Discover Krita 5.3/6.0: 10 new features explained to get you started

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Join me (and my french accent :-) ) as I take you through my top 10 favorite new features in Krita. In this video, I'll provide a walkthrough of my top 10 new feature, giving you a comprehensive tutorial on how to localize and utilize them to enhance your Krita workflow. By the end of this video, you'll have the key to take advantage of this new release!

→ Get Krita 5.3/6.0: https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.0-released/
→ Full release notes: https://krita.org/en/release-notes/krita-5-3-release-notes/

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:31 10 - A new color picker
2:38 9 - Docker in Pop-up Palette or Toolbars
5:31 8 - A new Bundle Creator
6:55 7 - New texture options
8:36 6 - New knife/panel tool
10:13 5 - Fill tool: close gaps
10:58 4 - Transform Tool Improvements
13:20 3 - Stabilizer Improvements
15:57 2 - Color Overlay Mask
17:00 1 - The New Text Tool
19:52 1 - Presets
20:55 1 - Type Setting Mode
22:20 1 - Text-on-Shape
23:07 1 - Text-on-Path
24:15 1 - PSD Compatibility
24:33 End notes

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License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Video and artworks by David Revoy
www.davidrevoy.com

Soundtrack:

• (jingle) "Hanami Matsuri" CC By Fabian Measures
• "Chillowanie Bomby" CC By Paweł Feszczuk, freemusicarchive.org
• "Dawn" CC By Somatoast
• "Cool Change" CC By Mr Smith, freemusicarchive.org
• "LoFi Hip Hop" CC 0 Omfgdude, opengameart.org
• "A cup of Tea" CC 0 TAD, opengameart.org
• "Bartender" CC 0 TAD, opengameart.org
• "Cue" CC 0 TAD, opengameart.org

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Video and artworks by David Revoy
www.davidrevoy.com
webcomic: www.peppercarrot.com

March 2026