Krita

I've tried to use Krita a couple of years ago but it didn't scale well on my Surface Pro 3 so I gave up on it. I'm trying it again and it's improved but still has certain nagging issues that kill my workflow. Krita supports pinch and zoom but doesn't support touch enabled canvas rotation? That makes no sense especially in a Windows 10/Surface environment in 2017. Krita also doesn't support Surface Pen eraser functions. Specifically, being able to erase using the top of the Surface Pen. This is supported in a lot of other creative applications. Not a dealbreaker but still weird. Why are Brush Presets not more prominent in the layout? The default left side tool bar is okay, but the default brush sucks, and the eraser tool isn't among the default toolbar. It's a weird layout choice IMO because an actual pencil tool isn't even a focus upon startup. Krita has great potential but the layout still needs work and it has issues that lower it compared to similar applications.

This is exactly the software I need as a beginning digital artist. Navigability, intuitive use, more tools than I know what to do with and the lifesaving autosave feature are all I could ask for. Now that animation is yet another workplace added to the program, it makes Krita all the more worth it. I have used it for two years, and am glad that it is now possible to pay for it in dollars, since euros would be a problem.

Nice to have a UWP version of this great art application. It is better than Phtotoshop for drawing and painting and it is open-source.

No problems on my end, no stability issues or lagginess with normal use. I had default settings, and I wasnt using too many layers. People should be warned though: it hasn't been made more touch friendly in this version, and I couldn't get the eraser button on my pen to work. Not sure there are any changes at all... Good thing is that people who don't know Krita can now feel a little safer downloading it. I'm gonna keep drawing in Leonardo for better tablet experience, but when doing advanced stuff Krita is a great replacement for PhotoShop imo, for those that cant afford it. As always, I'm so grateful to the developers, great job!