[AI Minor News Flash] AI Ascension in Krita! “Generative AI for Krita” Merges Brushes with Diffusion
📰 News Overview
- A Powerhouse AI Plugin for Krita: The open-source painting software “Krita” now has a formidable ally. “Generative AI for Krita” is an open-source plugin that integrates AI generation and editing directly into the digital painting workflow.
- Broad Support for Cutting-Edge Models: Beyond Stable Diffusion 1.5 and XL, the plugin now supports the latest Flux and Illustrious models. It can run locally via a ComfyUI backend or utilize cloud-based execution.
- Advanced Editing Suite: Features an intuitive UI for inpainting (adding/removing objects), upscaling to 4K/8K and beyond, and utilizing ControlNet for precise control over poses and depth.
💡 Key Highlights
- Live Canvas Feature: The AI interprets your brushstrokes in real-time, providing immediate visual feedback and allowing for a collaborative “human + AI” creation process.
- Region-Based Prompting: Define specific image areas via layers and assign individual text prompts to control generation with surgical precision.
- Total Local Freedom: Bring your own models and LoRAs. The plugin is hardware-agnostic, supporting NVIDIA (CUDA), AMD (DirectML/ROCm), and Apple Silicon.
🦈 Shark’s Eye (Curator’s Perspective)
This project is a Great White among goldfishes! The reason it stands out isn’t just because it generates images from prompts—it’s because it grants “precise control” without breaking the established digital art workflow. The implementation of ControlNet (line art, pose, depth, etc.) and IP-Adapter is exceptionally robust, making it a practical tool for actual artists rather than just a toy. Redefining AI as a “type of brush” rather than a “total replacement” makes this the most creative and impactful project out of the 300 news items I’ve scouted this week!
🚀 What’s Next?
With the evolution of instruction-based editing like Flux Kontext and multi-region control leveraging layer structures, the “draw-and-fill” method—where artists refine details via AI as they sketch—is poised to become the de facto standard in professional illustration.
💬 Haru-same’s Bite
Watching the AI manifest your vision while you’re still drawing is like holding a magic fin! Fire up your local GPU, push those fans to the limit, and finish your masterpiece at shark-speed! 🦈🔥
- Source: Generative AI for Krita