How to Remove White Background From Scanned Lineart in Krita

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:32:28 +0530

Hello Everyone 🙏🏼,

I noticed that there are comparatively fewer Krita tutorials in written format on the internet. So I am going to start writing tutorials for some basic things that artists would need to do in Krita. We sketch on paper and then we scan the sketch and work on them digitally. Or you might be a traditional artist migrating to digital workflow; you might need your scanned art in Krita to further work on it.

Separating the line art on a transparent layer is one of the most needed steps and this is the first step you do when you transfer the sketch from paper to screen. We will learn to remove the white background and keep only the clean lines so that we can color underneath it. There are three methods that I have listed here, if you need the quickest way, just jump to Method 1. Otherwise, let us get started.

Before scanning your art

One of the things to keep in mind is if the input is of good quality, we get good quality output. So depending on the type of artwork you want, you should choose your paper to draw the artwork and scan settings properly. If you need clean crisp lines, choose a white paper and a paper which will not bleed ink. Handmade cartridges will have yellow tint and will also bleed the ink a bit, so your line art will not be very clean. Unless you want that specific rough look, choose a good quality white paper.

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How to Remove White Background From Scanned Lineart in Krita

Before scanning your art