, you cannot compensate for lack of practice with study or reasoning. This is because all the magic in drawing lines happens from your shoulder to your fingers, very little of it happens in your head, and your lines improve with practice. | ||
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17 | On the other hand, this can be a blessing. You don’t need to worry about whether you are smart enough, or are creative enough to be a good inker. Just dedicated. Doubtlessly, inking is the Hufflepuff of drawing disciplines. | 17 | On the other hand, this can be a blessing. You don’t need to worry about whether you are smart enough, or are creative enough to be a good inker. Just dedicated. Doubtlessly, inking is the Hufflepuff of drawing disciplines. | ||
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19 | That said, there are a few tips to make life easy: | 19 | That said, there are a few tips to make life easy: | ||
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21 | Pose | 21 | Pose | ||
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71 | In digital painting, we don’t have the luxury of being able to use two hands, so you can’t hold a ruler with one hand and adjust it while inking with the other. For this purpose, we have instead Bezier curves, which can be made with the :ref:`path_selection_tool`. | 71 | In digital painting, we don’t have the luxury of being able to use two hands, so you can’t hold a ruler with one hand and adjust it while inking with the other. For this purpose, we have instead Bezier curves, which can be made with the :ref:`path_selection_tool`. | ||
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73 | You can even make these on a vector layer, so they can be modified on the fly. | 73 | You can even make these on a vector layer, so they can be modified on the fly. | ||
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75 | The downside of these is that they cannot have line-variation, making them a bit robotic. | 75 | The downside of these is that they cannot have line-variation, making them a bit robotic. | ||
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77 | You can also make small bezier curves with the :ref:`assistant_tool`, amongst the other tools there. | 77 | You can also make small bezier curves with the :ref:`assistant_tool`, amongst the other tools there. | ||
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79 | Then, in the freehand brush tool options, you can tick **Assistants** and start a line that snaps to this assistant. | 79 | Then, in the freehand brush tool options, you can tick :guilabel:`Snap to Assistants` and start a line that snaps to this assistant. | ||
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81 | Presets | 81 | Presets | ||
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84 | So here are some things to consider with the brush-presets that you use: | 84 | So here are some things to consider with the brush-presets that you use: | ||
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86 | Anti-aliasing versus jagged pixels | 86 | Anti-aliasing versus jagged pixels | ||
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