Today we’re releasing Krita 5.1.0, a major new feature release! Highlights Even more operations can handle multiple selected layers. We’ve improved support for the WebP, Photoshop layered TIFF and Photoshop files, and there’s new support for the JPEG-XL file format. We’re now using XSIMD instead of VC, improving painting performance, especially on Android where vectorization […]
For painting, sketching, and integration with a drawing tablet, it’s a trillion times better. I make all my digital art with Krita and a tablet.
If you want to manipulate photos – crop, color balance, etc. – GIMP is more straightforward. But Krita can do it all.