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Krita - Free and opensource digital painting application

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Krita - Free and open source digital painting application for Illustrators, comic artists, concept artists , matte painters etc.

This community is for sharing artworks made in Krita, general help, tips and tricks, troubleshooting etc

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Hi, I'm wondering if you guys have a good workflow for android tablets or tablets in general? It's a bit challenging being productive, even on my 13in. Samsung Tab Ultra. The workspace takes up space, and I can't really have everything I need open without sacrificing canvas space. Also, I can't really use keyboard shortcuts.

Essential tasks like deselect are hard to reach. Sure, there are other software options, but my pc runs Linux, which doesn't have much in choice. It'd be nice to keep my workflow consistent across these devices. Thanks. :)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It may be worth investing in some hardware like a knob or bluetooth keypad to get a couple shortcuts back. Knobs are super handy because it allows you to dial in parameters on the fly, like stroke size. I also map controls like undo and deselect to the extra buttons on wacom drawing tablet. If you have a button on your stylus, it should map to a popover menu that provides access to most common controls.

Finally there is also a hot key to hide and show the toolbars (Canvas Only mode) that may be useful. It's keybind is Tab, but the documentation says a 4 finger tap on touchscreen will activate as well. Might be worth investigating.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I thought something like that would help. Thanks. :)