Krita 4.3 to 4.4 - Kiki and the Waterlilies (2020)

Artist comment: This splash was inspired by Monet’s Waterlily paintings. Waterlily/Lotus in Chinese tradition represents incorruptible personality, which in this case reflects Krita’s GPL free software license. The rainbow-colored ripples represnt the hue ring of Krita’s color selector. I gave Kiki a new hair style, and a more fashionable techwear based costume. The whole picture was done using only Krita’s default basic-5 size brush. A side note: I was born as a left hand user (just like Kiki), but was forced to use my right hand since I was 6. 30 years later in 2020, I decided to go back to use my left hand. The relearning process was difficult, but it gave me much insight that I did not pay attention to before, which greatly helped me to grow as an artist.