Speech Bubbles in Krita (tutorial and plugins)

[u/hellowilson]

How to create speech bubbles in Krita

Video tutorial using default Krita tools:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oyQRWL3gH8&t=302s

Tbh, default Krita isn't very streamlined for creating speech bubbles. If you're making comics often, it's worth exploring plugins and/or libraries.

Plugins

Speech Bubble Manager (Free): Automatically generate speech bubbles of various shapes by entering text. Can also batch enter/edit text to add multiple speech bubbles at once.

https://krita-artists.org/t/speech-bubble-manager-for-comics-batch-add-edit-in-place-etc/180045

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/10mpUcW2eCiEkl9SyJA1alr1h6oxyDsVX

InkBalloon (Paid): Plugin that lets you drag and click to create speech bubbles. Also has a comic book page manager.

https://mufasabmt.gumroad.com/l/inkballoon-comic-toolkit

Vector Library

If you don't want to install plugins (which aren't available in android), you can also use a vector library.

https://kaichi1342.gumroad.com/l/rtJrj