How to Animate in Krita
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How to Animate in Krita
![How to animate in Krita [Tutorial] Tools and Panels - Free animation Software](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FCJ/4NN6/KEH3V2WF/FCJ4NN6KEH3V2WF.jpg&filename=How to animate in Krita [Tutorial] Tools and Panels - Free animation Software)
In this short tutorial, i'll show you how to animate in Krita for beginners
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To start, go to this address : https://krita.org
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Install krita by clicking on this button
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Once installed, create a new document, you can copy my informations or put yours
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To activate the animation tool, go to settings > dockers > and check animation
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Select this tool and select a brush, if you don't see the panel brushes go to settings > dockers and check brush presets
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You can change the opacity and size here
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For the next step, click on the first frame in the timeline (Settings > Dockers > Timeline) then click on this icon, you have to click on this for every frame you'll create
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One more important tips, click on this light to make visible your previous and next frames, now you're ready! :)