Kiki mascot drawings

[Halla Rempt]

Did you know that Kiki has been our mascot for ages, and we love her... 

The images Tyson creates are not meant to replace the application icon, of course, but add something playful to announcements and that kind of use. 

And Krita is for kids, artists and everyone who wants to use it.

Halla


On woensdag 4 februari 2026 12:05:21 Midden-Europese standaardtijd Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> as someone who uses apps for drawing, painting, animation, photography,
> and music production for professional purposes as well as for leisure, I
> find that, as much as I like some mascots, logos without mascots that
> clearly convey the function are much better. Let's take a trip into the
> proprietary world.
> 
> Stylized pencil
> https://cdn.serif.com/store/img/global/logos/affinity-designer-2-dark-landscape-100820201027.svg
> Stylized aperture
> https://cdn.serif.com/store/img/global/logos/affinity-photo-2-dark-landscape-100820201027.svg
> Mascot (for a synth)
> https://audiokitpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Untitled-Project-47.png
> 
> Of course, you can also design a mascot that plays the keyboard, for
> example.
> 
> FreeBSD has "Beastie", Linux has "Tux", and that's fine, but it
> shouldn't become the norm for every app to have a mascot; hand tools are
> not children's scissors.
> 
> The splash screen graphics for Krita are nice, but a mascot that pops up
> at every opportunity (possibly even animated) is annoying.
> You should stick with a logo (icon) like that
> https://krita.org/images/krita-logo-light.svg
> Because as soon as the universal use of the mascot becomes easier, the
> logo will soon look just as childish as
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/The_GIMP_icon_-_v3.0.svg
> 
> Is Krita primarily intended as an app for "artisans" or for children's
> education?
> 
> My 2 Cents,
> Ralf
>