


Or you can do this by pressing the Ctrl + N shortcut. Creating a New Document ¶Ī new document can be created as follows.Ĭlick on File from the application menu at the top. If you want to open an existing image, either use File ‣ Open… or drag the image from your computer into Krita’s window. To create a new canvas you have to create a new document from the File menu or by clicking on New File under start section of the welcome screen. You will be greeted by a welcome screen, which will have option to create a new file or open existing document. When you start Krita for the first time there will be no canvas or new document open by default.
