GrutBrushes vs Krita
GrutBrushes
grutbrushes.com
Krita
krita.orgSide by side
| Figure | GrutBrushes | Krita |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Digital Brush Libraries | 8.0 (#7) | 8.5 (#4) |
| Commercial use | The license permits personal and commercial projects and allows users to sell artwork they create with GrutBrushes products, but not the downloaded files themselves. | The GPL permits commercial artwork, and the maker says users retain sole ownership of what they create with Krita. |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says purchases require only a name and email, and payment card processing is handled by Stripe or PayPal on their servers. | The maker says no registration is needed and Krita can be installed and used without an internet connection; its optional startup news feature downloads news without tracking. |
| Support | The maker invites users to email [email protected] for help and says support emails go to the maker, who reads and replies to them. | The Krita Foundation directs users with questions to the Krita Artists forum and says its foundation email is not for user support. |
Plans
GrutBrushes
- Procreate Pencils$7, paid once
- GrutBrushes Art Brushes Complete – 500 Photoshop Brushes$20, paid once
- Procreate Brushes Unlimited$20, paid once
In their own words
GrutBrushes
GrutBrushes is a collection of digital art tools, including brushes and smart digital paper, for artists using supported creative apps. Its Photoshop brushes respond to hand movement and pressure, so strokes vary with the artist’s input. The Photoshop Complete set spans watercolor, ink, oil, impasto, natural media, pencil, charcoal, specialty, cross-hatching and mixer brushes. Procreate Brushes Unlimited lets users browse, search, preview and install brushes directly to an iPad, with 12 months of access to new brushes. An optional Photoshop plugin organizes presets into sets and supports drag-and-drop ordering, but it is incompatible with the latest Photoshop update that removed legacy plugins; ABR files remain usable in Photoshop CC’s brushes panel. The shop lists free products, including a sampler, and a free signup. One-time plans include Procreate Pencils at 7.00 USD and two sets at 20.00 USD each. The license permits commercial artwork, but not resale of downloaded files.
Krita
Krita is free, open-source software for digital painting and artwork creation, with tools for illustration and 2D animation. Its brush collection includes more than 100 preloaded options and over nine engines for customizing brushes. Animation tools support audio, onion skinning, extensive timeline frames, and export to video or still images. For color workflows, Krita supports ICC management through LCMS, OpenColorIO for EXR, HDR painting, and OpenEXR. It can open and save PSD files and uses SVG for vector work. C++ and Python plugins can extend the application; plugins distributed for Krita must use the GNU GPL, though creators may charge for downloads. Krita lists Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, but not iPads or iPhones. The maker says no registration or internet connection is required for use. The listed minimum RAM is 4 GB, with 16 GB recommended. Krita is free and open source, with no subscriptions or trials.