[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":173},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-42821643":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":29,"sentiment":30,"stance_mix":31,"scored_comments":32,"aspects":34,"strip":37,"post_text":38,"what":39,"said":65,"maker_in_thread":104,"shape":111,"grid":116,"attempts":135,"same_week":136,"maker_shows":165,"maker_hidden":166,"reader_version":167,"card":168},"42821643","Krita RGBA Tech","Exploring Filter Engines in Open-Source Art","title","Show HN: Krita RGBA Tech – Exploring Filter Engines in Open-Source Art","https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FDraneria\u002FToolkit-by-Draneria_Krita-Brushes","github.com","draneria",1737813159,2025,50,9,1248,3837,33,"notable","creative","digital painting brushes","other",[24,25,26,27,28],"krita brushes","filter brush engine","emboss brush","krita eraser","foss art","loved",0.5,{"positive":32,"neutral":33,"mixed":33,"critical":33},5,0,{"design":35},{"positive":36,"critical":33},3,[32,33,32,33,32,32,33,32,33],"Hello everyone! Last november, I made realistic metallic brushes for Krita.\n\nThis time, I dived into the \"filter brush engine\" to create convenient ways to add thickness to paintstrokes (e.g. emboss), something which can make digital art look more appealing or traditional.\n\nI also created a special eraser which pays attention to the \"height\" of your brushwork, via an edge-detection filter + eraser blending mode.\n\nIf there are any FOSS artists around, feel free to try them out \\╭◜◝ ᵕ ◜◝╮\u002F\n\nPrevious Show HN Threads:\n\nMetallics by Draneria: https:\u002F\u002Fnews.ycombinator.com\u002Fitem?id=42104224",{"problem":40,"audience":46,"pricing":50,"motivation":56,"time_to_build":60,"stack":61,"openness":62,"stage":63,"team_size":64},{"value":41,"source":42,"evidence":43},"Adding thickness to paint strokes and height-aware erasing in digital art","maker",[44],{"id":45},"post",{"value":47,"source":42,"evidence":48},"FOSS digital artists using Krita",[49],{"id":45},{"value":51,"source":42,"evidence":52},"free",[53],{"id":54,"by":11,"text":55},"42826898","Thank you! 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