SketchBook Express V6.0.1 Line and Shape tools Resize a brush Change your view Move, rotate, or scale a selected area How do I use layers? Tool summary Tool selection Resizing the canvas Hotkey shortcuts
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Select an area
2
12
Use one of the following methods:
What’s New
5
Deselect an area
12
12
Copy your sketch 12
Introduction
6
ool selection
6
ool summary
6
Choose a brush
6
Move, rotate, or scale a selected area 13 Crop
Resizing the canvas Fit a resized image onto the screen
Blurring an area
6
Sharpening an area
6
Create a custom color
7
Show/hide parts of the editor Change brush properties
Rotate canvas Add an image 7
Color Editor PC
14
15 15
Save your sketch 15 Save your sketch a s an Adobe® Photoshop® file 15
7
Save your sketch as a PXD
7
15
Save your sketch as an image file 15
7
Save location options
7 Pick a color from the screen
Mac
13
14
Create a new sketch
7
Undo or redo a brushstroke
13
Rotate or flip your sketch
Resize a brush 7 Clear brushstrokes
13
Save locally
7
16 16
Save to iCloud 16
8 Pick a color from the screen Set the RGB
Open a saved sketch
8
Open a sketch stored on iCloud 16
8
Create a customized color palette
8
Saving a customized color palette
8
Swap between two brushes Line and Shape tools
8
Lines
9 9
Polylines
9
Remove a project from the SketchBook iCloud Gallery 16
17
How do I use layers? Select a layer
17
17
Persistent selection Edit a layer
Ovals 9
17
17 Clearing an area from the current layer
Free 9
Organize layers
Flood fill an area 9 Flood fill an active layer
9
Flood fill visible layers 9
Tools for Sketching
Open a PXD 16
Use Layers
9
Rectangles
16
Change Flood Fill properties
18
Change the transparency of a layer 18
Annotate, Send, Print & Present
9 10
Adding text
19
Editing text
19
19
Changing the transparency of text
View, Edit & Save your Sketch Change your view
11
Email a sketch
20
roubleshooting
11
17
Zoom using a touch strip
11
Print a sketch
20
View an image’s actual size
11
Flip through your sketches 21
Fit an image in the display
11
20
19
Present images
21
Hide or move the interface 21 Hiding or showing scroll bars
22
Changing the behavior of Page Up and Page Down
Adjust System & Program Settings
22
23
Changing the Maximum Number of Undos 23 Change the brush cursor
23
Remove the brush outline Improve performance
23
23
Wacom tablet troubleshooting
23
Installing the latest drivers
24
Using default tip pressure feel
24
Adjusting stylus responsiveness
25
Adjusting stylus responsiveness for one brush 25 Reset Preferences 25
Hotkey shortcuts
26
Right-click marking menu 28
Artistic Acknowledgements
29
What’s New Tis chapter introduces new features and a list of improvements & enhancements that can be found in t his release of SketchBook Express.
Improvements have been made in the following areas: •
•
We support some Wacom multi-touch functionality. UI design and functional improvements have been made.
Introduction
Tool selection Pick a tool using one of the following methods: •
Flick toward an icon to select it.
•
ouch the stylus to an icon and hold, then flick through a tool.
•
ap a tool the toolbar to select it.
Tool summary 3
4
1. Brush Palette (shows current tool) 5
2. Color (shows current color) 3. Interface controls
6 1 2
4. View controls, canvas transform, selection, & layer tools 5. Brushes & palette
7
6. Colors & editor 9
8
7. Editing tools 8. Open, save, new , next , & previous image 9. Undo/redo
Choose a brush In the Brush Palette or from the lagoon, tap a brush and start sketching. Select an eraser for modifications.
Blurring an area Blur - Paint over an area to soften it, making the area appear out of focus. Note - o change its size or strength, either double-click the brush or tap to access Brush Properties.
Sharpening an area Sharpen - Paint over an area to makes it look crisper; sharpening the areas. Note - o change its size or strength, either double-click the brush or tap to access Brush Properties.
Change brush properties In the Brush Palette, dbl-tap a brush to access the Brush Properties window and change bru sh settings.
Resize a brush ap-drag to the right to increase a brush’s size or left to decrease it.
Undo or redo a brushstroke o undo the previous action, tap o redo an action, tap
or press Cmd+Z .
or press Shift+Cmd+Z .
Note - You can change the number of undos in the General tab of the Preferences.
Clear brushstrokes Flick toward
or press the Delete or Backspace key.
Color Editor ap
to access the Color Editor.
Note - If you flick
, your brush will erase existing color pixels on that layer.
1 1. abs (various methods for picking colors): Choose a hue or tints and the value (light). 6
2
Specify a color using color gradients, such as gray scale, RGB, CMYK, or HSB values. Choose from a lists of colors (Apple, Developer, Crayons, Web Safe), or create your own li st of colors.
3
Choose a color from a spectrum of hues and values.
5
Pick from 48 colors displayed as a box of crayons. 2. Swatch (current color) 3. Slider 4. Customized palette 4
5. Color Wheel 6. Magnifying glass (color picker)
Pick a color from the screen ap
to change the cursor to
. Move over and tap a color on your screen.
Set the RGB In the Color Editor, tap the RGB fields and add numeric values. Te color in the Color Wheel changes to display a color with those RGB values.
Create a customized color palette Drag a color chip from the swatch to the palette at the bottom of the Color Editor.
Saving a customized color palette Te next time SketchBook opens, your customized color palette appears.
Swap between two brushes Use one brush, then return to a previous one. After using a brush, select another, then flick toward
or press S to move between them.
Tools for Sketching
Line and Shape tools In the toolbar, tap a Line and Shape tools, Line, Rectangle, Polyline, or Oval, to help create shapes and lay down lines.
Lines o draw a line, either tap Shift key. Ten, tap-drag.
or for a horizontal or vertical line, hold down the
See “Free ” for drawing diagonal lines.
Rectangles o draw a rectangle, tap
and tap-drag to draw the shape.
Polylines o draw a polyline, tap and tap to place each point. Dbl-tap the last point to change the line to a solid line.
Ovals o draw an oval or circle, tap
and tap-drag to draw the shape.
Free o return to freestyle stroke mode, tap . o draw a diagonal (45-degree angle) line, hold down the D key. Ten, tap-drag.
Flood fill an area Fill the active
or visible
layers with color.
Flood fill an active layer In the Brush Palette, tap fill that area on that layer.
, then tap an area to
Flood fill visible layers In the Brush Palette, tap , then tap an area to fill that area in a ll visible areas. Penguin (c) 1296613 Ontario Inc.
Change Flood Fill properties Change the tolerance to determine the range of color values affected when flooding a region with paint and fil l gaps between the fill paint and the pixels creating the boundary of the fill. Te minimum tolerance, 0 (zero), selects and fills only pixels of that color value. Te maximum tolerance, 255, selects and fills all pixels regardless of the region. Dbl-tap
or
and tap
to change flood fill tolerances.
View, Edit & Save your Sketch
Change your view Zoom in and move about ap and flick toward the puck. •
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o zoom in and out, move your stylus to the center to zoom and tap-drag. o reposition your sketch on the canvas, move your stylus to the outer ring and tap-drag.
Zoom using a touch strip Cintiqs and some tablets have a touch strip for zooming. Position your cursor over the area you want to zoom in or out of. Move your finger along the touch strip in an upward motion to zoom in or a downward motion to zoom out.
View an image’s actual size For the actual pixel size of an image, tap or press Option+Cmd+0 (zero).
and flick toward
Fit an image in the display o expand or shrink an image, tap or press Cmd+0 (zero).
and flick toward
or press-hold the spacebar to access
Select an area ap
to access some of the Selection tools. Select (M) Lagoon Lasso Select (L) oolbar
Use one of the following methods: o select an area, do one of the following, then tap-drag to select the area you want: •
tap
in the toolbar or press the M key
•
tap
in the toolbar or press the L key
o select everything, select Edit > Select all or press Cmd+A .
Deselect an area o de-select the area: 1.
ap outside the area.
2.
Flick toward one of the other selection tools.
3.
Press Cmd+D.
4.
Select Edit > Deselect .
Copy your sketch Use the Selection tools to select everything or just an area, then use one of the Copy tools. o copy: •
•
•
•
everything on a layer, select Edit > Select All or press the A key. a rectangular area, use or press the M key, then click-drag to surrounds the area you want to copy. an irregular area, use (or press the L key), then click-drag to surrounds the area you want to copy. the contents from the current layer only, flick toward
o paste, flick toward
or press Cmd+V .
or press Cmd+C.
Move, rotate, or scale a selected area Use the ransform Layer puck to move, rotate, and scale content. Use one of the Selection tools, then the ransform Layer puck appears. Note - o move, rotate, or scale a selected area for all layers, merge the layers first.
o move a selection, highlight the move outer circle. ap, then drag to move the layer around the canvas.
o rotate a selection around its center, highlight the rotate middle circle. ap, then drag in a circular motion in the direction you want to rotate.
o scale a selection bigger or smaller, highlight the scale inner circle. ap, then drag to scale up or down to display the percentage scaling.
o non-proportionately scale a selection, highlight the upper part of the inner circle. ap, then drag in the direction you want scaled.
Crop Select Image > Crop or Crop to Selection, then tap-drag to surround the area. Anything outside the selection is deleted. ap to remove unselected parts of the sketch. Crop – makes a square or rectangular crop selection.
Crop to Selection – crops irregular, square, and rectangular selections.
Resizing the canvas Use Image > Canvas Size to set size of the canvas, using inches, cm, or mm. ap the Anchor interface to specify how to crop the canvas.
Fit a resized image onto the screen o expand or reduce an image to fill the screen, select press Cmd+0 (zero).
and flick toward
Fit to View or
Rotate canvas o rotate the ca nvas, hold down the Spacebar, mouse over the rotate ring of the puck, then click-drag to freely pivot the canvas.
Rotate or flip your sketch Rotate Image CCW Rotate Image CW Flip canvas Vertically Mirror Canvas Flip Layer Vertically Mirror Layer
•
o rotate an image counter-clockwise, select Image > Rotate Image CCW
•
o rotate an image clockwise, select Image > Rotate Image CW
.
Note - Keep selecting either of these to rotate the image 180 or 270 degrees. •
o flip an image vertically, select
•
o flip an image horizontally, select
.
.
.
Add an image An image, such as a PX D from Pixlr, can be inserted onto the current layer or imported onto a new layer. o add an image, select File > Add Image, then select a file. Note - When adding a PXD image to a sketch, SketchBook flattens the file, without making any visual changes. If you do not like its placement, choose
to undo it and try again.
Create a new sketch o create a new sketch, select
and flick toward
or press Cmd+N.
Note - Use the Preferences window to set the default canvas size opened when you create new sketches.
Save your sketch When saving a file, you can set the format of the saved fi le. For layered files, you can save and open ones with up to 6 layers.
Save your sketch as an Adobe® Photoshop® file When saving, select the Adobe Photoshop PSD file type option.
Save your sketch as a PXD Save images as PXDs to work on them in Pixlr. For images with colored text, to preserve the color, SketchBook converts the text to an image. o save a sketch that can be opened in Pixlr, select File > Save as type > PXD Files (*.pxd).
Save your sketch as an image file When saving, select the type of image you want saved. Note - Only the IFF and PSD image formats preserve layers. Saving them as any other image format flattens them. Only use Autodesk SketchBook Express to read IFF files containing layers. We do not advise you to open these images in other programs because we cannot guarantee layer preservation.
Save location options Choose where a project is saved - locally or to iCloud.
Save locally Save a project to the computer you are using. In the Save or Save As dialog, browse to a location on your machine and tap Save. Files can be saved as any format.
Save to iCloud Save a project to iCloud to access it from anywhere and any device or platform. In the Save or Save As dialog, tap Go to iCloud Gallery .
Open a saved sketch o open sketches of various formats, select flick toward
and
or press Cmd+O.
Open a sketch stored on iCloud Access a project stored on iCloud from anywhere a nd with any machine. In the Open dialog, tap Go to iCloud Gallery .
Open a PXD Open an image from Pixlr in SketchBook. If the image uses a blend mode not supported by SketchBook, the Normal blend mode is used to replace it. o bring an image from Pixlr into SketchBook, select File > Open, then select a PXD file.
Remove a project from the SketchBook iCloud Gallery Select a file and tap [X] Delete.
Use Layers Use layers to make changes to an image without midifying t he content on other layers. Use multiple layers for drawing complex sketches or to test variations of a design.
How do I use layers? 1. Select
and flick toward
to open the Layer Editor.
2. ap-hold the middle of a layer to show
/hide
or
rename a layer.
Select a layer In the Layer Editor, tap a layer to select and highlight it. All actions are applied to this layer, until another layer is selected. Note - Only one layer can be selected and active at a time.
Persistent selection After selecting a region on the canvas, you can add, delete, or switch layers, while the “marching ants” created by the Select/Lasso/Crop tools stay active. Your selection is maintained.
Edit a layer With a layer selected in the Layer Editor, move, rotate, or scale the layer, mirror or flip its content, use the color correction tools, or add text. Note - Moving, rotating, and scaling a layer only affects the current layer. o move, rotate, or scale the entire canvas, merge all the layers first. o move, rotate, or scale a layer, flick toward or press-hold the V key and use t he ransform puck. o do this to another layer, select a new layer and repeat. Note - If using the V hotkey, press and hold it down, as you tap the top of the middle circle, and drag up, down, right, or left. To mirror or flip a layer, see “Rotate or flip your sketch”.
Clearing an area from the current layer 1. Flick toward or , or press the M key, then drag over the area you want to clear. 2. Next, either flick toward or press the Delete key to remove the selected area.
Organize layers Drag layers and reposition them and change the spacial position of objects and how they combine to create the overall composition. Once satisfied with layer order, they can be combined by merging two or all of them. In the Layer Editor, pen down on to drag the layer up or down. Release the stylus to drop the layer into position.
Change the transparency of a layer
Full opacity
Medium opacity (translucent)
ransparent
Blend a layer with other layers using transparency. In the Layer Editor, with a layer selected, drag the slider to the opacity. Note - If a layer is not visible, check to see if the opacity is at 0%.
Annotate & Print Print images. Annotate sketches. Present sketches to colleagues, clients, or friends.
Text Use
to create simple RF text objects. Set the font, size, style, and color.
Adding text 1.
o add text, in the toolbar, tap
2.
Start typing in the Edit ext Layer window.
3.
Use the editing tools to make changes to the text.
4.
ap OK when finished.
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Editing text In the Edit ext Layer window, select the text and do any of t he following: •
ap the Font menu to set the text font.
•
ap the Size dropdown to set text size.
•
– ap to bold the text.
•
– ap to italicize the text.
•
– ap to underline the text.
•
– ap to strike out the text.
•
– ap to set the text color.
Changing the transparency of text Te opacity of the text can be changed using the layer’s opacity slider. Click-drag the opacity slider to change the transparency of the text. Note - Te opacity of all content on the layer will be affected by this change. We recommend the text be on one layer and other content on another.
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Print a sketch Make printouts of your sketches by selecting File > Print .
Adjust System & Program Settings Create your own marking menus and populate the lagoon with the options you use most frequently. Right-tap to access a virtual floating lagoon.
Hide or move the interface Use these tools to set what interface elements are visible. Displays the toolbar and lagoon and flips it to the left corner of the canvas. Display the toolbar and lagoon and flips the lagoon to the right corner of the canvas. Hide the toolbar and lagoon. Display the toolbar, but hide the lagoon.
Hiding or showing scroll bars In the Preferences, tap the Canvas tab. urn off Enable canvas scroll bars. Note - You can still use the Zoom and Move tool to view those parts of the image that are off the screen.
Changing the Maximum Number of Undos Changing the number of undos only takes effect once a file is created or another one is imported. We recommend you restart SketchBook. ap the General tab. Enter the number of undos in Maximum undos. Te maximum value is 50, but we recommend a lower value for optimal speed and performance.
Change the brush cursor In your Preferences, set the type of display for the brush cursor.
Remove the brush outline By default, a brush outline appears for the sharpen, blur, and smear brushes, eraser, and other low-opacity brushes such as the airbrush. Tis outline lets you see the size of the brush before you start drawing. In your Preferences, this can be turned off.
Improve performance Some users may experience slower performance when Enable Rotate Canvas is enabled. Tis can be corrected by changing a setting in the Preferences General tap, which turn off Enable Rotate Canvas.
Optimize your files to work across devices If you intend to work between your Mac and SketchBook Mobile or SketchBook Pro for i Pad, under File Format , select SketchBook iOS, then tap Options and select a device to create a canvas size to ensure best results.
Wacom tablet troubleshooting For users of either the Wacom Cintiq or Intuos tablet devices, who have experienced any of the following issues: •
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Cursor offset (Cintiq) Cursor acceleration (dual monitor setups) Erratic pen input
You may want to also read these articles at visit the following links: •
http://www.wacom.com/faqs/view.php?id=289
•
http://www.wacom.com/faqs/view.php?id=115
Default hotkey mappings Due to a Wacom driver issue, some users may not find the default hotkeys mapped. Trough your Wacom ablet Propert ies, manually set the hotkeys to correct this.
Installing the latest drivers If your Wacom device seems to work when you first plug it in, but you experience erratic behavior (for example, problems with stylus pressure or with drifting or offset of the brush stroke), you need the latest tablet driver. Note - If you switch from serial to USB devices, try uninstalling the tablet driver and reinstalling it. For the latest Wacom drivers, go to the Support area of http://www.wacom.com. Install a tablet driver only after you have plugged in the Wacom device, uninstalled the previous driver, and restarted.
Using default tip pressure feel If you find that brush strokes change abruptly from too light to too dark as you vary the amount of pressure you apply to your stylus: 1.
Find the installed Wacom drivers and double-clicking the Wacom ablet icon to access this window.
2.
o customized settings for other applications, add Autodesk SketchBook Express to the list of applications with customized tool settings, which applies the changes only to it.
3.
Move the ip Pressure Feel slider to half-way between Soft and Hard. Te shape of the pressure curve in the More Options display must be a diagonal line. It takes this shape by default when you move the ip Pressure Feel slider to the middle.
For information about using SketchBook with Wacom tablets, see the section to follow, “Adjusting st ylus responsiveness” .
Adjusting stylus responsiveness Styli (pens) for various systems each respond differently to the pressure you apply. Stylus responsiveness can be changed. Keep in mind, this setting affects brushstrokes for all pressure-sensitive brushes. If you dislike the feel of your current stylus, do the following: 1.
Select a pressure-sensitive brush, such as the pencil. Note - You cannot adjust stylus responsiveness, un less the current brush is pressure-sensitive.
2.
Select Edit > Stylus Responsiveness. Te Stylus Responsiveness window appears.
3.
Move the slider to the right to increase the responsiveness of the stylus. As you move toward the Less end of the scale, the feel of the stylus becomes softer. You do not have to press hard to get dark and thick strokes. As you move toward the More end of the scale, the feel of the stylus becomes harder. Press hard to get dark, thick strokes.
4.
est your stylus on the canvas. Experiment with different types of brushes. Note - Te Stylus Responsiveness window stays up while you test.
Keep testing with different responsiveness values until the marks on the screen look and feel right. With heavy pressure, the markers a nd other heavier brushes tend to ma ke dark, thick strokes. With light pressure, the pencils tend to make light, but visible strokes. Note - You may need to adjust the pen responsiveness each time y ou use a different tablet or stylus.
Adjusting stylus responsiveness for one brush Te Stylus Responsiveness window applies to all brushes. o create a brush that responds differently to the pressure you apply to the stylus, create a do-it-yourself brush and change its size and opacity levels. Note - Brushstrokes can change abruptly from too light to too dark as you vary the stylus pressure. Setting the tip pressure feel to its default value corrects the abrupt changes.
Reset Preferences Reset your preferences to their default state. Select Edit > Preferences and tap Factory Settings, then tap a Reset button and OK .
Hotkey shortcuts Use this list to see the hotkey assignments in SketchBook.
Lagoon Icon
Icon
Name and location Tools/Views
Hotkey Mac
Hotkey PC
1+tap-hold
1+tap-hold
Spacebar
Spacebar
Lagoon Zoom/Rotate/Move Canvas Lagoon: ools/View marking menu
Fit to View
Ctrl+O
Lagoon: ools/View marking menu
+O
Add ext Layer Lagoon: ools/View marking menu
Edit ext Layer Lagoon: ools/View marking menu
Ruler (Show/Hide) Lagoon: ools/View marking menu
Ellipse (Show/Hide) Lagoon: ools/View marking menu
R
R
R
R
R
R
E
E
Y
Y
Symmetry Y (on/off ) Lagoon: ools/View marking menu Image menu Actual View Lagoon: ools/View marking menu
Ctrl+Alt+O Option+
+O
Lagoon Icon
Icon
Name and location
Hotkey Mac
Hotkey PC
2+tap-hold
2+tap-hold
Lagoon: Brushes, Fills, ools marking menu
S
S
Resize a brush
B+tap-drag
B+tap-drag
Change brush opacity (Pro ONLY)
O+tap-drag
O+tap-drag
Change brush slant (Pro ONLY)
/+tap-drag
/+tap-drag
3+tap-hold
3+tap-hold
4+tap-hold
4+tap-hold
M
M
L
L
Del
Del
Brushes, Fills, Tools Lagoon Swap Between 2 Brushes
Colors Lagoon Edit Lagoon Select Lagoon: Edit marking menu
Lasso Select Lagoon: Edit marking menu Clear Lagoon: Edit marking menu Edit menu Copy Lagoon: Edit marking menu
+C
Ctrl+C
+V
Ctrl+V
+X
Ctrl+X
Image menu Paste Lagoon: Edit marking menu Edit menu Cut Lagoon: Edit marking menu Edit menu Move/Rotate/Scale Layer Lagoon: Edit marking menu
V
V
Lagoon Icon
Icon
Name and location
Hotkey Mac
Hotkey PC
Save Lagoon: File marking menu
Ctrl+S +S
File menu New Lagoon: File marking menu
Ctrl+N +N
File menu Open Lagoon: File marking menu
Ctrl+O +O
File menu
Undo / Edit menu Under the Lagoon
Ctrl+Z +Z
Redo / Edit menu Under the Lagoon
Ctrl+Y +Y
Right-click marking menu
Zoom/Rotate/Move Canvas (Spacebar)
Actual Size (Ctrl+Alt+O)
Fit to View (Ctrl+O)
Symmetry (Y)
Ruler - Show/Hide (R)
Symmetry (X)
Ellipse - Show/Hide (E)
Artistic Acknowledgements Tanks to all the artists who contributed sketches for use in this manual!
Luis Peso “The Spanish Dancer”
David Baas “Skylight”
Nick Harris “Gavin’s new anti-fog goggles”
i Wei “Subconsious Pattern”
Creaturebox “Simian Print”
Luis Peso “Chocolate”
Nick Harris “Noooo”
