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Krita is an open-source program used for digital painting and 2D animation, also known as a raster
graphics editor. It can run on various operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, macOS,
Linux, Chrome OS, and Android. Krita offers high-quality digital painting tools and advanced
raster graphics editing capabilities.
MANIPULATING THE CANVAS
In Krita, the canvas is the digital workspace where you create and manipulate your artwork. It
represents the area where you can draw, paint, or edit images, much like a physical canvas for
traditional painting. The canvas is the blank digital space where you apply your brushes, tools,
and colours.
The following table shows the different ways to manipulate canvas:
Function Description How to use it?
Zooming Zoom in or out on the canvas. Use the zoom tool from the toolbar, or press
the "+" or "-" keys. You can also use the mouse
wheel to zoom in or out.
OR
Press the CTRL + Spacebar keys and then drag
the mouse in the up direction to zoom in and
drag the mouse in the down direction to zoom
out.
Panning Move the canvas view without Press and hold the spacebar or activate the pan
changing the zoom level. tool from the toolbar.
OR
Press the Spacebar key and then drag the
mouse to move the canvas.
Resizing Change the dimensions of the Go to Image > Resize Canvas from the Menu
canvas. bar or use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+C. Enter the
new dimensions and click on the OK button.
Rotating Rotate the canvas clockwise or Go to Image > Rotate > Rotate Image from the
counter-clockwise. Menu bar. Enter the desired rotation angle and
click on the OK button.
OR
Press Ctrl + ] to rotate the canvas right and
Press Ctrl + [ to rotate the canvas left.
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