
For a couple of my patterns I used 24 brushes at once! I discovered that the more brushes I used, the less amount of drawing I had to do, but the more creative I could be. I experimented a lot with the number of brushes and just a little with the rotation angle. I ended up drawing 6 patterns with this mode. Lastly, I moved on to what I discovered is my favorite setting: snowflake.By this point I was feeling a little more confident with my tablet, and a little more creative with my designs. I again drew 3 patterns, but this time I took my time making some interesting shapes. I tried mirroring on each axis individually and then both together.
After that, I moved on to the mirror setting. I drew 3 different patterns with these settings. These patterns were mostly just random lines, since I was also trying to get the hang of my tablet. I started with the symmetry setting of the multi-brush tool and I had it set to 4 brushes. By just getting started on something and continuing to create different versions of that something, my ideas start to flow and I become more creative and interested. My drawing speed increased, my lines are less slanted and shaky, my line weight from the pressure sensitivity is more fluid, and I don't get confused as much with the position of my pen in relation to its location on my screen. By participating in this class, I did manage to actually improve my tablet skills enough that my husband even noticed. Through this class I managed to find a way to make seamless patterns from mandala type motifs so that they don't cut off on one or two sides of the page. Krita has the offset image feature that I've used many times in other software. The multi-brush can create many differing kinds of symmetry, even some I hadn't thought or learned about before. The multi-brush is not as complicated as it seemed at first. I love abstract art and patterns - and even more than that, I love to create them! This project is just up my alley. I figured it could help me focus just enough to really hone in on improving my tablet skills. I thought that by trying out the project for this class, I would have a simple concept to work with, eliminating the stress of what to draw or how detailed to go. I struggle to use my graphics/drawing tablet. This is the first class I watched about Krita. So, I looked for classes specifically about the program to try and learn it a little more efficiently. I know very little about the software, but I love it's concept.
I've recently found my interest in Krita again.(I didn't even know the offset image feature existed in Krita.) I also never thought to use the offset image feature in combination with the multi-brush. However, I didn't have a streamlined process. I have drawn repeating patterns before in Krita and in other software.