First Krita Beta for Android and ChromeOS in Play Store

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Post by reddotX » Sat, May 23, 2020, 9:55 AM UTC

First Krita Beta for Android and ChromeOS in Play Store
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Re: First Krita Beta for Android and ChromeOS in Play Store

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Post by illuminated » Sat, May 23, 2020, 10:22 AM UTC

Congrats for the release!

I love Krita. Actually, my kids love it so much. I've had a Wacom tablet for years and thanks to Krita my kids are expanding their artistic skills rapidly. I wish the people behind it all the best!

Re: First Krita Beta for Android and ChromeOS in Play Store

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Post by trashburger » Sat, May 23, 2020, 10:35 AM UTC

Awesome news. This part caught my attention though:

>Unlike the Windows and Steam store, we don’t ask for money for Krita in the store, since it’s the only way people can install Krita on those devices, but you can buy a supporter badge from within Krita to support development.

I don't know about the Windows store because I don't use Windows, but doesn't the Steam store allow you to put up free tools? Godot Engine is available for free on Steam, IIRC.

Re: First Krita Beta for Android and ChromeOS in Play Store

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Post by speedgoose » Sat, May 23, 2020, 10:40 AM UTC

trashburger wrote: post #3

Awesome news. This part caught my attention though: >Unlike the Windows and Steam store, we don’t ask for money for Krita in the store, since it’s the only way people can install Krita on those devices, but you can buy a supporter badge from within Krita to support development. I don't know about the Windows store because I don't use Windows, but doesn't the Steam store allow you to put up free tools? Godot Engine is…

Yes, what they mean is that on windows you can get krita for free outside of the windows store or steam. While on Android most users are stuck with the Google Play store because it's very difficult to use another store.

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Post by dgellow » Sat, May 23, 2020, 10:41 AM UTC

trashburger wrote: post #3

Awesome news. This part caught my attention though: >Unlike the Windows and Steam store, we don’t ask for money for Krita in the store, since it’s the only way people can install Krita on those devices, but you can buy a supporter badge from within Krita to support development. I don't know about the Windows store because I don't use Windows, but doesn't the Steam store allow you to put up free tools? Godot Engine is…

On desktop they went with free installers from their website and paid versions if you want the convenience of a store. That’s a way to support the project.

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Post by Mirioron » Sat, May 23, 2020, 10:43 AM UTC

illuminated wrote: post #2

Congrats for the release! I love Krita. Actually, my kids love it so much. I've had a Wacom tablet for years and thanks to Krita my kids are expanding their artistic skills rapidly. I wish the people behind it all the best!

I wish more parents bought their kids drawing tablets. Kids try out all kinds of things, but it's hard to try out something that you don't have the equipment for. Sure, drawing on paper is a possibility, but it's not quite the same thing as digital art that tends to be much easier to share and get feedback on.

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Post by toxicFork » Sat, May 23, 2020, 10:45 AM UTC

Aw, it does not work well on mobile phones, because the dialogues are cropped and unscrollable. I am going to keep an eye on it though, some apps like sketchbook are somewhat working but they are limited. Having krita equivalent for the phone would be awesome.

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Post by toastal » Sat, May 23, 2020, 10:50 AM UTC

People really should give Krita a go if they want escape the Adobe bubble. I was really impressed with it for drawing over GIMP.

Re: First Krita Beta for Android and ChromeOS in Play Store

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Post by MikusR » Sat, May 23, 2020, 10:54 AM UTC

trashburger wrote: post #3

Awesome news. This part caught my attention though: >Unlike the Windows and Steam store, we don’t ask for money for Krita in the store, since it’s the only way people can install Krita on those devices, but you can buy a supporter badge from within Krita to support development. I don't know about the Windows store because I don't use Windows, but doesn't the Steam store allow you to put up free tools? Godot Engine is…

Krita uses Windows and Steam store for additional funding. It's freely available from website.

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Post by mbeex » Sat, May 23, 2020, 10:55 AM UTC

Mirioron wrote: post #6

illuminated wrote: post #2

Congrats for the release! I love Krita. Actually, my kids love it so much. I've had a Wacom tablet for years and thanks to Krita my kids are expanding their artistic skills rapidly. I wish the people behind it all the best!

I wish more parents bought their kids drawing tablets. Kids try out all kinds of things, but it's hard to try out something that you don't have the equipment for. Sure, drawing on paper is a possibility, but it's not quite the same thing as digital art that tends to be much easier to share and get feedback on.

The leading brand is quite expensive (at least here in Germany), especially when it comes to reasonable sizes (A4/letter). I've been putting this off for years.

Finally - a few months ago - I aquired something remarkable cheaper, a chinese Gaomon M106K. It turned out, it is not cheap at all in the other sense of the word. Good quality and support at least for my use case (a bit different, handwritten formulas and sometimes some sketched diagrams). But my youngest kids use it for painting with Krita too.