illustration

# Illustration (Krita) ## Toolkit on this machine | Tool | Use it for | Launch / CLI | |---|---|---| | **Krita 6** | Painting, sketching, inking, comics, 2D frame animation | `krita` · headless export `krita in.kra --export --export-filename out.png` | | **G'MIC for Krita** | Filters, colorize line art, artistic looks | Krita → *Filter → Start G'MIC-Qt* | | **Inkscape** | Turning finished line art into clean vectors | `graphic-design` skill → `vectorize.sh` | | **Eyedropper** | Sample colors from references anywhere on screen | `eyedropper` | | **libwacom** + GNOME Settings | Tablet pressure, mapping, buttons | *Settings → Wacom Tablet* (appears when a tablet is plugged in) | ## Scripts | Script | What it does | |---|---| | `check.sh` | Verifies Krita, G'MIC plugin, tablet support; lists detected tablets | | `new-canvas.sh <preset> <name>` | Creates a ready-to-paint `.kra` from a preset (`a4-300`, `square-4k`, `wallpaper-4k`, `thumbnail`, `comic-page`) | | `kra-export.sh <file.kra…> [png\|jpg\|webp]` | Batch-exports Krita files headlessly into `export/` | ## Guides - `references/krita-workflow.md` — setup, brushes, layer structure, sketch → line → flats → shading → finish. - `references/tablet-setup.md` — pressure curves and button mapping under GNOME Wayland. ## Quick defaults - Canvas: work at 2× the final size, 300 DPI for print, sRGB-elle-V2-srgbtrc profile for screen. - Save `.kra` often (Krita autosaves every 15 min — set 5 in *Settings → Configure Krita → General → File Handling*). - Keep reference images in a *Reference Images* tool board (the tool with the pin icon), not on canvas layers. - Export for web via `kra-export.sh`, then run the `graphic-design` skill's `optimize.sh`.