Developers Krita unveiled recently the launch of the new version of the software, with which it arrives with its most renewed version "Krita 4.4.0", the launch of this new version of the raster graphics editor comes with important improvements.
Such as for example implementation of multithreaded layers which now takes advantage of the cores available in multicore processors, in addition The possibility of using the Disney SeExpr and other things is also highlighted.
For those who are unfamiliar with the software, they should know that it is intended for artists and illustrators. The editor supports multi-layer image processing, provides tools for working with various color models, and has a wide range of tools for digital painting, sketching, and texture formation.
Main new features of Krita 4.4.0
In this new version of the software A multithreaded implementation of padding layers is presented. Computations when processing padding layers are now split and run across multiple threads, allowing more than one CPU core to be used.
In addition, added support for transforming fill patternsFor example, the rotation or scale tools can be applied to a pattern on a fill layer. This is also the case for the shape drawing tools and the bucket fill mode.
Another novelty that is included I came from the Google Summer of Code Project at Amyspark, well Krita features Disney Animation's SeExpr expression language integration which allows to generate templates based on textures described through expressions in the SeExpr shading language proposed by Walt Disney Studio.
SeExpr is, in effect, a small shading language that Walt Disney Animation Studios uses to generate textures and materials on the fly for their animations. Within Krita, this allows you to encode your own fill layers.
Moreover added a fill layer to generate screenshots, which allows the user to form a pattern to fill an area based on repeating points, squares, lines, waves and other typical elements.
Also being able to find one new multi-network padding layer to generate Penrose mosaics and quasicrystalline structures that are symmetrical but not repeatable.
As well as new brushes: "Upper Stroke" (combines the brightness setting from the latest version with a blending parameter) and "Lower Stroke" (combines textures and brush prints with a gradient)
The ability to dynamically update gradient when the currently selected foreground and background colors change. Including implemented presets that use foreground color to create sparkles, haze, and other effects.
Of the other changes that stand out from this new version:
- Added sound support to the AppImage package (for animation tools).
- Added a preset to render animations to the WebM / VP9 format.
- Added the ability to write and read layer visibility settings to export animations to the composition panel.
- Added "GDQUEST Batch Exporter" plugin to export layers and positions in batch mode.
- Added the "Channels to Layers" plug-in to quickly divide the image channels into layers.
- Diagonal lines were added to the color picker in MyPaint style (Shift + M) to change the brightness and saturation of the current color.
Finally if you want to know more about it about this new version, you can check the details in the official announcement the following link.
Download and installation
Self-contained images in AppImage format for Linux, experimental APK packages for ChromeOS and Android, as well as binaries for macOS and Windows, are ready for installation.
In order to install this new version of Krita, all we have to do is download the following file and give execution permissions to install it.
sudo chmod + x krita-4.4.0-x86_64.appimage ./krita-4.4.0-x86_64.appimage
And with that we have Krita installed in our system.