Krita
Art · Non-AI workflow
Choose Krita for hand-painted character portraits, scene illustrations and backgrounds. Its brushes, layers and frame-by-frame raster animation suit a 2D art workflow, especially for short loops. Longer animations can consume substantial RAM.
Krita's GPLv3 license allows commercial use; it does not put your original artwork under the GPL. Check the separate licenses for third-party brushes, fonts and imported images.
Documentation reviewed on 2026-10-05
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