I'm liking the painting tools in Krita, especially the mirror effect. Horizontal and Verticle mirror makes it easier for us non-artistic types.

Here's my first real effort incorporating Krita:
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Edit: there are some points where the lines come together that I intend to put silver gray on to try for a solder look.