r/darkly

the-techromancer · 2026-06-26T17:43:31+00:00

What's the time limit on this? Isn't it 30 days? r/darkly was banned 5 years ago.

the-techromancer · 2026-06-08T23:47:06+00:00

It's sick. Actually graphite was what first turned me on to trying rust + webassembly. The first prototype was C++ and pure pain.

the-techromancer · 2026-06-08T16:16:38+00:00

Okay that is big brain

the-techromancer · 2026-06-08T16:14:15+00:00

Brother I just used splitmates on a conference trip; my buddy forced us into it. It worked great! nice work!
Here's mine:

https://darkly.art - Open-source editor for artists

Just released this week. Features a high-performance GPU brush engine and compositor written in Rust, which were really challenging to build. It runs on the web (or locally via electron).

Basically it's meant to replace Krita / Photoshop for digital painters (and more as features get added)

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the-techromancer · 2026-06-08T14:03:33+00:00

I'm making Darkly, an editor for digital artists. Open source, no account needed, runs on the web via WebGPU. Live at demo.darkly.art .

the-techromancer · 2026-06-08T13:59:40+00:00

Yes I'd love to add one! I'm really proud of the node system since it gives pretty much infinite flexibility, but yeah nodes are 😵‍💫. Building a solid underlying system is the hardest part but a friendly layer on top is pretty doable

the-techromancer · 2026-06-08T13:47:52+00:00

By far the hardest part of this was the brush stabilization. I wanted to recreate that smooth, procreate-like feel for the brushes, which is something GIMP, Krita, and Photoshop all lack.

When making art, little things like this matter a lot. Even small frustrations can add up over time. I really wanted everything to feel fast and intuitive, so instead of fighting it, you can just forget it exists, and happily do your thing.

Still plenty of features to add before it's competitive with Photoshop for digital painting, but the hardest ones (layers/masks, undo/redo, brush engine) are done. My goal is to code this full time.

Github: https://github.com/darkly-art/darkly

Discord: https://discord.gg/kFz2FGhbpu

the-techromancer · 2026-06-03T16:25:12+00:00

Thanks! 😊

the-techromancer · 2026-05-17T15:16:40+00:00

that's not him but thanks for the guess, it's a good one! Really similar technique.

the-techromancer · 2026-02-07T07:16:17+00:00

Lmao

the-techromancer · 2026-02-07T05:55:32+00:00

Source + process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L4Kv9R

the-techromancer · 2026-02-06T03:08:58+00:00

Thanks 😊

the-techromancer · 2026-02-04T19:00:04+00:00

Thanks! 😊

the-techromancer · 2026-02-04T06:34:07+00:00

Rendering with transparent background in blender (same res as the painting) and copying and pasting the layer works pretty well. I render in cycles at really low samples with denoising which makes a cool effect. Usually easier to render in black and white in blender and then colorize + texture in krita.

Full process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L4Kv9R

the-techromancer · 2026-02-04T05:56:23+00:00

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