Hi!
The Calligra suite 2.4 Beta1 is just released, including Krita 2.4 Beta1.
This release includes many new features, enhancements and bugfixes. Some major news:
BRUSH ENGINES:
- Now you can manage presets in the preset editor
- Blending modes for painting can be saved into preset (including Erase mode)
- Opacity can be saved into preset
- New Flow parameter (similar to Photoshop Flow)
- Improved Sketch Brush : sensors available on density, line width and offset parameters
- New color sources (pattern, gradient, random…)
- New “Color Smudge” engine
- New Curve brush based on latest Harmony engine
- Favorite brush presets in right-click pop-up palette
DOCKERS:
- New history docker
- New Channel selection docker
- Specific color selector now has hexadecimal input
- New Image Docker to load reference pictures
- New Artistic Color selector with separated hue, saturation and light
- New “Task Sets” Docker to record a list of tasks and repeat it easily
CORE:
- New Blending modes for layers and painting (including photoshop-compatible modes)
- Toolbar shortcuts for Opacity, Flow and Size
- Save/Load Workspaces
- MultiHand tool (featuring mirror, symmetry and translate modes)
- Line tool now has pressure and tilt sensors available
- New feature in Image menu: Split an image in a set of rectangles
- Get Hot New Stuff (GHNS) to share brush presets, patterns and gradients
- New feature in View menu: “Show canvas Only” mode
- New feature in File menu: “Save incremental version”
- New Pipe mode for the Text-painting tool that spray letters on stroke
But this is only the visible top of the Iceberg! Look at the full changelog HERE or the announcement HERE for more details…
