How to Animate in KRITA for Beginners!

Want to try animating in Krita? This video covers all the basic functions you will need to know to get started in animation! Instructor Josh covers frames, onions skins, exporting, and other important details. Make sure to watch our introduction video to Krita to get familiar with the tools, functions and technical aspects: • How to Use KRITA - Dig...
🕓 Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction to Krita
0:31 - Setting up a file
1:19 - Switching to animation workspace
2:22 - Navigating the timeline
3:23 - Onion skins
4:58 - Forward and back keys
5:16 - Moving frames around
5:58 - Removing and duplicating frames
6:45 - Drop key frames
7:14 - Onion skin settings
8:17 - Importing audio
8:27 - Zooming in and out
8:42 - Adjusting frame rate
9:11 - Auto frames
10:18 - Exporting an animation
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[@Wingedcanvas]

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[@Purplethingyt]

Thanks so much for all that you guys do! The timing for this could not be better! I'd be cool to get animation tutorials for how to animate like certain iconic animation like dragon ball z or SpongeBob in krita as well (on the short side of course)

[@Donnie_Oculus]

smd lol this is why youtube sucks, saturated with garbage. who the FFuk uses a mouse to animate????

[@mink_mink]

thx

[@AnimationisTHEfuture]

you rock!

[@TheComicsCenter2809]

Hey terrific video, what can we do if the create video option is not shown in the options bar?

[@themegayoutuber]

WAIT- YOU CAN ADD AUDIO?! I- I'VE NEEDED THAT FOR SO LONG AND IT'S BEEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME THE WHOLE TIME😭

[@Frostfern94]

Sometimes it doesn’t like MP3 files so I think WAV or something is better? I’d Google it to be sure though since it was a year ago I had that issue.

[@avi_mation]

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[@Charuhcandraw]

Me too 😭😭

[@dreaminsepsis2542]

this is unrelated, but
nice pfp >;]

[@monotone_person]

​@@dreaminsepsis2542 ur so real for that

[@nikoisdead9801]

Just wanted to share a little tip regarding the audio part.
I don't know if it was just me, but krita sometimes doesn't take mp3 , so in that case you need to convert your audio file into a WAV file. That's gonna make it work for sure [=

[@OLD_ACC713]

for me the audio keeps changing where it lines up so ima try that

[@Ramen5000Manga]

i use different software for the audio and editing

[@cescimes]

@@Ramen5000Manga just useful to have a reference while animating

[@Bombssivo]

Thanks man had no idea

[@gargoyled_drake]

@@Ramen5000Manga what software ? 😃

[@slamotte]

Tip: The HOLD FRAMES option in the right click menu allows you to choose how long to hold a frame/frames. Say you drew in 1s and want to switch to 2s, you select the frames you want to extend or space out, select the "insert multiple hold frames" option and type in number of frames to hold (in this case 2) then all the frames you selected with skip the number of frames specified :). Instead of spacing each frame individually you can do it in one go.

[@sarahdelgado3519]

Them: You can animate in Krita.
Me: [spill drink from mouth] Pardon?!

[@Rushda2612]

YESSSSSSSSSSSS THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR

[@Besary]

I AGREE!

[@FatalC_]

Shad upp Ahhaa

[@North_North_West]

Thanks, this was super helpful! I've always found animating on Krita really intimidating and difficult, but after watching this video and following along, it's starting to get easier!

[@Izayoinara]

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[@justrosy5]

Could you please update this? There have been several changes to how Krita handles the onion wrapper and the frames. That made it difficult to follow this exactly.

[@yampolskie]

Thank you! Finally- I was so confused with the Krita Animation UI and process. It was like a culture shock as I used to animate with Photoshop. But I love Krita coz it's free. Cheers!

[@ether_impling]

I've grabbed Krita a few times (and again, recently) for the purpose of animating, since I'd heard from others that it was one of the best options art software had to offer; I never could figure out how to get it to work though, so this video is a massive help! Thank you for sharing, Winged Canvas!-

[@Wingedcanvas]

We're so happy you found this video useful! We have more Krita videos on our channel in case anyone is looking for more tips and shortcuts :)

[@VaneelaCreme]

I love using Krita, it truly is an amazing free program

[@Aiodiam]

Love this. Tried animation paper first, and it was really simple and straight forward but I missed having the tools and controls that I had in Krita for creating still images. So happy to see that it works so well for animation too

[@dw2777]

Thank you for this ! Right to the point! For my ADHD mind you have the best voice for teaching and comprehension as well as the proper pacing for me to grab onto what I am learning. Thank you for being a great teacher !!!

[@tamkingshorts]

I'm in the process of migrating to Krita from Photoshop (for budget reasons), and this video was super helpful. Thanks for the concise and informative tutorial!

[@Purplethingyt]

Oh my God thank you for covering animating in krita! Hopefully we can get a krita series!

[@maeflower8164]

I'm just new to digital art and animation and I found krita really interesting.
And I'm thankful that you explained the animation really well since I plan to practice basic animation in krita.

[@Wingedcanvas]

We love to hear that! Check out our channel where we have more Krita resources :)

[@veronika7072]

This was incredibly helpful! I'm always having a hard time when it comes to learning about new programs and stuff and this video took a lot of my anxiety and made it feel way less overwhelming than I expected :D so thanks a lot!

[@arthurnovais990]

I don't have words to describe how you helped me, I've searched 100 tutorials and your vídeo is the only one I understood! Really, thank you so much 🤩😍👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@zeeneac]

Thank you for changing my life sweetheart! Animation is so daunting to me, even on krita! Been using the software since 2018 I believe. Much needed video! Continue making more you're a good teacher! Good luck ❤

[@Dentalfairyfloss]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I STRUGGLE WITH WORKING MY WAY AROUND KRITA ALL THE TIME

[@MarshMellowz4Ever]

Thank you! This video was extremely helpful. I've been wanting to learn how to animate and love that you can do so in Krita! 😁😁

[@dreaminsepsis2542]

this looks gracefully easy to use, great tutorial

[@chareoopoo7995]

This was super helpful! I'm new to animating and I always wanted to learn how to start things off and this has helped me A LOT! TYSM!!

[@holly_ghostcat]

Thanks for this! I love krita and am finally getting around to animating in it!

[@everythingisawesomenot4869]

amazing video, just wanted to learn basic animation techniques and this was perfect. 10/10

[@LilCatSillyTheSillyOne]

You have NO idea helpful this video is. How to set up the animation is superrrrrrrr hard to find a good guide on. This video explains it sooo well and actual takes you thru each part. THANK YOU

[@mousumibanerjee733]

Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial . It was really helpful , got me somewhat well accustomed to the UI being a complete beginner.

[@sabbyxx]

tysm for making an actually great tutorial introduction
it can be so hard to find good ones :)

[@CXTrejo]

This is the best tutorial I found so far nice 🤘🏼

[@traviswebb1967]

Im just starting out in animation and digital art in general, but this was very helpful!!

[@Luukskywalker]

Omg, finally someone :0, I love your channel so much :]

[@burnteffigy87]

This is so great tysm! I can't wait 😊

[@sxynix1]

this was so helpful i have always wanted to do animation on my laptop, i draw on krita but every animation tutorial was just complicated or apps with money. Thank you so much for this video!

[@SenseStories]

thank you so much sir!

[@No_Vanilla]

Some changes to our highschool Adobe subscription has been put in place and some apps require teacher permission/confirmation to be used so for a while I couldn't use Adobe animate anymore because I wasn't bothered to do that. This helps a lot with my animations. Thanks 👍

[@Yinyanger_Drawing]

I'm using Krita for my drawing course, so this helped a lot

[@Doopybara]

this is the best video i have found for animating on krita thank you!

[@Sufganiyot]

I used to use Krita for animation, but I stopped at the end of 2020 because the audio tool they had for animating was glitchy. I now just use Photoshop to draw frames and import those frames into a video editor to put together.

[@octos_art]

yeahhhhh they still haven't fixed it

[@malachyodonoghue3746]

This is gorgeous, im taking a bit of inspiration from it(only the movements) Be Proud of this work

[@Besary]

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!! THATS RIGHT WHAT I NEEDED!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@ceartrap2076]

First most helpful video I've seen so far.

[@Lil_Blizz]

Thanks to you now I can start animating and have some fun ! Thanks ya so much !

[@alexsilva42361]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you!

[@donutranger9641]

Thankyou so much for this turtorial. Really help me a lot 🥰

[@plasmoasis]

you explained this so well!!

[@__Midnight_Studios__]

Time to save on my playlist 😍👍💗

[@Evil_inc]

How did you get the "Create a new video" option? I dont have it, and in the "photos" app the "create video" button is blacked out

[@Glitchy.A101]

thank you so much for this lesson! i really needed it❤👍

[@Sunn3r]

Excellent tutorial, thank you so much!

[@Wingedcanvas]

You're very welcome! Glad it was helpful.

[@Frostfern94]

I knew about all of it BUT the image sequence bit! I didn’t know you could make a video with all those images!

[@bizumasresha1125]

I just want to say thank you for making this video

[@falkeplays]

Amazing tutorial, it really helped me, thank you

[@aidandaniels02]

Thank you so much! This is extremely helpful.

[@teddy_miljard]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!🙏🙏🙏

[@caspar246]

thank you!! this is very simple and easy to navigate. you are wonderful for organizing your video good sir🙏

[@sleepy.truth.1577]

OMG UR SUCH A LIFE SAVER I WAS PANICKING CUS MY COLOR PICKER WAS MISSING I CANT LIVE WITHOUT IT

[@aquiron2]

Thank you! This video was so nice and informative.

[@Wingedcanvas]

Glad it was helpful!

[@maciejdev]

Thanks! This was very helpful.

[@ManuaLKot]

It's was very useful! Thank you so much!

[@muffin-man621]

thank you very much, now I'm on my way to the path of animation! you have my sincerest gratitude! ;)

[@Wingedcanvas]

Glad we could help! ;)

[@fedoralexandersteeman6672]

OMG Krita looks so much easier than other programs that I've been considering! 😃 And I have close to zero experience with animation!

[@saraproductions4667]

Hello! I just want to say thank you. I am beginner and your video helped me a lot. Good luck.

[@CURLYYWURLYYY]

I DIDNT EVEN KNOW U COULD ANIMATE WITH KRITA ⁉️⁉️ I learn new things about that app every day I swear

[@JohnyUwUPokachoo420]

thanks, i really needed some explination for the onion skin

[@guccigirl2389]

Thanks!! Needed this

[@boardingbrute7715]

i watched this video :) ty for creating it!! you're the best! for a beginning project i made a stick figure running threw a little city lol have to start some where, im quite impressed with the program too the more i learn about it and use the different brushes and features Krita has been super fun to use.
keep up the good work!

[@Wingedcanvas]

Nice work! That's great to hear. We have some more Animating in Krita or Animating in general, videos you could check out, too.

[@niro-nova]

Thank you so much 💖 This is exactly what I'm looking for🙏😍

[@galaxsk]

Hey You i dont like you stop ok??

[@m.raggui5367]

what a great tutoria! thanks!!!!

[@nauth123]

Eyy this looks good enough for practice, maybe i should give it a try

[@SimplytheHobbyist]

Yaya a new animation tutorial for krita wooo!

[@krishnavenireddy1730]

You explained me very nicely 😘 thanks for it

[@RoleplayHost]

i looked up this video just to figure out where the timeline was. thanks a bunch!

[@cheeselord4840]

hey is there any way to make multiple blank frames at once? I'm adding sound to my animation and its quite long so I don't wanna click add blank frame over and over again

[@FunkLikeYouMeanIt]

Thanks for the great explanation! P.S. I love your fireball character 🔥

[@worldstargamer1841]

thanks for teaching

[@mayakanwar9255]

Oh wow what the basics thankyou

[@Norsq_]

thank you so much!

[@Orbitington]

i want to give you a BIG thanks for this tutorial beacause i wanted to start animating so i downloaded krita but it looked compliceted for my tiny 11 year old brain so this tutorial was really helpful really thank you so much for this tut im definatly subscribing!

[@floofmoth]

I was following another animation tutorial and had to open a couple Dockers, but the one I already had open (color wheel, brushes) kind of exploded all over my screen, and I cant seem to get them back into place, or into a layout where I can actually see my canvas. Is there a better way to move them back, cause I clicked and dragged a bit and it didn't really help, and I even closed the program and reopened it and the Dockers are still completely in the way. Any help is appreciated

[@user-fo5lq2mw6r]

наконец то нормальный ролик про анимацию в крите, урааа!! спасибо

[@Dutchempireball]

Thank you before this video I didn't understand how krita works. now I know a bit how it works

[@Sample_Gaming]

Can you please make a tutorial on drawing humans w/ insect bits? (bug wings, extra limbs, etc.)

[@hashimtk6602]

Thank you so much that helped me a lot

[@NoDebut]

This was awesome, thank you very much!

[@Wingedcanvas]

No problem! Glad it could help.

[@viditpradhan6538]

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO 🎉

[@c0rrupt.1nk_]

this is so useful, thanks dude :)

[@Wingedcanvas]

Glad it helped!

[@ALEMIXX]

Thank you so much! My friend.

[@paraguasgirl535]

Im so glad i got here! thanks a lot!

[@Wingedcanvas]

You're welcome! Thank you for joining us!

[@sofiiachechulina2898]

Hey:) thank you very much for this video. It helped me out a lot:)

[@SaltyDani_Ma]

just a little question. How do i remove the showcase of the previose and next frame? i allways have the green next frame in

[@amazingfreelancer]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@Neratheblackpanther]

Yeah, this helped me so much, thx

[@thulsa_doom]

Great stuff! you earned a subscriber more :)

[@MortenTelling]

Thx - nice tut!

[@koomky]

Good job, thanks !

[@zerxx4151]

hi, how did you add the "create a new video" in your context menu

[@TheComicsCenter2809]

Hey terrific video, what can we do if the create video option shown at 12:18 is not shown in the options bar?

[@footspring94]

00:40 is the resolution not a function of the amount of pixels? What does it change if you have already set a pixel size for each axis?

[@Chichisuisj]

Learning how to use krita with this video right now 💪💪

[@Wingedcanvas]

You are the GOAT.

[@tinto_van_art]

Krita is a brilliant software. Like it a lot, very good UX.