On Sunday 06 August 2006 22:15, Dik Takken wrote:

> Hi,

>

> When I checked out the new Krita a few months ago, I was completely

> astonished by its feature set. I am currently considering a switch from

> CinePaint to Krita for preparing slide scans for printing. Krita is much

> more stable and has more features than CinePaint does.

Thanks!

> Unfortunately, I fail to find out how to use the dodge or burn tools, two

> of the most important tools for working on slide scans. In CinePaint or

> GIMP, you can simply select the burn/dodge tool from the tool palette,

> choose which you want to use (burn or dodge) and what you want to

> burn/dodge (highlights/midtones/shadows). Then, just use the mouse and it

> does what you expect.

Well, we simply don't really have a burn/dodge tool yet. I'm not sure where to fit it in Krita's current design: it could be a separate tool, or it could be a paintop, similar to the brush, pencil and so on. In the first case, it would be possible to burn & dodge with a soft brush or a hard pencil, or with

the airbrush. In the second case, it would be possible to burn & dodge in straight lines or across a vector path.

> In Krita, there is no burn/dodge tool. There is only a 'Paint with

> Filters' tool, which seems to be a complex unification of multiple

> tools. In order to get what you need, you need to choose a mode, a

> filter, a color, opacity and you need to configure something that

> looks like an 'Adjust Curves' kind of thing.

>

> The dodge and burn tools seem to be implemented as a 'Mode'. I select

> the 'Burn' mode and leave everything else at their default values,

> because I don't know their function. When painting on the canvas, the

> effect looks like color inversion. When I change to the 'Dodge' mode, it

> seems to do what I expect. Except for the fact that you can't continue

> dodging until the image is completely white. The dodge tool seems to be

> limited somehow. Also, it seems to dodge midtones/highlights only.

Yes, painting with filters is cool -- but it's not what you want. You can use this tool to add extra redness, for instance, or paint sharpness onto the image.

> I tried looking in the Krita manual, but I can't find any information

> about how the whole 'Paint with Filters' system works. Can anyone explain

> please?

Well, we need still to write that section, I suppose. I'd need to dive back into the code for that, though. But it's basically just applying the chosen filter onto the area covered by the brush -- that's all. As if your brush area is a temporary selection.

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Boudewijn Rempt

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