By default, Krita starts with all interface elements in a single window - toolstrip on the left, layer and options palettes on the right, and brush selector at the top with the menu bar. When you launch Krita, a “new document” dialog pops up, through which you can create a new blank image via built-in template or custom settings. A separate 8-bit integer RGB mode for watercolor paint simulation is also available. Krita supports generic 8- and 16-bit integer modes for grayscale, RGB, CMYK, and YCbCr color models, 16- and 32-bit floating-point mode for RGB, 16-bit integer for L*a*b, and 32-bit floating-point for LMS.

It does not utilize tilt, although the framework is in place, so tilt support may come in future releases. The program has pressure-sensitivity support for the stylus, eraser, and cursor functions of graphics tablets. Krita uses LittleCMS for color management it reads and writes embedded profiles, you can assign a monitor profile and rendering intent, apply a profile to new images, and tell Krita what to do when importing image data from the system clipboard. KOffice is built for KDE 3.3 or later Krita itself depends only on the koffice-libs, koffice-data, and krita-data packages. Krita 1.6 is included in the main KOffice source packages, and also available separately in contributed binary packages. Krita is a fully-loaded raster graphics workhorse that stands on its own. But don’t be misled although Krita comes bundled with KOffice, it is not a second-tier productivity accessory like Microsoft Office Picture Manager.

The KOffice raster image editor Krita reached version 1.6 along with the rest of the office suite earlier this month.

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