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Introducing a new Krita plugin: Kiki Ultimate Digital Painting Companion

comics.movim.eu / PepperCarrot • 1 April • 1 minute

This post was an April Fools' Day prank! A big thanks to those who played along and to all the fun comments, and sorry (not sorry) for the Rick Roll.

I'm excited to announce the release of Kiki Ultimate Digital Painting Companion , a plugin for Krita that brings a personal assistant to your screen. Kiki watches your every move, offering remarks and occasional words of encouragement (but mostly sarcasm).

I developed it on the top of a new, free/libre, and open-source engine I named KUDOS (for Kiki's Ultimate Digital Oversight System) trained on my collection of many comments I read on the internet about the common issues and pain while learning to draw and paint. So, it's not based on AI or LLMs, but on a larger and limitless dataset: user frustration.

Kiki Ultimate Digital Painting Companion is still in beta, but I've already received great feedback from my beta-testers.

"She's like having a permanent art critic on my screen, but without the constructive feedback." said one user.

Now, I know what you're thinking: Is this plugin really useful?

And to that I say... well, not really, but it might be? My plan right now is to get the plugin in the hands of as many users as possible, generate some buzz and hype, attract investors and then figure out how to monetize it later. After all, I'm just following the current way of making products in tech.