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We just released Krita 5.3 and 6.0!

https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.0-released/

Krita 5.3.0 Released!

Today is the simultaneous release of Krita 5.3.0 and Krita 6.0.0! Depending which version of Qt and KDE Frameworks you build, the same source will result in one of the other. Both versions are almost functionally identical, with 6.0.0 having more Wayland functionality.

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Virtual Curiosities Feb 18

Looking for Adobe Animate alternatives? Here's a short #review of #opentoonz, a free & open source 2D animation #software. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyTDwF0RS5E
#adobe #animate #animation #opensource

Free Adobe Animate Alternative: OpenToonz: Basics & A Quick Review

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Virtual Curiosities Feb 5

Did you know you can run #OpenToonz on #Linux? It's a free and #OpenSource #2DAnimation software developed in part by #anime studio #Ghibli. A fork also exists called #Tahoma2D.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1BQC16fDPE
#digitalart #technology #animation

How to Install OpenToonz on Linux

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Virtual Curiosities Feb 2

How to turn a photo into a drawing using Krita's non-destructive filters. Includes how to use the halftone filter to create a screentone pattern, and how to create a lineart photo effect with edge detection and gaussian high pass filters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQVs9NsNUek
#krita #photoediting #photoeffects #graphicdesign #opensource

Turn a Photo into a Drawing in Krita using Halftone and Lineart Effects (Tutorial)

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Virtual Curiosities Feb 1

Have you ever heard of the "Goomba" fallacy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmcM3GqjJZ4
#internet #memes #fallacy #mario #twitter

The Goomba Fallacy

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Virtual Curiosities Jan 31

My #Inkscape workflow involves opening it to do something quick and simple and then reporting 1 bug that crashes it on their Gitlab and then finding a 2nd bug to report while reporting the first one. :(
#opensource #technology

Virtual Curiosities Jan 28

How to create halftone / screentone gradients in #Krita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSJOmwO1ca0
#digitalArt #digitalarttutorial #graphicdesign