Introducing a new Krita plugin: Kiki Ultimate Digital Painting Companion
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.
Screenshot gallery
Once activated, Kiki will pop up right at the bottom of your screen and start commenting on what you are doing. Here are some examples:
Upcoming features
- Kiki preventing you from painting on the wrong layer
- Kiki screaming at you to save your work
- Kiki sleeping on your screen if you paint too late
Your suggestions are welcome!
Download
Ready to try Kiki Ultimate Digital Painting Companion Krita plugin?
โ Click here to download the beta plugin
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License
Design: Based on Kiki the Krita Mascot, made by Tyson Tan, and distributed under the Creative Commons BY-SA license.
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faket@veganism.social
Is it better than Clippy? Letโs hope :)
njsg@mementomori.social
@faket What I am completely surprised by is that Microsoft hasn't brought back their assistants, be it using MS Agent or something else, as part of the AI hype. To me it sounds like a sort of obvious move.
I don't use Microsoft software, but, if I did, I'd not object to seeing Links again. (I'd refuse the GenAI part, though...)
#MSAgent
badrihippo@fosstodon.org
@faket of course for sure! Clippy was sad and confused but Kiki is just ๐ฅ๐
sindarina@ngmx.com
I would pay money for this, to be honest ๐
nooe
13 โWouah an digital impostor syndrom generator! We definitely need this in Academia!
doggo@plush.city
I downloaded it and it's great 100% recommends :catuwu: Cute and gives great advices
Takiro@meow.social
โNo AI, just millions of IF statements.
severin@hci.social
๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
stefan@akko.lightnovel-dungeon.de
But is there also: Kiki will insult you when you AI-Tools of any sort :neocat_pleading:
Gotta love the work you put into this elaborate joke :blobfoxsignbigfan:
brazmogu@mastodon.gamedev.place
Clippy could never ๐
DrJLecter@queer.party
this is genius and I would welcome the help ๐๐
stevetux@libera.site
:smiling_face_with_halo:
stevetux@libera.site
I really like the sarcastic tone of the personal assistant.
puniko@mk.absturztau.be
@davidrevoy@framapiaf.org i know this is an aprils fool joke, but hecc i wouldn't say no to that plugin โ:neocat_lul:โ
peron@mastodon.sdf.org
Bring Clippy back!๐ ๐๏ธ
chengdulittlea@mastodon.art
I need to up my games for my fursona in this one ๐ค maybe I'll put it in the next version of ourpaint
vivo@troet.cafe
๐ผ๏ธ original
mort@procial.tchncs.de
@davidrevoy@framapiaf.org With my "talent" in that area, the hints would probably even be helpful. ๐ And they're kinda funny. So I'd take it.
bajabanjo@mamot.fr
every year there's always that first one that gets me before I've had my coffee and figure it out. My hat's off to you.
wookieeboy@hachyderm.io
Youโve made me want it, now you actually have to build it!
COMPU73E@retro.pizza
I knew exactly what would happen when I clicked on the download link but I clicked on it anyway
njsg@mementomori.social
@COMPU73E ...never gonna let you download? :-)
Parnikkapore@mastodon.social
Sassy Kiki hkfskhfskfsh
eldadoinquieto@mastorol.es
April Fools' Day, isn't it? ๐
desatyr@mastodon.social
Earlier I thought You forgot about the date ๐
That is a really good one ๐
jdoe@freeradical.zone
A-ha-ha-ha ๐๐คฃ
I want!
WebCoder49@floss.social
โ1. It's an amazing idea that could cause a lot of laughs!
2. Even though "it's not AI", you should probably ask for permission from the people whose comments you use / at least give attribution to them even if it's probably fair use, because a lot of the fun of this is derived from the originality of the comments which I assume are directly copy-pasted.
3. Oh. It's a joke. ๐ณ
aud@fire.asta.lgbt
@davidrevoy@framapiaf.org the stick figure has strooooooong Mr. DNA vibes : D
โhttps://jurassicpark.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._DNA
Neotheta@finfur.net
..kinda want somekind of Kiki makes terrible comments during stream now xDD
RandamuMaki@mstdn.social
Oh dear gods, I'm having Clippy flashbacks. You're terrible... :D
Only_Exception@mstdn.plus
We need linux support! (this would be awesome if it was real!)
amberage@eldritch.cafe
wp
greenCoder@functional.cafe
The grand-daughter of old' Clippy
๐ผ๏ธ originalaleabdo@hubzilla.com.br
:clapping_hands:
anandu@mastodon.social
oh I got it! Great. I don't know whether to laugh or cry :kerbal:
halla@fosstodon.org
I like muddy brown messes, thank you very much :P
alex@corteximplant.com
cool, is there a bouba plugin as well?
jfml@mastodon.art
"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." ๐ฅ๐
You need to find a way so it also somehow constantly infringes copyright, burns shitloads of electricity, DDOSes the entire internet, is a great tool for fascism and more or less everything else awful under the sun.
jfml@mastodon.art
I knew I'd be set for some fun when I clicked those download etc. links and I was not disappointed! ^__^
โdgouttegattat@social.incenp.org
โIt looks like you are trying to draw a Pepper & Carrot paintingโฆ Though given how bad it is, I canโt quite figure out if it is intended as a tribute to David Revoy or as an insult.โ
muellermeier@bark.lgbt
The sass. XD
nekohayo@mastodon.social
This feature will reach its true potential if the digital assistant also does text-to-speech using espeak. That soothing default voice for Kiki would really make @krita come alive :blobcatcoffee:
robinsyl@meow.social
Kiki will close your art program if you're using AI generated assets
Linebyline@mastoart.social
I have only just learned about the AFPL but I am immediately convinced that there needs to be more AFPL software.
โdigitalfox@yip.vulpine.engineer
That's something I genuinely miss about Clippy as an assistant - everything was drawn, crafted, with attention and care.
I'd totally go for this too!
(I recognized that "download" URL because I've been sending a few folks that way tooโฆ)
โjarfil@mastodon.social
Can we get this... "in Ghibli style"? ๐
https://ghibli.store/products/kikis-delivery-service-chibi-sticker/
ToonLink@fandom.ink
That one about five identical layers hit me right in the soul. XD
โGreuppe@akko.chir.rs
hey, it's better than clippy at least
caralice@mas.to
tbh this creature looks more like bouba to me
norihiori@mastodon.social
Je me suis fait eu en me disant, "waaa trop cool" ๐คฃ
david@blob.cat
this look awsome for artists :3
bonzibuddy@shitposter.world
I will sue you
davidrevoy
@bonzibuddy ๐คฃ
keremgoart@mstdn.social
that's cute ^_^
โRay_Of_Sunlight@mastodon.social
This was.funny to read ๐
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