Yes actually! I use Gimp for all of my editing, and to make up for any features I need that MyPaint lacks (I should mention that I use the older 1.2 version of MyPaint as I prefer the feel & interface of it over the 2.0 edition). I am a Linux user as well, that's actually how I found out about MyPaint as back when I started using Linux there wasn't too many art programs that natively work with Linux and MyPaint was listed in the software installer.
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## Any free digital art software for beginners?

I need some help with choosing an art software for beginners, always been a fan of art and wanted to try out creating some artworks of my own. I was inspired by Marigold Santos, here are some of her artworks norberghall.com/portfolio/mari…. It got me interested in finding my own artstyle. So far I've tried Krita but having a hard time with control panels. Thank you in advance.

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I looked at your link here and the images appear to be natural media instead of digital media artwork.   As a beginner you might want to try natural media artwork instead of computer digital drawing.    Experience with natural media will help you understand why brush menus with different types of strokes react differently.    Again knowing how different brushes should react, through experience with natural media, will help you avoid using computer graphic arts programs that are low end in quality of brush application and features.

I would suggest starting off with Art Rage by Ambient Design.   This program will run on Macs, Windows and even Linux using the WINE application on Fedora or Mint operating system variants of Linux.    Art Rage is a very good program for digital painting and drawing.   Cost is reasonable under $100 with upgrades of new versions in the past have been 50% of regular cost.   This program has: oil brushes, watercolors, air brushes, paint rollers, pencils, paint tubes, glitter tubes, ink pens, gloop pens, palette knives, pastels, sticker spray, and custom brushes.   Program includes complete editing features.

Something free: MyPaint, The GIMP, Krita, Paint.net, MediBang Paint Pro, FireAlpaca, Project Dogwaffle, PaintStar, Windows Paint/Paint 3D, PhotoFiltre 7, Pencil.exe.

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I don't know how long it'll last before adobe takes it down, but someone made a browser version of photoshop called photopea for free

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Maybe try Krita. It's 100% free

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I'm from the 2013 wave of digital artist weeb era, and everyone and their mothers in my facebook friend list uses Paintool SAI for ez simple navigation. (You might have to pirate it lol, they are pay to use now)

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Krita runs so slow on my computer! It constantly crashes! I dislike it, so much?

I started out with FireAlpaca, because aside from its line jankness on a tablet, with a mouse, its pretty smooth!

And, it's free and doesn't crash a pc lol

It has everything you reeaally need, and nothing you don't!

For mobile, I recommend MedibangPaint! Its free, well organized, and easy to get the hang of.

I wish you luck in your art journey!

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All of my artwork was done in the free program MyPaint so definitely vouch for it. The program is also pretty simple and straightforward, though I should mention that I use the old 1.2 edition and not the newer 2.0 which has added features.

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MyPaint is a really good program, more freedom than commercial digital painting programs.   Have you ever tried the GIMP?   Their more recent versions include a lot of MyPaint brushes.

Open source software offers so much more freedom.   You can run programs like The GIMP and MyPaint on any Linux operating system along with Macs and Windows.   Open source software most often will install on a USB thumb drive providing portability of using on different computers with the same Windows operating system.    With Linux the entire operating system with MyPaint or The GIMP installed is available for booting and running if the bios are compatible on different computers.    Most commercial software offers less freedom allowing use on one system and possible a second as back up, most will not install on thumb drives for portability.

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Yes actually! I use Gimp for all of my editing, and to make up for any features I need that MyPaint lacks (I should mention that I use the older 1.2 version of MyPaint as I prefer the feel & interface of it over the 2.0 edition). I am a Linux user as well, that's actually how I found out about MyPaint as back when I started using Linux there wasn't too many art programs that natively work with Linux and MyPaint was listed in the software installer.

The cross compatibly is very handy too, as sometimes I have to use one of my brother's Windows computers to use Gimp and the flexibility of being able to use the program across different operating systems  (as well as the open source license) has been a lifesaver.

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Krita for sure, it's very easy to install, it's customizable, simple to navigate, with overall great performance, a large library of tools and editing options. I absolutely love it!

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This is my gallery where U can find some interesting things

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medibang paint pro

i use it about 4 years. but now i need some features in photoshop:| (Blank Stare)

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Medibang paint is super good! It’s very similar to other programs like photoshop and clip studio paint, so in the future if you decide to switch to a paid program, you won’t have as much trouble learning where everything is and how it works ^^

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I will not say that there are many such programs, but they are. In some cases, there are demo versions. There are also completely free ones, like this one for example www.figma.com/ Study materials can be viewed on YouTube. There is a lot of educational material on the Internet, the main thing is not to be lazy to look for it and learn. I advise you to subscribe to various thematic blogs. I am learning to make websites, I find a lot myself, especially on trends, for example, how  How to make a website like YouTube Follow the trends in the area in which you are studying, it is only in blogs or specialized sites.

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I tried to use krita many times, but it often gets corrupted kra file and doesn't have full psd file support.The rest is not bad.

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I remember using GIMP and MyPaint when I first started with digital art many years ago; both are free. GIMP is comparable to Photoshop and MyPaint is more art-focus with minimal interface.

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i started using paint 3D for about a year when i was new and then used firealpaca which i am currently using to also animate

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My personal experience was to start with fireAlpaca (as it is simple and bare) great for learning the basics, and fits more for the flat/comic style. Nowadays I use Krita as it is so powerful and has a great brush engine that allows to create really complicated brushes and blending~

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krita is pretty good

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I've heard good things about Krita but I've never used it myself. Medibang is good for starting out (kinda barebones in my opinion though) gimp is great, and has a lot of photoshop-ish features. I'm pretty sure firealpaca is free, but I've also never used it, hope this helps :D

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Sketchbook Pro 7 is now free to download.

There is also Inkscape and Gimp.

There must be loads of free drawing and painting apps now as well.

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Krita can be a bit overwhelming if you starting out. But you don't have to utilize most of it's features.

Have your docker that has the color selector, the docker with brushes and the docker with layers. That's all the dockers you need for now, no reason to look at the other ones. If you feel more comfortable you can look at a docker called tool options.

Bottom info doesn't matter.

The top bar only matters insofar that there is  "file" there where you can create a new file or save the current one, or export your file into a png, jpg or whatever other format.

A few shortcuts to note

ctrl+z is undue

ctrl+shift+z is redo

E is eraser, makes your current brush into an eraser and back.

If you find it hard to find what brush to use. In the brush docker there is a thing that says "all" click it and change it to "favorites" and those are brushes the developers like.

Happy painting !

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All programs come with a learning curve. Some curves are steeper then others, the best way to learn the program is just by using it and keep using it. It will take some time to master it, like nearly everything in life :) . There is no magical program that makes creating art easy.

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My sister uses Medibang.

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GIMP, MediBang and and Krita come to mind.

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