Sketch Book Pro 11

Autodesk SketchBook Pro 2011

Autodesk SketchBook Pro

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Contents

Chapter 1 What’s new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1What’s new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Improvements and enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Windows system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Macintosh system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Before installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12For Mac users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12For XP users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13For Win 7 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Install Autodesk SketchBook Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Installing on Windows (PC and Tablet PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Installing on Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Activate the software from a serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Entering a serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Improve performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Troubleshoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Tablet PC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Tuning system performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Disabling the pop-up keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Disabling the mouse indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 3 Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Tool selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Tool summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Chapter 4 Change brushes and colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Choose a brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Selecting default brushes or erasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Changing brush properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Resize a brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Change brush properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Choose a color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Picking a default color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Creating custom colors with a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Pick a color from the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Set the RGB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Create a customized palette of colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Show/hide parts of the Color Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Creating custom colors with a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Pick a color from the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Create a customized palette of colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Saving a customized color palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Blur and sharpen areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Undo and redo brushstrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Clear brushstrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Clearing the current layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Clearing an area from the current layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Swap between two brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Chapter 5 Tools for sketching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Line and Shape tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Rectangles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Polylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Ovals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Flood fill an area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Flood filling an active layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Opening Flood Fill properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Flood filling visible layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Changing flood fill tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Rulers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Showing/hiding a straight edge ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Showing/hiding an elliptical ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Chapter 6 View, edit, and save your sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Change your view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Zooming in on your sketch and moving around it . . . . . . . . . 87Zooming using a touch strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Viewing the image at its actual size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Fitting an image in the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Select an area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Selecting a rectangular area (marquee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Selecting an irregular area (lasso) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Selecting the entire canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Copy to another application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Copy parts of your sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Copying a rectangular area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Copying a lasso area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Copying and pasting the current layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Move, rotate, or scale a selected area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Using the Crop tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Cropping to a selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Cropping irregular shaped areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Cropping to a particular size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Resize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Resizing the canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Resizing an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Changing the resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Changing document size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Using the Image Size window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Rotate canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Rotate or flip your sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Add an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Color correct images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Hide or move the interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Create a new sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Save your sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Saving with an alpha channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Saving your sketch as an Adobe® Photoshop® file . . . . . . . . 125Saving your sketch as an image file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Open a saved sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Chapter 7 Use layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129About layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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How do I use layers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Adding a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Duplicating a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Selecting a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Hide and show a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Edit a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Moving, rotating, or scaling a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Moving, rotating, or scaling another layer . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Mirroring or flipping a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Layer blending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Add a text layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Edit a text layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Organize layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Rearranging layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Merging two layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Merging all layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Lock and unlock a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Delete or clear layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Identify a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Change the transparency of a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Chapter 8 Create custom brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Use brush sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Creating a brush set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Renaming a brush set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Exporting a brush set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Importing a brush set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Deleting a brush set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Create a Do-It-Yourself brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Creating a custom brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Copy and remove custom brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Copying a brush or eraser and customizing it . . . . . . . . . . . 168Deleting a custom brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Adjust the pressure sensitivity of a Do-It-Yourself brush . . . . . . . . 170Changing settings for a Do-It-Yourself brush . . . . . . . . . . . 170Changing the opacity settings of a Do-It-Yourself brush . . . . . 172

Create a Texture Brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Creating a texture brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Saving a texture brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Modifying a texture brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Adjust the brush stamp for a Do-It-Yourself brush . . . . . . . . . . . 178Setting brush stamp aspect and rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178Setting brush stamp spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Setting brush edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Identify a custom brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

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Changing the name of a custom brush or eraser . . . . . . . . . 182Replacing a custom brush icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Create your own brush icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185What you need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185About the sample icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186Tips for creating brush icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Change the brush cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Manage custom brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Save custom brushes and textures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Exporting a brush set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191Saving out brushes and textures (for Mac) . . . . . . . . . . . . 192Saving out brushes and textures (for PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192Exporting Do-It-Yourself brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192Importing Do-It-Yourself brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Chapter 9 Annotate, send, print, present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Install Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Take a screen snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Email a sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198Use background templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Opening a background template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Creating your own background template . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Print a sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Flip through your sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Present images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Putting your images in order for presentation . . . . . . . . . . 203Presenting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204Hiding the interface for a bigger viewing area . . . . . . . . . . 204

Chapter 10 Adjust system and program settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Change your interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Customizing lagoon icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206Customizing marking menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Resetting your preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Hiding or showing scroll bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Changing the cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210Changing the behavior of Page Up and Page Down . . . . . . . 211Changing the maximum number of undos . . . . . . . . . . . . 212Changing the default canvas size for new files . . . . . . . . . . 212Associating file types with Autodesk SketchBook Pro . . . . . . . 213

Improve performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Wacom tablet troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Installing the latest drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222Adjusting stylus responsiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223Adjusting Tablet PC settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

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Chapter 11 Master list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

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What’s new

What’s newInterface update

We have updated the look of SketchBook, making changes to the icons andBrush Palette, and adding a toolbar.

Brush Palette

The palette is now collapsible.

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Rearranging brushes in the palette

The following are new ways to move brushes within the Brush Palette:

■ To copy a brush from one brush set to another, Shift-tap and drag thebrush to its new location, then drop it into place. The original remains inthe first brush set and a duplicate appears in the second brush set.

■ To move a brush from one brush set to another, tap-drag the brush to itsnew location, then drop it into place. The brush is removed from the firstbrush set and now populates the second brush set.

■ To rearrange brushes, tap-drag and drop the brush to its new locationwithin the same brush set.

Brush sets

Brush sets have been added to the palette. They enable you to group andmanage DIY brushes. Export sets for others to use or save them to an externaldrive. Import and use brush sets created by others. Label your brush set tohelp identify each one.

See Use brush sets on page 159.

Brush Palette menu

We added , which contains the following menu options for working inthe Brush Palette:

New Brush Set Creates a new area for grouping and managing brushes.

See Creating a brush set on page 159.

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Delete Brush Set Removes a brush set area and all its brushes from theBrush Palette.

See Deleting a brush set on page 164.

Rename Brush Set Enables the changing of the brush set name.

See Renaming a brush set on page 160.

Export Brush Set Creates a file containing all the brushes in a selectedbrush set that you can send to others or save to a harddrive.

See Exporting a brush set on page 191.

Import Brush Set Loads an exported brush set file into the Brush Palette.

See Importing a brush set on page 163.

Delete Brush Permanently removes the selected brush.

See Deleting a custom brush on page 169.

Copy Brush Creates a duplicate of the selected brush and adds it to theselected brush set.

See Copying a brush or eraser and customizing it on page 168.

New Brush Creates a new brush and adds it to the selected brush set.

See Create a Do-It-Yourself brush on page 165.

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Toolbar

For mouse users, a toolbar consisting of editing and selection tools, guides,shape and symmetry tools, and editors was added to improve interaction.

See Tool selection on page 29.

Brush properties

Rotation Jitter was added to Brush Properties.

Use it to create interesting custom brushes. It rotates the stroke and adds a bitof noise, which lends some randomness to the stroke you create with it.

Rotation Jitter OFFRotation Jitter set at 2.3

Tablet support

We have added the Kworld Kanvus and N-Trig to the list of tablets we support.


More user support links

In the Help menu, we have added the following links:

SketchBook News Select this option to visit http://www.sketchbooknews.com/to get the latest news about SketchBook and its related products.

Check For Updates Select this option to visit a page with information aboutupdates for SketchBook.

Image editing

In the Image menu we added the following features for editing an image:

Brightness/Contrast Adjusts either the overall luminance (brightness) orincreases the gap in luminance values between adjacent pixels (contrast).

See Adjusting the brightness and contrast of an image on page 116.

Hue/Saturation Adds/subtracts color (hue) or adjusts the relative amount ofcolor (saturation) in each pixel.

See Adjusting the hue, saturation, and lightness of an image on page 118.

Color Balance Adjusts the amount of cyan, red, magenta, green, yellow, andblue in each pixel.

See Adjusting the color balance of an image on page 120.

Grayscale Removes all color from an image.

See Setting grayscale on page 121.

Invert Converts the color information for each pixel to its complimentarycolor.

See Inverting an image on page 121.

Layer blending

In the Layer Editor, the following color correction options have been addedto provide additional image editing tools:

Screen Produces an overall lightening effect to the composition. Eachpixel on the layer is brightened by a value equal to or lesser than the value ofpixels on other layers occupying the same location in the layer stack. Itproduces an effect opposite to that of Multiply.

See Softly lighten an image on page 140.

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Multiply Produces an overall darkening effect to the layer appearance.The value for each pixel on the layer is darkened by a value equal to or greaterthan the value of pixels on other layers occupying the same location in thelayer stack. It produces a similar effect to combining one or more photographictransparencies together and looking through them.

See Softly darken an image on page 142.

Add Lightens the overall composition, similar to Screen, but in a moreextreme manner. Each pixel is brightened by a value equal to or lesser thanthe value of pixels on other layers occupying the same location in the layerstack. This is applied as a lineaer calculation.

See Add light to an image on page 144.

None Removes any color correction applied to the layer.

See Remove color correction on page 146.

Persistent layer selection

After selecting a region on the canvas, if you switch layers, the “marchingants” created by the Select/Lasso/Crop tools stay active. Your selection isn’tlost.


Save with alpha

When the background is transparent, a checkered pattern appears. When theimage is saved as a TIFF, PNG, or PSD, the alpha channel is saved.

There are a couple ways to set background layer transparency:

■ In Edit > Preference > General, under Options, select Transparentbackground.

IMPORTANT For this option to take effect, you must either select File > Newand start a new project or quit SketchBook and restart.

■ In the Background layer, click-drag the Opacity slider.

Default saved file format

In the Preferences, you can set the default file format SketchBook will use tosave your files.

1 Select Edit > Preferences > General.

2 In the Default Save Format section, tap one of the following:

■ Tiff to save files as .tif format.

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■ PSD to save files as .psd format that can be opened in Photoshop.

3 TapOK.

Line and Shape tools

The Lines and Shapes tools are now found in the toolbar and help you createlines, rectangles, squares, polygonal shapes, ovals, and circles. Use these toquickly create perfect shapes and straight lines.

See Line and Shape tools on page 69.

Save as TIFF or PSD

Select a format, either a TIFF or PSD, for saving an image with layers.

1 Select File > Save.

2 From Save as type, click the arrow and select either TIFF Files or AdobePhotoshop PSD Files.

Text creation

Use the Text tools to apply simple RTF text to enrich your sketches. In theLayer Editor, add text, edit it, and change its transparency.

Add Text Layer Opens the Edit Text Layer for entering text. Whenfinished, a Text layer is created and the text appears on that new layer.

See Add a text layer on page 146.

Edit Text Layer Opens the Edit Text Layer window for making changesto the text.


NOTE When there is no Text layer, this option is not available.

See Edit a text layer on page 147.

Improvements and enhancementsThe following improvements have been made:

■ Layer opacity control - an interactive vertical slider was added and amarking menu option for opening the layer opacity dialog.

■ Symmetry - the Stroke stops at the center line option was added to theGeneral tap in the preferences. This stops your stroke from crossing thecenter line when sketching.

■ Crop tool - the issue with crop offsetting after transforming a canvas hasbeen fixed.

■ Custom texture brush - added new controls for spacing noise, spacingjitter, and jitter scale. The background color of a custom brush stamp canbe deleted. Brush icons of texture stamp can be created to better identifyeach custom brush. These icons can be added to marking menus and willappear in the brush palette.

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Installation and Setup

Minimum system requirementsSince Autodesk SketchBook Pro runs on Mac and Windows platforms and withTablet PCs, there are different minimum system requirements, installation, andsetup instructions supplied for each.

For this version of Autodesk SketchBook Pro, we added a 15 non-consecutiveday trial version of SketchBook Pro, with a new banner image for each day it isused.

To ensure Autodesk SketchBook Pro runs to its potential, please ensure thatyour hardware meets the following requirements.

Windows system requirements

■ 800 MHz CPU

■ Microsoft Windows® XP, or Windows7®

■ 256 MB of RAM

■ Graphics card capable of 1024 x768 display

■ We recommend you use a pressure-sensitive tablet and pen for basic features.

NOTE Not all tablet brands are supported, though they might work.

■ For an Intuos 3 or higher tablet or Wacom Cintiq active tablet, Wacomdrivers 6.1.2-5 or higher.

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Macintosh system requirements

■ Mac OS X, Version 10.5, 10.6, Intel-based CPU only

■ 256 MB of RAM

■ Graphics card capable of 1024 x 768 display

■ We recommend you use a pressure-sensitive tablet and pen for basicfeatures.

NOTE Not all tablet brands are supported, though they might work.

Tablet PC

We designed Autodesk SketchBook Pro for pressure-sensitive Tablet PC devicesrunning Microsoft® Windows XP™ Tablet PC Edition operating system.

Before installationIf you participated in either the Alpha or Beta program and created custombrushes or textures, you will need to save them, then delete your preferences,before installing the latest version of SketchBook Pro. If you don’t, thesecustom brushes will be deleted and your marking menus could containunexpected combinations of tools.

For Mac users

1 Go to [Macintosh HD]/Users/[user account]/Library/Application

Support/Autodesk/SketchBook Pro/4.0.

2 Copy your BrushTextures and CustomBrushes folders.

3 Save them on your desktop.

4 Return to [Macintosh HD]/Users/[user account]/Library/Application

Support/Autodesk/SketchBook Pro/4.0 and delete userPreferences.xmland LagoonMMDefinition.xml.

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5 Install the latest version of SketchBook Pro.

6 After the installation, copy the BrushTextures and CustomBrushes foldersand paste them in [Macintosh HD]/Users/[user

account]/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/SketchBook Pro/4.0.Your custom brushes and textures are now accessible in SketchBook Pro2011.

For XP users

1 Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[user account]\Application

Data\Autodesk\SketchBook Pro\5.0.

NOTE If Application Data is hidden, follow these instructions to make isvisible. In the menu bar, select Tools > Folder Options to open the FolderOptions window. Click the View tab. In Advanced settings, go to Files andFolders > Hidden files and folders. Select Show hidden files and folders. Click OK.



4 Return to C:\Documents and Settings\[user account]\Application

Data\Autodesk\SketchBook Pro\5.0 and delete userPreferences.xmland LagoonMMDefinition.xml.


6 After the installation, copy the BrushTextures and CustomBrushes foldersand paste them in C:\Documents and Settings\[user

account]\Autodesk\SketchBook Pro\5.0. Your custom brushes andtextures are now accessible in SketchBook Pro 2011.

For Win 7 users

1 Go to C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\SketchBookPro\5.0.


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4 Return to C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\SketchBookPro\5.0 and delete userPreferences.xml and LagoonMMDefinition.xml.


6 After the installation, copy the BrushTextures and CustomBrushes foldersand paste them inC:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\SketchBook Pro\5.0.Your custom brushes and textures are now accessible in SketchBook Pro2011.

Install Autodesk SketchBook ProTo ensure Autodesk SketchBook Pro is installed correctly, if you installed theSketchBook Pro alpha, uninstall it. If you do not have the alpha installed,please find the appropriate section and following the installation instructions.If you are activating the software from a license, see Activate the software froma serial number on page 22.

Installing on Windows (PC and Tablet PC)

There are two methods for installing SketchBookPro. For people with theSketchBookPro DVD, inserting it into your disc drive should start theinstallation process. However, if this is not the case or you are downloadingthe software from our web site, see Manual installation.

DVD installation

1 Place the SketchBookPro DVD into your disc drive.

2 Choose a location for the installation and click Next.


A splash screen appears.

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3 Follow the installation instructions.

What is seen if you need to uninstall an old version of SketchBook.


What is seen if all is fine.





Manual installation

1 Download the Autodesk SketchBook Pro executable file,Autodesk_Sketchbook_Pro_2011_English_WIN_32bit.exe.

2 Double-click the Autodesk_Sketchbook_Pro_2011_English_WIN_32bit.exefile.

3 Follow the installation instructions.

If a previous version of the software is installed on your machine, youwill see the screen that follows and will need to uninstall the old versionof the software before continuing. Click Done, uninstall the software,then reinstall.

Uninstalling SketchBook Pro

1 Click the Start menu and select Settings > Control Panel > Add orRemove Programs to open a window.

2 Locate Autodesk SketchBookPro 2011 and click the Remove button.

3 Click Yes when asked if you want to remove the software. Thesoftware will be removed and the window can be closed.


Now, repeat the installation process. See the previous section, Installingon Windows (PC and Tablet PC), to continue.

Installing on Macintosh

There are two methods for installing SketchBookPro. For people with theSketchBookPro DVD, inserting it into your disc drive should start theinstallation process. However, if this is not the case or you are downloadingthe software from our web site, see Manual installation.

DVD installation

1 Place the SketchBookPro DVD into your disc drive, this opens a Finderwindow.

2 Double-click Autodesk_Sketchbook_Pro_2011_English_MAC_32bit.mpkgto launch the installer.

3 Follow the instructions. Please note that during the installation process,if you do not accept the licensing conditions, the installation isterminated.

Manual installation

1 Download and double-click the disk image (.dmg) file,Autodesk_Sketchbook_Pro_2011_English_MAC_32bit.dmg.

2 Double-click theAutodesk_Sketchbook_Pro_2011_English_MAC_32bit.mpkg file.

3 Follow the instructions. Please note that during the installation process,if you do not accept the licensing conditions, the installation isterminated.

Activate the software from a serial numberThe first time you open SketchBook, the product activation window appears.


1 Click Enter Serial Number to enter your serial number and product key.

WARNING When pasting the serial number emailed to you, ensure thereare no spaces anywhere within, before, or after the number. A space willcause the installation to fail. If in doubt, manually enter the serial number.

2 Click OK.

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Entering a serial number

Besides going through the procedure above, there is another place where aserial number can be entered.

1 Select Help > Enter Serial Number to open the SketchBook Pro ProductActivation window.

2 Enter the serial number and product key from the product packaging oronline purchase confirmation, then click OK.

NOTE If you don’t have a serial number, you can still use SketchBook byclicking Use Trial to install a 15 non-consecutive day trial version.

Improve performanceTo improve performance, try the following suggestions:

■ Right-click on the SketchBook application icon to select Properties.In the window that appears, check Disable desktop compositing.

■ Select Edit > Preferences to open the Preferences window. In the Generaltab, in the Graphics section, deselect Enable Rotate Canvas. Click OK.Restart Sketchbook to improve performance.


NOTE When Enable Rotate Canvas is deselected, Rotate Canvas is not available.

TroubleshootThe following is a list of known issues:

The installer does not obey the OS native language

Example: You want English; however, instead, the installer obeys the Standardsand Formats language setting (Control Panel > Regional and Language Options)and French appears.

Why: The Standards and Formats language setting is set to French. Many userswho use an English OS often set their regional language to another language,so that they can properly view formatted documents in that language.

Solution: Since Sketchbook is language agnostic, you can edit your preferencesand set the language you want.

1 Select Edit > Preferences > Language (After after application restart).

2 Select a language from the pull-down menu.

3 Click OK.

4 Restart your machine for the change to take affect.

Cursor offset, acceleration, and pen input

Users of either the Wacom Cintiq or Intuos tablet devices may experience thefollowing issues due to drivers or Wacom tablet properties:

■ Cursor offset (Cintiq)

■ Cursor acceleration (dual monitor setups)

■ Erratic pen input

See Wacom tablet troubleshooting on page 213 for more information.

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TIP In the Wacom tablet properties, tap Mapping and ensure Force Proportionsis checked on. This is a quick fit for many cursor issues.

Tablet PC setupWe recommend the following additional setup to get the best experiencepossible with a Tablet PC.

Tuning system performance

For best performance, use the primary landscape orientation.

Some Tablet PC models run slower in portrait mode, due to hardwareimplementation. We recommend using landscape mode in this situation.

1 Go to your system's Start menu.

2 Select Setting > Control Panel .

3 Make sure the Category View is showing.

4 Select the Printers and Other Hardware category.

5 Select the Tablet and Pen Settings icon.

6 Under the Display tab, select the Primary Landscape screen orientation.

Selecting the best performance setting

1 Go to your system's Start menu.

2 Select Control Panel.


3 Make the category view visible (the window contains the heading "Picka category").

4 Select the Performance and Maintenance category.

5 Select the Adjust Visual Effects tab.

6 From the Visual Effects tab, select Adjust for best performance .

Disabling the pop-up keyboard

When you wiggle the pen, a keyboard window appears. If you find this windowinterferes with your sketching workflow, you can temporarily disable thewindow as follows:

1 Go to the Start menu.




5 Select the Tablet and Pen Setting icon.

6 In the window that appears, select the Pen Options tab.

7 Under the Pen Action heading, select the Start Input Panel Gestureentry. It turns blue when selected.

8 Click the Settings button.

9 De-select the Enable Start Input Panel Gesture checkbox, which removesthe checkmark.

When you enter text again (for example, to type a file name), turn thischeckbox back on. As an alternative, try to increase the size threshold ofthe pen wiggle by increasing the value of the Gesture slider to Large .

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10 Click OK .

Disabling the mouse indicator

If a right mouse button indicator keeps popping up next to the pen, disableit as follows:

1 Go to the Start menu.




5 Select the Tablet and Pen Settings icon.

6 In the window that appears, select the Pen Options tab.

7 Under the Pen Action heading, select the Press and Hold entry. It turnsblue when selected.

8 Click the Settings button.

9 In the window that appears, turn off the Enable press and hold forright-click checkbox.


Basics

Tool selection

When working in SketchBook, you can pick a tool using one of the followingmethods:

Selecting tools quickly

■ Flick toward an icon to select it. You do not have to wait for the icons toappear.

NOTE When you flick, maintain contact with the tablet and keep your motionslow at the end of the stroke. Otherwise, the screen may not update until youtouch the tablet again with the stylus.

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Selecting tools (another way)

1 Touch the stylus to an icon and hold.

2 Additional tools appear.

NOTE To find out what a tool does, hold the stylus over it to see a tooltip.

3 Stroke through the tool you want to use, then lift the stylus.

NOTE The program does not use the barrel button on the stylus.

Selecting tools with the toolbar

Tap a tool in the toolbar to select it.

NOTE If the toolbar is not visible, select Window > Toolbar to display it.

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Troubleshooting

For information on how to tailor the Tablet PC system to your own gestures,see the Tablet PC setup section of the Installation and Setup chapter.

If you have trouble with brushstrokes being too heavy when you press lightly,see the following topics:

■ Adjusting stylus responsiveness on page 223

■ Wacom tablet troubleshooting on page 213

Tool summary

An overview of the icons at the bottom of the display.

The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Sketching Tools

See...To learn how to...

■ Line and Shape tools on page 69

■ Resize a brush on page 46

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Use the Brush Palette ■ Change brush properties on page 48

■ Flood fill an area on page 74

■ Copy and remove custom brushes on page 167

■ Create a Do-It-Yourself brush on page 165

■ Adjust the brush stamp for a Do-It-Yourself brushon page 178

■ Identify a custom brush on page 182

■ Create a Texture Brush on page 174

■ Manage custom brushes on page 189

■ Use brush sets on page 159

■ Choose a color on page 50

■ Picking a default color on page 50

■ Creating custom colors with a PC on page 51Use the Colors Editor

■ Saving a customized color palette on page 61

■ Customizing lagoon icons on page 206

■ Hide or move the interface on page 122

■ Change your interface on page 205Interface controls

■ Change your view on page 87

■ About layers on page 129

■ Mirroring or flipping a layer on page 137Zoom, move, rotate, view con-trols, rulers, layers, and sym-metry

■ Rearranging layers on page 150

■ Organize layers on page 150

■ Delete or clear layers on page 154

■ Rulers on page 80

■ Rotate or flip your sketch on page 113

■ Rotate canvas on page 112



■ Resize a brush on page 46

■ Change brush properties on page 48Default brushes and editor

■ Swap between two brushes on page 66

■ Undo and redo brushstrokes on page 64

■ Clear brushstrokes on page 65


■ Creating custom colors with a PC on page 51

■ Saving a customized color palette on page 61Default colors and editor

■ Select an area on page 90

■ Copy parts of your sketch on page 92

■ Crop on page 96Select, edit, and layer transform


■ Copy to another application on page 91



■ Move, rotate, or scale a selected area on page94

■ Create a new sketch on page 123

■ Open a saved sketch on page 127

■ Use background templates on page 200New, save, open and interfaceoptions ■ Save your sketch on page 124


Undo and redo

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Keyboard shortcuts

MacPCControl your view

Spacebar (hold it down)Spacebar (hold it down)Zoom and move

+0 (zero)

Ctrl+0 (zero)Fit to view

Option+ +0 (zero)

Alt+Ctrl+0 (zero)Actual size

Page Up, Page Down (Thesesettings are reversible in thePreferences window.)

Page Up, Page Down (Thesesettings are reversible in thePreferences window.)

Move to next/previousimage

[ or 0[ or 0Rotate Canvas left (1)

] or 9] or 9Rotate Canvas right (1)

MacPCColors and brushes

Option (hold it down)Alt (hold it down)Pick a color with the Eyed-ropper tool

Shift (hold it down)Shift (hold it down)Draw straight lines (hori-zontal or vertical)


D (hold it down)D (hold it down)Draw straight diagonallines

Shift (hold it down anddrag)

Shift (hold it down anddrag)

Rearrange brushes

B (hold it down)B (hold it down)Resize brush

SSSwap with previous brush,or return to brush tool

MacPCLayers

V (hold it down)V (hold it down)Move, scale, rotate layer

MacPCSelection and editing

MMUse Select tool

LLUse Lasso select tool

+A

Ctrl+ASelect all

+D

Ctrl+DDe-select

+X

Ctrl+XCut

+C

Ctrl+CCopy

+V

Ctrl+VPaste

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DeleteDeleteClear/Delete selection

Shift+ +Z

Ctrl+YRedo

+Z

Ctrl+ZUndo

MacPCGeneral keys

+O

Ctrl+OOpen

+N

Ctrl+NNew

+S

Ctrl+SSave

+P

Ctrl+PPrint

+Q

Ctrl+QExit

+Shift+?

F1Get help

MacPCControl your interface

+, (comma)

Ctrl+, (c omma)Open the Preferenceswindow

+J

Ctrl+JHide/show tools


Option+ +J

Alt+Ctrl+JGo to full screen and hidemenubar

T or TabT or TabShow/hide floating win-dows and lagoon

MacPCTools

RRRuler

EEEllipse

XXSymmetry (across horizonline)

YYSymmetry (across verticalline)

NOTE (1) If using a Wacom Intuos4, these hotkeys will need to be mapped.

Glossary

Definitions of terms used in this help.

brush A tool that lets you make brushstrokes on a canvas. Available brushesinclude pencil, pen, eraser, paintbrush, airbrush, marker, chisel brush, feltpen, and smear pen.



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brush outline An outline that lets you see the size of brushes before you makea brushstroke. To turn it off, go to the Preferences window.

brush palette A window where you can choose from default brushes, and addyour own custom brushes.



brushstroke A mark made by the movement of a brush on the canvas.

canvas The total image area. A term taken from fine arts, the canvas isavailable for applying brushstrokes or adding artistic elements.

■ Crop on page 96

■ Resize on page 101

clutch key A key combination, using a key and stylus (pen-down) to replacea mouse right-click and hotkey.

color wheel A circular area in the Colors window for selecting hues andprimary colors.

For PC users, color shading and tint can be fine-tuned using the SV (saturationand value) triangle.


crop To remove the outer parts of an image, keeping only a selected part.

■ Crop on page 96

custom brush A brush you either copied or created as a Do-It-Yourself brush.The lower part of the Brush Palette stores the custom brushes.


eyedropper For PC users, a tool for selecting an exact color under the stylus.


flick stroke The quick action of touching the stylus to an icon and strokingtoward one of its affiliated tools.

■ Change your interface on page 205

hotkey A keyboard shortcut that performs a particular action.


For PC users, this feature is available for computers with keyboards.

■ Keyboard shortcuts on page 34

lagoon An area in the bottom left corner of the SketchBook pane. It containstools, such as Undo, Redo, Current Color, Current Tool, and icons containinggroups of tools arranged in marking menus. The lagoon can be changed usingthe Lagoon Preferences and Interface Controls.


■ Customizing lagoon icons on page 206

■ Customizing marking menus on page 207

lasso select The ability to select irregular (non-rectangular) shapes.

■ Select an area on page 90

layer An image laying over or under other images. All these images takentogether comprise one complete image. Layers let you separate or hide partsof an image.

■ About layers on page 129

marking menu A menu where you use gestures to perform menu selections.Press and hold your stylus over an icon. Additional tools appear. Flick towardthe tool you want.


mirror To flip an image or layer around its vertical center axis.

■ Rotate or flip your sketch on page 113

opacity The opposite of transparency. In Autodesk SketchBook Pro, you cancontrol the opacity of paint on brushes and layers.

■ Adjust the pressure sensitivity of a Do-It-Yourself brush on page 170

■ Change the transparency of a layer on page 157

orientation (primary, landscape, portrait) For PC users, the positioning ofa rectangular image, either vertically (portrait) or horizontally (landscape).

For best performance with a Tablet PC, use primary landscape orientationwhen zooming in on and pulling your sketch around.

■ Adjusting Tablet PC settings on page 225

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pen responsiveness A stylus responds differently to the amount of pressureyou apply. When you increase the pen responsiveness, you get a wide rangeof intermediate values for pressure-sensitive brushes as you press harder onthe stylus. For example, brushstrokes get thicker and/or darker gradually asyou increase the pen pressure.

■ Adjusting stylus responsiveness on page 223

pen-down The action of placing the tip of the stylus firmly on the tablet andholding it in place for a moment. Doing this in combination with a clutchkey creates an action equivalent to a right-click and hotkey of the same value.1 + pen-down = right-click + 1

PSD The file format used by the Adobe® Photoshop® application program.

■ Save your sketch on page 124

Shape texture brush A texture brush created using the Shape option. It hasno defined color associated with the brush, unlike a Shape + Colors texturebrush


stamp spacing A series of stamps, separated by a stamp spacing value makeup each stroke.

A small stamp spacing value puts stamps close together, producing a darksmooth brushstroke that is potentially less responsive (slower). As the spacingvalue increases, the stamps spread out, producing a brushstroke that is lighterand not as smooth. A high spacing value produces a responsive brushstrokethat appears as a series of dots.

■ Adjust the brush stamp for a Do-It-Yourself brush on page 178

stroke What is created when you paint or draw in SketchBook.

Autodesk SketchBook Pro supports a stylus eraser (which you can change bychanging the hard eraser), but does not use the stylus barrel button.


stylus A writing device used in conjunction with a tablet, also known as apen.

Autodesk SketchBook Pro supports a stylus eraser (which you can change bychanging the hard eraser), but does not use the stylus barrel button.



SV (saturation and value) triangle In the Colors window, a triangle in whichyou can click to adjust the shading and tint of the color.


swatch In the Color Editor, a rectangular area showing the currently selectedcolor.


transparency (of layer, of brush) The amount of detail you can seeunderneath a layer or brushstroke. The opposite of opacity.

■ Change brush properties on page 48


■ Change the transparency of a layer on page 157

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Change brushes and colors

Choose a brush

Sketching starts with selecting a brush. You can choose from anassortment of default brushes, which make sketching a straightline a breeze. Select a default eraser for modifications. Or, if youare looking for something different, change the brush settingto create something customized.

Selecting default brushes or erasers

1 Place your stylus over .

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2 Flick the stylus toward the drawing tool you want to use.

NOTE For erasing, you can also use the eraser tip of your stylus, if it has one.

3 To access additional brushes, click the current brush icon.

NOTE The last-used brush is saved for the next session.

Changing brush properties

1 Click the current brush icon.

The brush palette appears.

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2 Select the brush you want to change.

3 Select .

Or, double-click the brush.

4 The Brush Properties window appears, where you can change varioussettings. These settings vary for each type of brush.

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Resize a brushIs the brush or eraser the wrong size, making it difficult to get into an area,or too small, taking you too long to do what you need to do? If so, change itby either using the resize tool or a handy hotkey. If you are using the styluseraser, try changing its size.



2 Select in the brush palette.

The Resize Brush pad appears, and stays up even if you close the brushpalette.


NOTE You can move the Resize Brush pad by click-dragging the outer edge.

3 Drag the stylus over this pad to change the brush size.

As the brush becomes bigger or smaller, the brush outline and a numericalvalue update.

Resizing your brush with a hotkey

1 Hold down the B key.

2 Drag the stylus to resize.

An outline of the brush appears.

If the brush becomes bigger or smaller, the brush outline and a numericalvalue tell you.

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Resizing the eraser end of the stylus

The eraser on the end of your stylus is linked to the hard eraser brush.

Either:

■ Change the properties of the hard eraser brush. For more information, seeChange brush properties on page 48.

■ Drag the eraser end of the stylus over the Resize Brush tool.

Change brush properties

If a brush isn’t creating the stroke you wantbecause the hardness, flow, slant, opacity, size,smear, or tolerance is off, you can change itsproperties to make it your own.




2 Select the brush you want to change.

3 Select .

Or, double-click the brush.

4 Change the brush settings in the Brush Properties window.

These settings vary for each type of brush.

NOTE For full control over all brush settings, see Create a Do-It-Yourself brushon page 165.

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Choose a color

Change the color of brushes. SketchBook comes with anassortment of default colors. But, if you can’t find what youwant, create your own. Or, if a client has a set color palette,pick the colors and add them to your palette. With all theseadditions, if the palette is too large, hide what isn’t needed.

Picking a default color

1 Press your stylus over .

Some default colors appear.

2 Flick the stylus toward the color you want, to change your brushstrokesto this color.


The current color appears in the tool interface.

NOTE The next time SketchBook opens, the color last selected becomes theactive default color.

Creating custom colors with a PC

There are a few methods for creating a custom color. All start with accessingthe Color Editor.

1 Click the current color icon.

2 The Color Editor appears to select colors.

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Pick a color from the screen

1 In the Color Editor, click .

The cursor changes to .

2 Click when the tip of is over the color you want to use. When youlift the stylus, the color appears in the swatch.


Set the RGB

In the Color Editor, there are three RGB fields that allow you to edit theindividual RGB values.

1 Open the Color Editor.

2 Click the RGB fields and add numeric values.


3 The color in the Color Wheel changes to display a color with those RGBvalues.


Create a customized palette of colors

1 When creating a color to keep, drag the color chip from the swatch to apalette spots at the bottom of the Color Editor.

You can insert a color chip between two chips.


2 To change a particular color in the palette, drag another color over topof it.


Show/hide parts of the Color Editor

The top and bottom of the Color Editorhave arrows for showing and hiding aspectsof the editor.


■ Click the arrow at the top of the editorto show/hide the color wheel.

■ Click the arrow at the bottom of theeditor to show/hide the color palette. Ifyou click-drag the bar containing thearrow up/down while the palette isopen, you can determine the numberof visible color chips.

Creating custom colors with a Mac

1 Click the current color icon.


2 The Colors Editor that appears to pick a new color.

NOTE This window varies depending on your version of Mac OS X.

Lets you choose the hue and tints from a color wheel, and the value(light) from a slider.

Lets you specify a color by various color gradients, such as gray scale,RGB, CMYK, or HSB values.

Lets you choose from various lists of colors (Apple, Developer, Crayons,Web Safe), or create your own list of colors.

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Lets you choose a color from a spectrum of hues and values.

Lets you pick from 48 colors displayed as a box of crayons.

Pick a color from the screen

1 Click in the color selector.


2 With the cursor’s bull’s-eye of the magnifying glass over the color youwant, click any color on the screen. When you lift the stylus, the colorappears in the swatch.

Create a customized palette of colors

1 When creating a color to keep, drag the color chip from the swatch to apalette spots at the bottom of the Color Editor.


2 To change a particular color in the palette, drag a color over top of it.

Saving a customized color palette

Any time while working, you can save a customized color palette by selectingFile > Save. The next time SketchBook opens, the color palette appears.

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Blur and sharpen areas

These brushes enable you to change the appearance of the area they are appliedto. Simply paint over the area with the brush. To change their size or strength,

either double-click the brush or select Show Brush Properties to accessBrush Properties. At any time, you can save these settings or reset the brushto its default settings.

Blur Softens the areas it’s used on, making it appear out of focus.


Sharpen Makes an image look crisper; sharpening the areas it’s used on.

Blurring an area

1 Open the Brush Palette and select .

2 Paint over an area to blur it.

Sharpening an area

1 Open the Brush Palette and select .

2 Paint over an area to sharpen it.

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Undo and redo brushstrokesSketchBook is more forgiving than paper or canvas. When you place a stroke,then decide it’s not what you had in mind, undo it. If you undo it, and rethinkthat decision, unlike traditional sketching, you can get it back, exactly as itwas.

Undoing your brushstrokes

To undo the previous action, click .

Or, press Cmd+Z for Mac or Ctrl+Z for PC.

■ For PC users, each flick undoes one more action, to the maximum undovalue, set in Edit > Preferences in the General tab.

■ For Mac users, each flick undoes one more action, to the maximum undovalue, set in Autodesk SketchBook Pro > Preferences in the General tab.

Redoing your brushstrokes

To back out of undos (redo), do one of the following:

■ Click .


■ For Mac, press Shift+Cmd+Z or for PC, press Ctrl+Y.

Clear brushstrokes

Do you want to remove brushstrokes? Clear the layer or area. Remember, ifyou don’t like the result, you can always undo it.

Clearing the current layer

■ Flick toward or press the Delete or Backspace key.

(You can undo this action. See Undo and redo brushstrokes on page 64.)

Clearing an area from the current layer

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1 Flick toward or press the M key.

2 Drag a rectangle over the area in the canvas you want to clear.

Alternatively, select an irregular area, using .

3 Flick toward , or press the Delete key to remove the selected area.

Swap between two brushes

Artists tend to use a variety of tools when working, going from one to thenext and back again. In SketchBook, you can do the same, returning to aprevious brush or moving between brushes.


Using the last brush

To start drawing again after using another tool (for example, zoom and move,

or select), flick toward or press S.

Swapping between two brushes

To swap between the last two brushes you used.

1 Flick toward or press S.

2 Flick to swap back and forth as often as you need. When you select a newbrush, it replaces the older of the two original brushes.

NOTE For a stylus without an eraser, flick toward or press S to switchbetween a brush and custom-sized eraser efficiently.

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Tools for sketching

Line and Shape tools

There are four Line and Shape tools, Line, Rectangle, Polyline, and Oval, in thetoolbar. Use these to help create shapes and lay down lines.

Lines

There are two ways to draw a straight line. One is with hotkeys and the

other is using .

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Using hotkeys to draw a line

■ To draw a horizontal or vertical lines, hold down the Shift key.

■ To draw diagonal (45-degree angle) lines, hold down the D key.

Using Line to drawlines

1 In the toolbar, tap .

2 Tap-drag in any direction along the canvas.

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When you release, the line is drawn.

Rectangles

With , as you tap-drag, a “marching ant” square or rectangle is cre-ated.


2 Tap-drag to draw your shape.

When you release, the shape is drawn.

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Polylines

With , tap points on the canvas for the polyline to follow.

The lines created between these points will appear as “marching ants”.

When the last point is double-tapped, it becomes a solid line with thecharacteristics of the current selected brush.


Ovals

With , as you tap-drag, a “marching ant” circle or oval is created.


2 Tap-drag to draw your shape.

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When you release, the shape is drawn.

Flood fill an area

The Flood Fill tools fill the active or visible layers with color,speeding up the painting process or working as a mask. As always, if the settingsaren’t to your specifications, change the tolerances to create the effect youwant.


Flood filling an active layer

Fill the area penned in the active layer with the currently selected color.

1 With a layer active, click the Current Tool icon to open the Brush Palette.

2 Click to change the curser to a paint can, then pen down on thearea you want filled.

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NOTE When using Flood Fill, empty layers and open areas become entirelyfilled.


Opening Flood Fill properties

You can open the Flood Fill properties and change the flood fill tolerance.

1 Double-click .

2 In the Brush Palette, click .

For more information, see Changing flood fill tolerances on page 78.

Flood filling visible layers

Fill the penned area created by all visibles layers.


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2 Click to change the curser to a paint can.

3 Pen down on the area you want filled to create a layer containing thefilled region.

To open the Flood Fill All Visible Layers properties to set the flood fill

tolerance, double-click or click .

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For more information, see Changing flood fill tolerances on page 78.

Changing flood fill tolerances


Before using Flood Fill or Flood Fill All Visible Layers, change thetolerance to determine the range of color values affected when flooding aregion with paint.

The minimum tolerance, 0, selects and fills only pixels of that color value.The maximum tolerance, 255, selects and fills all pixels regardless of the region.When you set a tolerance of 10, then select a pixel with the color value of 20,the tool floods all pixels with a color value ranging from 5 below to 5 above.However, if you increase the tolerance to 200, the tool floods pixels with acolor value ranging from 0 to 20 and 20 to 200.

Changing the tolerance of a fill can help fill gaps between the fill paint andthe pixels creating the boundary of the fill.


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2 Double-click or or click to open the Brush Propertieswindow.

3 Either click the arrows to the the right of the Tolerance slider or click-dragthe slider to change the flood fill tolerance. The tolerance value updatesdisplaying the new value.

■ To save the settings, click Save.

■ To reset the settings, click Reset.

■ To cancel the operation, click Cancel.

Rulers


These two rulers to help with drawing lines, cirles, and ellipses.

Elliptical rulerStraight edge ruler

Only one can be used at a time. They can be accessed through using or

in the toolbar or their hotkeys, R for the straight ruler and E for theelliptical. Before painting, the rulers displays guidelines; however, once youstart painting, they disappear. Once you finish painting, they reappear.

The last location of a ruler is saved, so that the next time you access a ruler itappears at the same place.

When a ruler is activated, a hub appears at the top of the canvas.

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It provides the X and Y positional coordinates, along with the angle of rotation.The elliptical ruler contains additional A and B coordinates for the distanceof each side from the center of the ellipse. As changes are made to the rulers,these values update.

Showing/hiding a straight edge ruler

1 Select a brush and color.

2 Click or press the hotkey R to access the straight ruler.

3 To position it, click:

■ an outer handle to pivot the ruler using the opposite handle asthe pivot point.

■ the middle handle to move the ruler anywhere around the canvas.

■ double-click any outer handle to reposition the ruler horizontallyor vertically.


4 Sketch anywhere on the canvas. The stroke snaps to the ruler, creating astraight line of the length you sketched.

5 To hide the ruler, click the close handle .

Showing/hiding an elliptical ruler

Use the elliptical ruler to make circles for car wheels or buttons on electronicproducts or the ellipse for creating curves for character lines on products.

1 Select a brush and color.

2 Click or press the hotkey E to bring up the elliptical ruler.

3 To position it, click-drag:

■ the square handle in the middle to move the ellipse around thecanvas.

■ the rotate handle to rotate the ellipse around its center.

■ the proportional scale handle to equally scale the ellipse in alldirections.

■ the non-proportional scale handle to scale the ellipse in onedirection.

■ double-click any scale handle to change the ellipse to a circle.

4 Sketch using a circular motion close to or on the ellipse. The stroke doesn’thave to be perfect, since it snaps to the ellipse.

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NOTE For optimal results, use a stylus. With the mouse, the results may notbe as accurate. If using a mouse, drawing slowly will reduce problems.

5 To hide the ruler, click the close handle .

Symmetry

The Symmetry tool enables you to turn symmetry on and off as you sketch.

Access it using either or or one of two hotkeys. The X hotkey displaysa vertical axis of symmetry and Y a horizontal axis. Anything drawn on oneside of the axis will be mirrored.

The axis of symmetry always appears at the center of the window.


Rotating, scaling, and panning within the canvas alters where the axis isplaced.

NOTE When drawing with symmetry, to stop your stroke at the line of symmetry,trun on Edit > Preferences > General > Stroke stops at the center line.

1 Select a brush and color. See Line and Shape tools on page 69 and Choosea color on page 50.

2 Click or or press X or Y (depending on the axis of symmetry)to enable symmetry. Strokes are mirrored across the axis.

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NOTE If you transform a layer (see Edit a layer on page 134) or any of itscontent, symmetry may be lost.

NOTE When drawing with symmetry, to stop your stroke at the line ofsymmetry, trun on Edit > Preferences > General > Stroke stops at thecenter line.


View, edit, and save yoursketch

Change your view

Zoom in on or out from an area of your sketch, or move your view around thecanvas.

Zooming in on your sketch and moving around it

1 Flick toward or press and hold down the spacebar.

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2 The Zoom and Move tool appears, and follows around your stylus.

3 Lift the stylus and move it to where you want to center your view.

4 To zoom in on or out of an area of the sketch, highlight the inner circleof the tool. Click, then drag up to zoom in and drag down to zoom out.A box appears displaying the percentage zoomed.

5 To move your view (pan, or grab), highlight the outer circle of the tool.Click, then drag to move your view.

NOTE For best performance with a Tablet PC, use primary landscapeorientation when zooming in on and pulling your sketch around. To changeto this orientation, go to the Control Panel. For information, see Tablet PCsetup on page 26.

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Zooming using a touch strip

Based on the position of your cursor, zoom in or out of an area, using thetouch strip at the side of your tablet or Tablet PC.

1 Position your cursor over the area you want to zoom in or out of.

2 Move your finger along the touch strip in an upward motion to zoom inor a downward motion to zoom out.

NOTE To increase or decrease the zooming speed of your tablet or TabletPC, go to the Control Panel, find the tablet preferences, and change thezooming speed.

Viewing the image at its actual size

■ For PC users, flick toward , or press Alt+Ctrl+0 (zero) to show the actualpixel size of the image.

■ For Mac users, flick toward , or press Option+Cmd+0 (zero) to showthe actual pixel size of the image.Use the Zoom and Move tool to view all of the image if it is large.

Fitting an image in the display

■ Flick toward this icon , or for Mac, press Cmd+0 or for PC, pressCtrl+0(zero) to keep the image proportional, and expanded or shrunk tofit into the display.

Depending on the proportions of the image, either its width or heightdetermine the size shown on the display.

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Select an area

Lasso Select (L)Toolbar

Select (M)Toolbar

Select AllSelect (M) La-goon

Using SketchBook, you can select rectangular and irregular shaped areas, aswell as the entire canvas.

Selecting a rectangular area (marquee)

Select a rectangular or irregularly shaped part of the sketch.

1 Flick toward .


2 Starting at one corner of the area you want to select, drag the stylus untilthe rectangle surrounds the area you want to copy and paste.

Lifting the stylus selects the area.

(To de-select the area, click outside of it or for Mac, press Cmd+D or forPC, press Ctrl+D .)

Selecting an irregular area (lasso)

1 Flick toward this icon .


The cursor changes to a lasso.

2 Drag the stylus around the area you want to select.


(To de-select the area, click outside of it or for Mac, press Cmd+D or forPC, pressCtrl+D).

Selecting the entire canvas

Select Edit > Select all (or for Mac, press Cmd+A or for PC, press Ctrl+A) to selectthe entire canvas.

(To de-select the canvas, flick toward one of the other selection tools, for Mac,press Cmd+D or for PC, press Ctrl+D, or select Edit > Deselect.)

Copy to another applicationIn SketchBook, you can copy various parts of your work to other applications.

Copying the entire sketch to another application

Use Edit > Select All to copy the entire sketch or one entire layer to anotherapplication.

1 Select Edit > Select All.

2 Select Edit > Copy Merged.

3 Go to the file or application where you want to paste the sketch.

4 Select Edit > Paste from that application.

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Copying the current layer to another application

1 Select Edit > Select All .

2 To copy the current layer only, flick toward (or select Edit > Copy).

3 Go to the file or application where you want to paste the layer.

4 Select Edit > Paste from that application.

Copy parts of your sketchDuplicate a rectangular or irregular shaped areas of a sketch or an entire layer.

Copying a rectangular area

1 Flick toward this icon (or press the M key).

The cursor changes to a cross with an arrow.

2 Drag the stylus until a rectangle surrounds the area you want to copy.


■ To copy the contents from the current layer only, flick toward this

icon (or press Cmd+C for Mac or Ctrl+C for PC ).


■ To copy the merged contents from all layers, select Edit > Copy Merged

.

■ To paste, flick toward this icon (or for Mac, press Cmd+V or forPC, press Ctrl+V ).

NOTE To paste the copied area to a different layer or another application,go to the other layer or application before pasting.

Copying a lasso area

1 Flick toward (or press the L key).


2 Drag the stylus around the area you want to copy.


3 To copy the contents from the current layer only, flick toward (orfor Mac, press Cmd+C or for PC, press Ctrl+C).

To copy the merged contents from all layers, select Edit > Copy merged

.

4 To paste, flick (or for Mac, press Cmd+V or for PC, press Ctrl+V).

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NOTE To paste the copied area to a different layer or another application,go to the other layer or application before pasting.

Copying and pasting the current layer

1 Select Edit > Select All .

2 To copy the current layer, flick (or select Edit > Copy).

3 To paste the layer onto a different layer, go to that layer.

(Otherwise, the layer pastes onto itself.)

4 Flick toward (or select Edit > Paste).

Move, rotate, or scale a selected area

These tools, found in the Transform Layer puck, help to save time by reducingerasing and redrawing time. If you find a section that needs to be movedfurther away, instead of erasing and redrawing it in the correct position, youcan use the Move tool. Rotate is useful for changing the angle of whatever isselected. And, if you have ever sketched something, loved the way it looked,then realized it wasn’t to scale, try the Scale and Non-proportional Scale tools.

1 To select a rectangular area of the current layer, flick toward .

Or, use (the lasso tool) to select an irregularly shaped area.


2 Drag the stylus until you select the area you want to move.

3 Move the cursor into the selected area.

The Transform Layer puck appears.

■ To move the selection, highlight the outer circleof the tool labeled move. Click, then drag to move the layer aroundthe canvas.

■ To rotate the selection around its center, highlightthe middle circle of the tool labeled rotate. Click, then drag in acircular motion in the direction you want to rotate. The number ofdegrees of rotation from when you entered the tool displays.

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■ To scale the selection bigger or smaller, highlightthe inner circle of the tool labeled scale. Click, then drag to scale upor down to display the percentage scaling.

NOTE To move, rotate, or scale a selected area for all layers, merge thelayers first. See Organize layers on page 150.

■ To scale the selection in only one direction,highlight the upper part of the inner circle.Click, then drag in the direction you want scaled.

4 Place the selection how you want it and close the Transform Layer puck(or choose a brush).

The selection is “baked”, meaning you can no longer move, rotate, orscale it on its own. If you do not like its placement, choose Undo and tryagain.

Crop

Select the content you want and use to delete everything else.

Using the Crop tool

If the area to be cropped is square or rectangular in shape, use , which isfound in the toolbar.


1 Tap .


2 Tap-drag to surround the area to be cropped.

3 Tap to remove unselected parts of the sketch.

Cropping to a selection

Use Crop to Selection to crop to a selected area.

1 Tap a selection tool.

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2 Tap-drag over the area to be cropped.

3 Select Image > Crop to Selection to remove unselected parts of the sketch.

Cropping irregular shaped areas

For irregularly shaped areas, using (Crop) or Crop to Selection will notgive you the accurate results you seek.

1 Tap .

2 Drag over the area to be cropped.


3 Use the hotkey Ctrl +C or select Edit > Copy to copy the selection.

4 Select File > New.

5 Use the hotkey Ctrl +V or select Edit > Paste to paste the selection.

Cropping to a particular size

1 Select Image > Canvas Size.

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The Canvas Size window appears. It shows the current pixel size andmemory size in the top panel.

2 Type the new (smaller) size for the canvas.

NOTE Typing larger values adds white space to the canvas.

The default units are pixels, but you can change them to inches, cm, ormm. Or, specify a percentage.

3 Click the Anchor interface to specify how to crop the canvas. For example:


Crops equally from every edge.

Crops from the top and right side.

Crops from the left side, and equally fromthe top and bottom.

ResizeChange the size of the canvas, image, or document.

Resizing the canvas

Make more room for sketching by increasing the canvas size.

1 Select Image > Canvas Size.

The Canvas Size window appears. It shows the current pixel size andmemory size in the top panel.

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For PC

For Mac

2 Type in the new sizes for the canvas.

NOTE Typing larger values increase your room for sketching. Typing smallervalues crops the existing image.

The default units are pixels, but you can change them to inches, cm, ormm. Or, specify a percentage change.

The Memory field updates to reflect the memory size required for thenew size.

3 Click the Anchor interface to specify how to resize the canvas.


For example:

Expands equally from every edge.

Expands up and to the right.

Expands up, down, and to the left.

4 Click OK or press the Enter key.

Resizing an image

Used Image size to change the dimensions of the image in pixels, its resolution,or the document size.

This size directly affects the memory size in a squared relationship, quadruplingthe memory size if you double the pixel size. Increasing the image size fourtimes increases the memory size 16 times. Because of memory requirements,there is a 6400x6400-pixel upper limit on image size.

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Changing image size by a percentage

1 Select Image > Image Size to use the Image Size window.

2 Check Keep proportions on.

For PC

For Mac

3 In either the Pixel Dimensions or Document Size section, change thepull-down units to percent.


For PC

For Mac

4 Type in a new value.

For example, type “200” to double the image size, or “50” to half theimage size.

All other values update automatically, including the memory size.


For PC

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For Mac

Changing the resolution

Resolution is the number of pixels per inch or per cm. Leaving the documentsize the same increases the quality of the image and resolution; however, thememory size also increases.

Changing resolution (and keeping document size the same)


2 In the Document Size section, leave the pull-down units at inches (or cmor mm).

For PC

For Mac

3 Type in a new value in the Resolution field.


For PC

For Mac

The document size stays the same, but the new resolution value changesthe pixel size (and the memory size).


For PC

For Mac

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Changing document size

The document size is the size of the image in inches, mm, or cm. Images savedout from Autodesk SketchBook Pro print out at that size in Adobe® Photoshop®

or other publishing programs.

Changing document size (and keeping pixel size the same)


2 Check Keep proportions on.

For PC

For Mac

3 In the Document Size section, change the pull-down units to percent.

Keep the height and width at 100 percent.


For PC

For Mac

4 Specify a new value in the Resolution field.

For PC

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For Mac

The image size (and the memory size) stays the same, but the newresolution value changes the document size.


Fitting a resized image onto the screen

Flick toward or:

■ for Mac press Cmd+0

■ for PC press Ctrl+0 (zero)

to expand the image or reduce it to fill the screen.

Using the Image Size window

In the Image Size window, all values update concurrently as you enter newvalues.

Pixel Dimensions The top section of the window shows the pixel dimensionsof the image.

For PC


For Mac

The drop-down menus let you change the dimensions using a percentageinstead of pixels. This section also shows the memory size of the image in MB(this size updates automatically whenever you resize the image).

Document Size The bottom section of the window lets you set the documentsize.

For PC

For Mac

The default units are inches, but you can change them to cm, mm, pixels, orpercent. In this section, you can also set the print resolution in eitherpixels/inch (ppi), pixels/cm, or pixels/mm.

Keep proportions This setting is selected by default, to prevent imagedistortion. De-select it to change one dimension only, leaving the otherdimension unchanged.

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For Mac

Rotate canvasWhen drawing, use this for when you may want to reposition or rotate yoursketch to create a more comfortable brush stroking angle. Think of this asrotating your paper when drawing. Use either of the following rotate canvasfunctions to change the orientation of the image.

To rotate the canvas, you can do one of the following:

■ Hold down the Spacebar, mouse over the rotate ring of the puck thatappears, then click-drag to freely pivot the canvas.

■ In the lagoon, flick toward .Mouse over the rotate ring and click-drag to rotate the canvas.


Rotate or flip your sketch

MirrorLayer

FlipLayerVertic-ally

MirrorCan-vas

Flipcan-vasVertic-ally

Ro-tateImageCW

Ro-tateImageCCW

Rotate, mirror, or flip your sketch.

Rotating the image

1 To rotate the image counter-clockwise, select Image > Rotate Image CCW

.

2 To rotate the image clockwise, select Image > Rotate Image CW .

3 Keep selecting either of these menu items to rotate the image 180 or 270degrees.

Flipping the image

■ Select one of the following choices:

Image > Mirror Canvas . Mirrors around the vertical center axis.

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Image > Flip Canvas Vertically . Mirrors around the horizontal center axis.

Add an imageAn image can be inserted onto the current layer or imported onto a new layer.

Adding an image to the current layer

If you have an image you would like to add to the current layer, ensure thatin the preferences Add Image: import into a new layer is not checked.

1 Go to the layer where you want to add an image. See About layers onpage 129.

2 Select File > Add Image.

The Add Image window appears.

3 Browse to and select the image.

You can select TIFF, Bitmap (BMP), JPEG, GIF, or PNG files.

4 Click OK to insert the image into the current layer.


The Transform Layer puck is available for you to place the image howyou want it.

5 Place the image how you want it and close the Transform Layer puck (orchoose a brush).

The image is “baked” into the current sketch, meaning you can no longerrotate, scale, or move it on its own. If you do not like its placement,

choose Undo and try again.

Adding an image to a new layer

If you have an image you would like to add that needs to be imported to anew layer, in the general preferences, you can set an option to do this. WhenAdd Image: import into a new layer is not checked, an image added using File> Add Image... will be imported onto the current layer.

1 Select Edit > Preferences to open the Preferences window.

2 In the General tab, ensure there is a check next to Add Image: importinto a new layer.

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3 Click OK. Now, when you use File > Add Image..., the image that isimported appears on a new layer.

Color correct imagesThe Image menu contains options for editing the brightness, contrast, hue,saturation, and color balance of an image. You can also invert the colors inan image or change it to grayscale.

Brightness/Contrast Adjusts either the overall luminance (brightness) orincreases the gap in luminance values between adjacent pixels (contrast).

See Adjusting the brightness and contrast of an image on page 116.

Hue/Saturation Adds/subtracts color (hue) or adjusts the relative amount ofcolor (saturation) in each pixel.

See Adjusting the hue, saturation, and lightness of an image on page 118.

Color Balance Adjusts the amount of cyan, red, magenta, green, yellow, andblue in each pixel.

See Adjusting the color balance of an image on page 120.

Grayscale Removes all color from an image.

See Setting grayscale on page 121.

Invert Converts the color information for each pixel to its complimentarycolor.

See Inverting an image on page 121.

Adjusting the brightness and contrast of an image

ContrastOriginalBrightness

Adjust the brightness and contrast to make colors pop. Increase the contrastto make colors richer. Decreasing it to wash them out for creating images thattext can be placed overtop. Increase brightness to bring out details from darker


areas. Decrease it to melt away darker aspects of an image and shift the focusto things that are bright.

1 Select Image > Adjust > Brightness/Contrast. A window appears.

2 Tap-drag sliders to make changes.

3 Use any of the following:Show All When checked, changes made in this window affect all layers.When unselected, the affect is only applied to the selected displyed layer.

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Preview When checked, changes made in this window can be see in thearea to the left. When unselected, changes made are not applied to theimage in the area to the left.

Reset When tapped, it sets Brightness and Contrast to 0.

Apply When tapped, changes made in this window are applied to thecanvas.

4 When finished, tap OK.

Adjusting the hue, saturation, and lightness of an image

LightnessSaturationOriginalHue

Use Hue, Saturation, and Lightness to change the color range used, increaseor decrease the purity of a color, and increase or decrease the brilliance of thecolors.

1 Select Image > Adjust > Hue/Saturation. A window appears.





Reset When tapped, it sets Hue, Saturation, and Lightness to 0.




Adjusting the color balance of an image

Color BalancedOriginal

Use Color Balance to remove unwanted color casts by lights or inclementweather conditions.

1 Select Image > Adjust > Color Balance. A window appears.




Reset When tapped, it sets all the sliders to 0.




Setting grayscale

GrayscaleOriginal

Use Grayscale to change a color image to one that uses black, white, andvarious shapes of gray.

Select Image > Adjust > Grayscale. The image changes.

Inverting an image

InvertOriginal

Use Invert to switch the contrast of an image. It is great for changing blackelements to white and white elements to black to create an opposite image.

Select Image > Adjust > Invert. The image changes.


Hide or move the interfaceHide the interface for more room to sketch or present.

Hiding or showing tools

1 Use these tools to view a full-screen display, and to hide the tool interfaceand/or the system tool bars:

■ System tool bar displayed

■ Full tool interface

■ Full-screen display

■ No system tool bar

■ No tool interface


■ System tool bar displayed

■ No tool interface


2 To view all the tools again in the size you have set the window, flick

toward .

Moving the tools to the bottom right corner

1 Flick toward .


2 To move the tools back to the bottom left, flick toward .

Create a new sketchCreate a new sketch quickly.

1 Flick toward or for Mac, press Cmd+N or for PC, press Ctrl+N.

2 Changing the current sketch opens a prompt to save it first.

A blank canvas appears.

NOTE Use the Preferences window to set the default canvas size openedwhen you create new sketches.

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Save your sketchWhen saving a file, you can set options for saving with an alpha channel andset the format of the saved file.

Saving with an alpha channel

When the background of a layer is transparent, a checkered pattern appears.

When the image is saved as a TIFF, PNG, or PSD, an alpha channel can besaved, if the Transparent background preference is set.

There are a few ways to set background layer transparency:

■ In Edit > Preference > General, under Options, select Transparentbackground.

IMPORTANT For this option to take effect, you must either select File > Newand start a new project or quit SketchBook and restart.

■ In the Background layer, click-drag the Opacity slider, to set the opacityto 0.


Saving your sketch as an Adobe® Photoshop® file

1 Select File > Save a Copy As.

The Save As window appears.

2 In the Save As window, use the Save in pull-down list to select the folderwhere you want to store the file.

By default, if working on a Mac, sketches get stored in your My Picturesfolder.

3 In the Save window, use the Where pull-down list to select the folderwhere you want to store the file. Or, click the arrow beside the Save Asfield to expand to a column view.

By default, if working on a Mac, sketches get stored in your Pictures folder.

4 In the Save As field, leave the unique name already typed in for you orchange it to a different name.

5 In the File name field, leave the unique name already typed in for youor change it to a different name.

6 In the File format field, choose the Adobe Photoshop PSD file type option.

7 In the Save as type field, choose the Adobe Photoshop Files (*.PSD) filetype option, if working on a PC.

8 Click Save.

Saving your sketch as an image file

1 Flick toward this icon (or for Mac, press Cmd+S or for PC, press Ctrl+S ).

The Save As window appears for PC users and the Save window for Macusers.

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2 In the Save As window, use the Save in pull-down list to select the folderwhere you want to store the sketches.

By default, sketches get stored in your My Pictures folder.

3 In the Save window, use the Where pull-down list to select the folderwhere you want to store the sketches. Or, click the arrow beside the SaveAs field to expand to a column view.

By default, sketches get stored in your Pictures folder.

4 In the Save As field, leave the unique name already typed in for you orchange it to a different name.

NOTE The Save As field uses the last file name you used, incremented by anumeral. For example, if you saved the last file as “HOUSE,” the next file yousave is “HOUSE1” by default. If you saved the last file as “HOUSE001,” thedefault is “HOUSE002.” Or, enter another file name.

5 In the File name field, leave the unique name already typed in for youor change it to a different name.

NOTE For PC users, the File name field uses the last file name you used,incremented by a numeral. For example, if you saved the last file as “HOUSE,”the next file you save is “HOUSE1” by default. If you saved the last file as“HOUSE001,” the default is “HOUSE002.” Or, enter another file name.

6 In the File format field, choose the type of image you want saved.

NOTE Only the TIFF and PSD image formats preserve layers. Saving them asany other image format flattens them. Only use Autodesk SketchBook Pro toread TIFF files containing layers. We do not advise you to open these imagesin other programs because we cannot guarantee layer preservation.

7 In the Save as type field, choose the type of image you want saved.

NOTE Only the TIFF and PSD image formats preserve layers. Saving them asany other image format flattens them. Only use Autodesk SketchBook Pro toread TIFF files containing layers. We do not advise you to open these imagesin other programs because we cannot guarantee layer preservation.

8 Click Save.


Open a saved sketchOpen sketches of various formats.

Opening your Adobe Photoshop PSD files

1 Flick toward or for Mac, press Cmd+O or for PC, press Ctrl+O.

The Open window appears.

2 Browse to and select the PSD file you want to open.

3 Click Open

Opening a saved sketch

1 Flick toward or for Mac, press Cmd+O or for PC, press Ctrl+O.


2 Browse to and select the file you want to open.

3 Click Open.

NOTE For PC users, to open an image, you can also drag and drop it overan open Autodesk SketchBook canvas. For Mac users, to open an image, youcan also drag and drop it over the Autodesk SketchBook icon in the Dock.

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Use layers

About layersKeep your work in layers to simplify changes and explore variations.

What are layers?

Layers let you mark up an image without modifying the image itself, or anyother layers. Use multiple layers for drawing complex sketches or to testvariations in a design.

Layers also let you take a screenshot. See Take a screen snapshot on page 197.

How do I use layers?

1 Flick toward .

The Layers window appears, with the current layer highlighted.

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2 To use additional tools on a layer, hold your stylus down over the middleof the layer in the Layers window.

Additional tools appear that you can flick toward.

NOTE If you hold the stylus down over an icon, a tooltip appears describingwhat it does.

Adding a layer

1 Flick toward to open the Layers window.

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2 Hold the stylus over a layer and flick toward to add a new layer abovethe layer.

This new layer becomes the current layer.

You can also press the Cmd+L for Mac or Ctrl+L for PC keys to add a layer.

3 By default, the new layer appears over the other layers. To move it behindother layers, see the following topic:


Duplicating a layer


2 In the Layers window, click the layer you want to duplicate.

3 Hold the stylus over the layer and flick toward .

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A duplicated layer appears in the Layers window, and becomes the currentlayer.

4 To move the duplicated layer so that it does not overlap the original layer,

flick toward in the main tool interface.

Selecting a layer

Select a layer by tapping the layer in the Layer Editor.

It highlights and becomes the workable layer. Any action undertaken, untilyou tap another layer, will be applied to this active layer.

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.


Hide and show a layerSometimes, you want to see different variations of an idea, changing a color,adding a logo, placing something else in the scene, or removing an element.Hiding and showing layers allows you this flexibility, making it possible tosee only what you want to see.


2 In the Layers window, click the layer you want to hide.

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3 Hold the stylus over the layer in the Layers window and flick toward

.

The canvas does not display the contents of the layer and in the Layerwindow, the color of the layer changes to taupe.

4 To see the layer again, flick left toward .The color of the layer in theLayer window returns to light blue.

NOTE If layer opacity is set at 0, the layer is not visible. See Change thetransparency of a layer on page 157.

Edit a layerMove, rotate, or scale a layer, mirror or flip its content, use the color correctiontools, or add text. Use these tools to edit a layer and make changes to yourcomposition.

■ Moving, rotating, or scaling a layer on page 135


■ Mirroring or flipping a layer on page 137

■ Layer blending on page 138

■ Text on page 146

Moving, rotating, or scaling a layer

1 In the Layers window, click the layer you want to move, rotate, or scale.

NOTE Moving, rotating, and scaling a layer only affects the current layer.To move, rotate, or scale the entire canvas, merge all the layers first.


2 In the main tool interface, flick toward or hold down the V key.

The Move/Rotate/Scale Layer tool appears, and follows your stylusaround:

■ To move the layer, hover over the move outer ring. Click-drag to movethe layer around the canvas.

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■ To rotate the layer, hover over the rotatemiddle ring. Click-drag in acircular motion in the direction you want to rotate. The number ofdegrees of rotation displays from the time you entered the tool.

■ To scale the layer bigger or smaller, hover over the scale inner ring.Click-drag to scale up or down to display the percentage scaling.Remember, a layer is scalable only to 6400 x 6400 pixels.

■ To non-proportionately scale the layer, hover over the top of themiddle ring, then do one of the following motions:

■ Drag up to stretch the layer length.

■ Drag down to squish the layer length.

■ Drag to the right to stretch the layer width.

■ Drag to the left to squish the layer width.

NOTE If using the V hotkey, press and hold it down, as you click the top ofthe middle circle, and drag up, down, right, or left.

3 When satisfied with the layer placement, click the x to close theMove/Rotate/Scale Layer tool (or choose a brush).


The layer is “baked”, meaning you can no longer move, rotate, or scale

it on its own. If you do not like its placement, choose Undo and tryagain.

NOTE The pivot for rotation and scaling is in the center of the visible canvaswhen you entered the Move/Rotate/Scale Layer tool. To change the pivot,zoom and move the canvas until part of it is off-screen. Keep only that partof the canvas that you want centering on the pivot for rotation. Enter theMove/Rotate/Scale Layer tool again to use your new pivot.

Moving, rotating, or scaling another layer

In the Layers window, click the layer you want to move, rotate, or scale.

With a new layer selected as the current layer, follow the instructions inMoving, rotating, or scaling the current layer to move, rotate, or scale it.

Mirroring or flipping a layer

Flip or mirror a layer.

1 In the Layers window, click the layer you want to flip.

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2 Select one of the following choices:

Image > Mirror Layer . Mirrors around the vertical center axis.

Image > Flip Layer Vertically . Mirrors around the horizontal center axis.

Layer blending

In the Layer Editor, the following color correction options provide additionalimage editing tools:

Screen Produces an overall lightening effect to the composition. Eachpixel on the layer is brightened by a value equal to or lesser than the value of


pixels on other layers occupying the same location in the layer stack. Itproduces an effect opposite to that of Multiply.

See Softly lighten an image on page 140.

Multiply Produces an overall darkening effect to the layer appearance.The value for each pixel on the layer is darkened by a value equal to or greaterthan the value of pixels on other layers occupying the same location in thelayer stack. It produces a similar effect to combining one or more photographictransparencies together and looking through them.

See Softly darken an image on page 142.

Add Lightens the overall composition, similar to Screen, but in a moreextreme manner. Each pixel is brightened by a value equal to or lesser thanthe value of pixels on other layers occupying the same location in the layerstack. This is applied as a lineaer calculation.

See Add light to an image on page 144.

None Removes any color correction applied to the layer.

See Remove color correction on page 146.

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Softly lighten an image

Use Screen to provide a softer lightening effect than Add.

Result with Screen ap-plied

Layer belowSelected layer

Add appliedScreen appliedOriginal image


TIP If the top selected layer uses tints (colors mixed with white), most of the colorsin the image from the layer below will be obscured.

Layers using shades (colors mixed with black) allow more of the colors in the imagefrom the layer below to show through.

1 Select a layer.

2 Tap .

3 Choose Screen. The canvas updates.


Softly darken an image

Use Multiply to darken the overall image.

Result with Multiplyapplied



TIP If the top selected layer uses tints (colors mixed with white), more of the colorsfrom the image from the layer will show through.

Layers using shades (colors mixed with black) obscure most of the colors of theimage from the layer below.

1 Select a layer.

2 Tap .

3 Choose Multiply. The canvas updates.


Add light to an image

Use Add to dramatically lighten an image.

Result with Add ap-plied



TIP If the top selected layer uses tints (colors mixed with white), most of the colorsin the image from the layer below will be obscured.

Layers using shades (colors mixed with black) allow more of the colors in the imagefrom the layer below to show through.

1 Select a layer.

2 Tap .

3 Choose Add. The canvas updates.


Remove color correction

Result when removedColor correction

1 Select a layer.

2 Tap .

3 Choose None. The color correction applied to that layer is removed.

Text

There are two ways to add text to a sketch, one is to use a brush and write it.

The other is with (Add Text Layer). Use to create simple RTF textobjects. Set the font, size, style, and color, select and position them, change

their transparency, and use Edit Text Layer to modify them.

Add a text layer

1 From the Lagoon, select , then . The Edit Text Layer windowappears.

2 Enter text in the Edit Text Layer window.


3 Click OK. The text appears on the canvas and a text layer appears in theLayer Editor.

Edit a text layer

Text layers can be modified after creation with Edit Text Layer.

1 From the Lagoon, select , then . The Edit Text Layer windowappears.

2 Correct the text in the Edit Text Layer window.

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3 To make style changes to the text, select the text and do the following:

■ To change the font, click and select a font fromthe list that appears.

■ To change the size of the text, click and select a different size.

■ To bold text, click .

■ To italicize text, click .

■ To underline text, click .

■ To strikeout text, click .

■ To set text color, click .

4 Click OK. The change appears on the canvas.

Change the transparency of text

The opacity of a text layer can be changed using the layer’s opacity slider.


Click-drag the opacity slider to change the transparency of a text layer.

■ Drag it to the top for full opacity.

■ Drag it to the middle to make it semi - opaque.

■ Drag it to toward the bottom to increase transparency.

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Organize layersTo change the order of objects in the canvas and how they combine to createthe overall composition, drag layers and reposition them. Once satisfied withthe order of your layers, you can combine them by merginging either two orall layers in the stack.

Rearranging layers

Changes the order of objects on the canvas, placing them either in front ofor behind one another.



2 In the Layers window, click the layer you want to move up or down.

3 Pen down on and drag the layer up or down relative to the otherlayers.

4 Release the stylus to drop the layer into position.

Merging two layers

Combines layers once you are finished working on the layer content.

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1 In the Layers window, change the order of the layers so that the twolayers you want to merge follow one another (see Rearranging layers onpage 150).

2 Click the upper of the two layers.

3 Hold the stylus over the layer and flick toward or press Cmd+E forMac or Ctrl+E for PC to merge with the layer beneath it.

NOTE You can undo this action. See Undo and redo brushstrokes on page64.

Merging all layers

Combine all layers to create a project with one layer.

Hold the stylus over any layer and flick toward to merge the layers.

Merging all layers also merges hidden or locked layers and makes them visible.

NOTE You can undo this action. See Undo and redo brushstrokes on page 64.

Lock and unlock a layerLock a layer so you cannot sketch or paint on it.


Locking a layer


2 In the Layers window, click the layer you want to lock.

3 Hold the stylus over the layer, flicking toward to lock the layercontents, as indicated in the Layers window by a lock.

If you try to draw on or perform various operations on the canvas, the

locked layer cursor appears.

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Unlocking a layer

To unlock the layer, flick toward Unlock Layer.

Delete or clear layersRemove a layer from the stack or clear the contents of one or all layers.

Clearing the contents of the current layer

In the lagoon, flick toward or press Delete to remove the contents of thecurrent layer.

All other layers remain intact.

NOTE You can undo this action. See Undo and redo brushstrokes on page 64.

Deleting a layer



2 Hold the stylus over the layer you want to delete, flicking toward to delete the layer contents and remove it from the Layers window.

NOTE You can undo this action.

Identify a layerDraw a name or symbol to help identify and keep track of a layer.


2 In the Layers window, click the layer you want to identify.

3 Hold the stylus over the layer and flick toward .

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4 In the window that appears, click Clear to remove the currentidentification.

5 Draw a name, symbol, pictograph, or other mark to identify the layer.

For PC


For Mac

To remove what you have drawn and start again, click Clear.

NOTE Keyboard access or colors are not available from this window.

6 Click OK to identify the layer by what you drew.

Change the transparency of a layerBlend a layer with other layers using transparency.

NOTE If a layer is not visible, check to see if the opacity is at 0%.


2 In the Layers window, click the layer you want to work with and thisslider.

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3 Drag the slider to the opacity percentage you want and lift the stylus.

The window title bar value updates.

4 Close the window.

NOTE You can undo this action. See Undo and redo brushstrokes on page64.

In the Layers editor, the opacity slider updates to show the new opacity setting:

Full opacity

Medium opacity (translucent)

Transparent

Locking or unlocking layer transparency


Create custom brushes

There are two types of custom brushes:

■ Brushes that are copies of other brushes, with their own unique settings. See Copy andremove custom brushes on page 167.

■ Do-It-Yourself brushes that provide a large number of advanced settings. See Create aDo-It-Yourself brush on page 165.

Use brush setsBrush sets enable you to group and manage DIY brushes. Export sets for othersto use or save them to an external drive. Import and use brush sets created byothers. Label your brush set to help identify each one.

Creating a brush set

Use New Brush Set to create a new area for grouping and managing brushes.

1 In the Brush Palette, tap to access the marking menu.

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2 Select .

A new set appears in the Brush Palette.

Renaming a brush set

Use Rename Brush Set to change the name of the selected brush set.

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2 Select a set, then tap .

The Name Brush Set window appears.

3 Enter a brush set name.

4 Tap OK. The brush set is renamed in the Brush Palette.

Exporting a brush set

After creating Do-It-Yourself brushes, you may want to save them for reuse or

to share with colleagues. Export brush set, in Brush Properties markingmenu, allows people working on different platforms to share brushes.

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Save these brushes to a portable drive and bring them to a client or use themwhen working on another machine.




3 Name the brush set.

4 Tap Save. The brush set is exported.


Importing a brush set

Use Import Brush Set to load an exported brush set file into the BrushPalette.


2 Select .


3 Select an exported .xml brush set file.

4 Tap Open. The brush set is loaded into the Brush Palette.

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Deleting a brush set

Use Delete Brush Set to remove the selected brush set from the BrushPalette.



You are asked if you want the set deleted.


3 Tap OK. The selected set is removed from the Brush Palette.

Create a Do-It-Yourself brushWhen in the Brush Palette, if you select a brush set other than the Stardardset, you will have access to tool for creating, copying, and deleting custom

brushes. Tap to access these tools. Then, use the advanced brush controlsto create your own media type.

Creating a custom brush

With New Brush, create a new brush and add it to the selected brush set.

1 Tap the current brush icon

or the Brush Palette icon.

The Brush Palette appears.

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2 In the Brush Palette, tap a brush set to select it.

3 Tap to access the marking menu.


4 Select . The Create Do-It-Yourself Brush window appears.

5 Choose a brush type to base your brush on.

6 Tap Create. The brush appears in the selected brush set.

See the following topics for more information:

■ Adjust the brush stamp for a Do-It-Yourself brush on page 178

■ Change brush properties on page 48

■ Create a Texture Brush on page 174

Copy and remove custom brushes

Copy brushes and erasers with Copy Brush to populate brush sets. When

finished with a custom brush, remove it with Delete Brush.

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Copying a brush or eraser and customizing it

With Copy Brush, create a duplicate of a selected brush and add it to theselected brush set.

1 Tap the current brush icon

or the Brush Palette icon.

The Brush Palette appears.

2 In the Brush Palette, tap a brush to select it.



4 Tap . A copy of the brush is created and placed in the selected brushset.

Deleting a custom brush

With Delete Brush, permanently remove a selected brush.

1 In the Brush Palette, tap a brush to select it.


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3 Tap . You are asked if you want to delete the brush.

4 Tap OK. The brush is deleted from the brush set.

Adjust the pressure sensitivity of a Do-It-Yourselfbrush

Set brush width or transparency for a Do-It-Yourself brush or eraser accordingto the amount of pressure applied to the stylus.

Changing settings for a Do-It-Yourself brush

1 Create a Do-It-Yourself brush on page 165.

2 Double-tap the Do-It-Yourself brush in the Brush Palette.

The Brush Properties window appears.


3 Use the Size settings in the Brush Properties window to make the brushthickness vary with the pressure you put on the stylus.

For a thicker brush stroke regardless of how hard you press the stylus,move both sliders to the right.

For a thinner brush stroke regardless of how hard you press the stylus,move both sliders to the left.

For a brush stroke that is thinner at light pressure and thicker at heavypressure, use different Size values.

4 To save the new brush, tap Save.

The Do-It-Yourself brush in the Brush Palette uses the new size settings.

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NOTE The brush size values are a rough approximation of pixel size, but canvary. For example, if lines are too thin to be drawn on the screen, they defaultto being wider.

■ To resize a marker, try adjusting its opacity and stamp spacing.

■ To make a bigger marker, set the opacity lower and the brush stampspacing lower. See the next topic and Adjust the brush stamp for aDo-It-Yourself brush on page 178.

Changing the opacity settings of a Do-It-Yourself brush




3 Use the Opacity settings in the Brush Properties window to make thebrush opacity vary with the pressure you put on your stylus.

For a more transparent brush stroke regardless of how hard you press thestylus, move both sliders to the left.

Opacity of 0 means that the paint is transparent (invisible).

For a dark brush stroke regardless of how hard you press the stylus, moveboth sliders to the right.


Opacity of 1 means that the paint is opaque (you cannot see through it).

For a brush stroke that responds to how hard you press the stylus, usedifferent Opacity values.


The Do-It-Yourself brush in the Brush Palette uses your new settings.

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Create a Texture Brush

Image compliments of Starr Shaw

Once a Do-It-Yourself brush is created, a texture can be added to it, creatinga texture brush. You can set the shape and/or color and make a texture froma rotated stroke or capture something on your canvas to use as a texture. SeeCreate a Do-It-Yourself brush on page 165.


Creating a texture brush

In the Brush Properties of a Do-It-Yourselfbrush, you can create a texture brush bysketching a design and capturing it. The cap-tured texture can also be rotated. When captur-ing a texture, one of the following CustomTexture settings can be selected:

■ Shape + Colors – Uses the current paintcolor, as well as the selected shape, to cre-ate your texture. Whenever the texturebrush is used, it uses the color set duringcreation.

■ Shape – Creates a texture brush with noassigned color. Each time the texture brushis used, a different color can be set.

■ Rotate to Stroke – Dynamically rotates thetexture in the direction of the stoke.

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Create a texture brush

1 Create a new stroke or import an image to use as a texture.


3 With a Do-It-Yourself brush selected, tap Show Brush Properties toopen Brush Properties.

4 Tap Capture.

5 From Custom Texture, select either Shape + Colors or Shape and/or checkRotate to Stroke.

6 Within the canvas, tap the area to be captured as the texture. The displayin Brush Properties updates to show the texture and color.


NOTE When capturing the texture shape, SketchBook uses the current sizeof the Do-It-Yourself brush. If the complete shape is not captured, resize theDo-It-Yourself brush, then capture the shape again. See Resize a brush onpage 46.

Saving a texture brush

Once you have created a texture brush, tap Save at the bottom of BrushProperties to save the brush.

NOTE All custom brush can be saved.

Modifying a texture brush

There are many ways to modify a texture brush, from resetting it, opening itsproperties and changing settings, changing a stroke, to assigning a permanentcolor to it. See the sections that follow for more information.

Resetting a brush

Restore the previous setting of a Do-It-Yourself brush. All texture brush datais deleted and the original properties settings are restored.

1 Select the texture brush in the Brush Palette.

2 Tap Show Brush Properties to open Brush Properties.

3 Tap Reset. The original settings of the Do-It-Yourself brush return andthe texture is removed.

Changing texture brush properties

Change attributes of a texture brush.

1 Select the texture brush in the Brush Palette.


3 Edit the brush properties.

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4 Tap Save to save the changes.

Changing a texture

Change the stroke used by a texture brush.

1 Create a new stroke or import an image to use as a texture.

2 Select any pre-existing texture brush in the Brush Palette.


4 Tap Capture.

5 Set Custom Texture options.

6 Within the canvas, tap the area to be captured as a texture. The displayin Brush Properties updates to show the texture and color.

7 Tap Save to save the changes.

Setting color on a Shape texture brush

Set a different color for a texture brush.

1 Create a Shape texture brush on page 40.

2 In the Color Palette, select a color. The texture brush color updates.

Adjust the brush stamp for a Do-It-Yourself brushAdjust the aspect, rotation, spacing, noise, jitter, and brush edge of aDo-It-Yourself brush.

Setting brush stamp aspect and rotation





3 Use the Aspect and Rotation sliders in the Brush Properties window tocontrol the shape of the brush stamp.

These sliders determine how flat or thin the brush stroke is, and how itsthickness varies with the direction you are drawing in.

The Rotation slider is ignored when Aspect is 1, because the brush stampis circular and looks the same for all nib angles:

For a thin brush for horizontal strokes, use a rotation of 0, 180, or 360degrees:

For a thin brush for vertical strokes, use a rotation of 90 or 270 degrees:


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Setting brush stamp spacing




3 A series of stamps, separated by a spacing value makes each stroke.

Use the Stamp Spacing slider in the Brush Properties window to controlthe spacing between these stamps.

A small spacing value puts stamps close together, sometimes producinga dark and smooth brush stroke that is less responsive (slower):

As you increase the spacing value, the stamps spread out, producing abrush stroke that is lighter and not as smooth:

A high spacing value produces a responsive brush stroke that appears asa series of dots.




Setting brush edges




3 Use the Brush Edges list in the Brush Properties window to control thelook of the brush edges.

Normally, the brush type you have selected determines this setting. Toachieve certain effects, change it.

Soft edges gives soft, feathered brush edges. For example, an airbrush.

Solid edges gives hard edges that still bleed slightly. For example, markersor ballpoint pens.

Hard edges are hard. For example, a calligraphy pen on high-qualitypaper stock, or lines from computer drafting software.

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Identify a custom brushRename a custom brush or eraser, or change its icon appearing in the expandedarea at the bottom of the Brush Palette.

NOTE You cannot change the name or icon for the default brushes.

Changing the name of a custom brush or eraser

1 Double-tap the custom brush.


2 In the Brush Properties window, tap the Edit button.


The Identify Custom Brush window appears.

3 Type a descriptive name in the Name field.

4 Tap OK.

The new name appears in the tooltip of the Do-It-Yourself brush in theBrush Palette.

Replacing a custom brush icon

1 Double-tap the custom brush.

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3 Select an item from the Icon list.

Beside the list, three versions of the selected icon appear:

■ when it is normally visible

■ when the cursor passes over it

■ when it is the current brush


4 After you have selected the icon you want, tap OK.

The new icon appears in the Brush Palette.

NOTE For instructions and criteria on how to create your own brush icons,see Create your own brush icons on page 185.

Create your own brush iconsCreate your own unique icons to identify custom brushes.

There is a comprehensive set of default icons you can use to identify yourcustom brushes. Alswo, as you create a texture brush, the icon changes todisplay the texture brush stamp. However, try creating your own icons. Thistopic provides instructions and criteria on how to create custom brush icons.

NOTE You can assign custom icons to custom brushes that appear in the bottomof the Brush Palette, not to default brushes.

What you need

Each icon you create must be a PNG image file that is 32 x 32 pixels. A custombrush icon not matching these criteria does not appear.

For each icon, create three image files:

One image of the icon itself, given a descriptive name. For example,MyBrush.png. This file name appears in the Icons list of the Identify CustomBrush window.

One image for the icon in rollover state (that is, for when the cursorpasses over it). This file must use the same name as the first icon, but with“_over” added to the end (use the underscore character "_" and not a space).For example, MyBrush_over.png.

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One image for the icon in selected state (that is, for when it is the currentbrush). This file must use the same name, with “_press” added to the end. Forexample, MyBrush_press.png.

About the sample icon

There is a sample icon called "Sample," visible in the Icon list of theIdentify Custom Brush window.

This sample icon provides three image files for the icon in its three states. Findthese files, named "Sample.png", "Sample_over.png", and “Sample_press.png",in the following folder:

■ For PC:

C:\Documents and Settings\[your login name]\Application

Data\Autodesk\SketchBook Pro\5.0\BrushPresetIcons

You will have to create a folder called BrushPresetIcons.

■ For Mac:

[your user folder]/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/SketchBook

Pro/5.0/BrushPresetIcons/


Store any icon images you create in this same folder to see them in the IdentifyCustom Brush window.

Creating a brush icon and assigning it to a custom brush

1 Create three PNG files that follow the criteria listed in Create your ownbrush icons on page 185.

2 Copy the three PNG files to the following folder:

■ For PC:

C:\Documents and Settings\[your login name]\Application

Data\Autodesk\ SketchBook Pro\5.0\BrushPresetIcons



NOTE The Documents and Settings folder installs in the C: drive bydefault. If you cannot find it there, check other drives.

■ For Mac:

[your user folder]\Library\Application

Support\Autodesk\Autodesk SketchBook Pro\5.0\BrushPresetIcons






5 The icon you created appears in the Icon list of the Identify Custom Brushwindow under the same name as its file name.

If one of the following icons appear for any of its three states, you cannotselect the icon or assign it:

The PNG file for this icon state does not meet criteria.

The PNG file for this icon state does not exist.

Tips for creating brush icons

It is a good idea to design the icon no larger than 28 x 28 pixels, so that thereis a 2-pixel margin around it.

If you would like to match the RGB values used for other product icons, followthe values listed:

■ The dark blue color used as the ink is R=84, G=107, B=126.

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■ The light blue color used as the background is R=222, G=230, B=235.

■ The orange color used as the rollover highlight and selected color is R=255,G=153, B=0.

For the rollover state, an orange halo spills over the icon image. For the selectedstate, the orange is contained within the image.

Change the brush cursorSet the type of display for the brush cursor.

You can optimize the brush cursor display to the type of system you are using.

For example, for PC users, if you have a tablet where the brush stamp displaysautomatically, try turning off the cross-hair display.

1 Select Edit > Preferences.

2 In the Preferences window, tap the Brush tab and select one of thefollowing:

Display cross-hair A cross-hair always appears at the brush cursorlocation.

Do not display cross-hair Only the brush stamp preview displays at thebrush cursor location.

Best for your hardware The recommended setting. The brush cursorappears as a cross-hair, if appropriate.

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. This outline letsyou see the size of the brush before you start drawing.



2 In the Preferences window, go to the Brush tab.

■ To turn off the outline for low-opacity brushes, de-select Displayoutline when brush opacity is low.

■ To turn off the outline for erasers, de-select Display outline for erasers.

■ To turn off the brush outline for sharpen brushes, de-select Displayoutline for sharpen brushes.

■ To turn off the brush outline for blur brushes, de-select Display outlinefor blur brushes.

■ To turn off the brush outline for smear brushes, de-select Displayoutline for smear brushes.

Manage custom brushesThe Brush Manager helps you organize and manage your Do-It-Yourselfbrushes. Tap-drag to move a brush and change its position in the palette.

1 Within the Brush Palette, tap the triangle to open the Do-It-Yourselfbrush section of the palette.

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2 Do one of the following:

■ To copy a brush from one brush set to another, Alt-tap and drag thebrush to its new location, then drop it into place. The original remainsin the first brush set and a duplicate appears in the second brush set.

NOTE If you place a brush between two brushes, drag and drop thebrush on or between them to insert it there.

NOTE If you drag a brush from one brush set over an empty area inanother brush set, it is placed at the end of the brushes.

■ To move a brush from one brush set to another, tap-drag the brushto its new location, then drop it into place. The brush is removed fromthe first brush set and now populates the second brush set.

■ To rearrange brushes, tap-drag and drop the brush to its new locationwithin the same brush set.

Save custom brushes and texturesWhen you create a custom brush or texture and tap the Save button, thebrush/texture is saved to your preferences. You can export and import thesebrushes. They can be shared, emailed to friends, and loaded onto a key driveand taken with you to use on other machines. You created a brush on a Macand want to use it on Windows – no problem!

IMPORTANT It is especially important to save this folder (CustomBrushes) ifinstalling a new version of SketchBook.


Exporting a brush set


to share with colleagues. Export brush set, in Brush Properties markingmenu, allows people working on different platforms to share brushes.

Save these brushes to a portable drive and bring them to a client or use themwhen working on another machine.



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3 Name the brush set.

4 Tap Save. The brush set is exported.

Saving out brushes and textures (for Mac)

1 Go to /Users/[user account]/Library/Applicationn

Support/Autodesk/SketchBook Pro/5.0 and copy the CustomBrushesand /or BrushTextures folder(s).


■ Save the folder(s) to a key drive, other device, or desktop.

■ Paste the folder(s) in an email and send it. Ensure to include directionson where to place them (C:\Documents and Settings\[user

account]\Application Data\Autodesk\SketchBook Pro\5.0).

Saving out brushes and textures (for PC)

1 Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[user account]\Application

Data\Autodesk\SketchBook Pro\5.0 and copy the CustomBrushes and/or BrushTextures folder(s).


■ Save the folder(s) to a key drive, other device, or desktop.

■ Paste the folder(s) in an email and send it. Ensure to include directionson where to place them (/Users/[useraccount]/Library/Applicationn Support/Autodesk/SketchBook

Pro/5.0).

Exporting Do-It-Yourself brushes


to share with colleagues. Export brush set, in Brush Properties marking


menu, allows people working on different platforms to share brushes. Youcan also bring these brushes to a client or use when working on anothermachine.

If you have a series of brushes to export, try exporting the entire brush set.See Exporting a brush set on page 161.


2 Either double-tap the Do-It-Yourself brush in the Brush Palette or select

Show Brush Properties .

3 At the bottom of Brush Properties, tap Export.

This opens Save As.

4 Name the file and tap Save. By default, the file will be saved in theCustomBrushes folder in SketchBook Pro; however, you can change this.

Importing Do-It-Yourself brushes

You can import a brush of your own it to reuse or try one created by acolleague. It doesn’t matter what the platform was that the brush was createdon.

1 From the Lagoon, select a brush to import.

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2 Tap the brush in the Lagoon to open the Brush Palette.

3 In the Brush Palette, tap a brush set.

4 Tap , then tap New Brush.

The Create Do-It-Yourself Brush window appears.


5 Tap Import. This opens the Open window. By default, it opens theCustomBrushes folder in SketchBook Pro.

NOTE If importing a file that is on a different machine from a co-worker, youwill need to do one of the following:

■ Connect through the network to their machine and navigate to theirCustomBrushes folder.

■ Save the file to an external drive, then save it in your CustomBrushesfolder.

6 Select a custom brush file and tap Open. The brush will appear in theBrush Palette.

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Annotate, send, print,present

Print images or email them. Annotate sketches. Present sketches to colleagues, clients, orfriends.

Install SnapshotSnapshot is a screen capturing tool included with SketchBook. Use it to captureyour entire screen and modify what’s captured.

Installing the screen capture tool

1 For PC users, from the disk image you downloaded or found on yourinstallation CD, drag the Autodesk SketchBook Pro Snapshot icon ontoyour system.

We recommend that you drag the icon to your Applications folder.

2 For Mac users, drag the Snapshot icon from where you put it on yoursystem (for example, the Applications folder) to your Dock.

Take a screen snapshotTake a snapshot of your screen and mark it up in SketchBook.

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Taking a screen capture on a PC

1 In your Windows system task bar, double-click the Autodesk SketchBookPro Snapshot utility.

Or, single-click the utility and then select Capture Screen from the menuthat appears.

2 If an image file is already open in the application, a prompt to save andclose appears.

Taking a screen capture on a Mac

1 Click the Autodesk SketchBook Pro Snapshot icon from your Dock.

2 If an image file is already open in the application, a prompt to save andclose appears.

Autodesk SketchBook Pro opens a full-screen image of your display in alocked layer, and adds a new layer to mark up.

NOTE Autodesk SketchBook Pro copies the screen capture to the clipboardif it cannot open the screen capture.

Email a sketchEmail a sketch to someone.

1 Select File > Send Mail.

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A window appears prompting you for the image file format you want touse.

2 Choose the image format.

To preserve your layers, select TIFF. For a smaller file size, select JPEG orPNG.

NOTE To see the future size of the attachment file for each format, clickCalculate File Sizes.

3 Click Send Mail.

An image file of the format you selected is added as an attachment filenamed “Sketch” to a new message in your default mail browser.

Troubleshooting

For PC users, if you get a message that you cannot email the image, checkthat:

To select a default email application on aWindows XP system:

You have an email account set up on yourcomputer.

1 Go to the Internet Propertiescontrol panel (Start > Settings> Control Panel > Internet Op-tions).

2 Click the Programs tab.

3 Pick the default email applica-tion from the E-mail dropdownlist.

You have selected a default email application.

Some email programs (for example, Mi-crosoft Outlook) must be open before us-ing this feature.

Your email program is open.

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Try the following:You can launch your default email programfrom outside of Autodesk SketchBook Pro. 1 From the Windows Start menu,

choose Run.

2 Type the "mailto:" command.

3 Click OK. If a new empty mes-sage window does not appear,then there is a problem withthe configuration of your emailapplication and/or account.

For Mac users, if you get a message that you cannot email the image, checkthat:

■ You have an email account set up on your computer.

■ You have selected a default email application.

■ You can launch your default email program from outside SketchBook.

If your email program creates the email message, but cannot send the message,ensure that your email service provider is operational. (Refer to thedocumentation of your email program for further information.)

Use background templatesUse ready-made background images, or create your own.

Go to the Autodesk SketchBook Pro web site to download a large selection ofgraphs, lines, and other images you can draw over. When opening thesetemplates into Autodesk SketchBook Pro, your markups have an annotationlayer, with the image itself preserved as a locked background layer.

Opening a background template

1 Download the background templates from the Autodesk SketchBook Proweb site. For quick access to this site, choose Help > Autodesk SketchBookPro Online.


2 Select File > Open.

3 Browse to the directory where you downloaded the background templates,and select the one you want.

4 Tap Open.

5 To preserve the original template for later use, use File > Save As to saveyour markups to another file.

Creating your own background template

1 Select the image you want to use as a background template.

It can be any image file in BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or PSD format.

2 From Autodesk SketchBook Pro, use File > Open, browse, and select animage file.


4 Hold the stylus over the background layer and flick toward .

SketchBook Pro locks the layer containing the background image.

5 Flick toward to add another layer for markup.

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The new layer becomes the annotation layer.

6 Select File > Save As.

7 Select the TIFF file type (the only type that preserves layers). If the originalimage was a TIFF image, the file name automatically changes. You canalso enter a different name.

8 Tap Save.

Print a sketchMake printouts of your sketches.

1 Select File > Print.

2 The system Print window prompts you for information, such as the printerand number of copies.

NOTE SketchBook Pro uses a best-fit approach to print your image.

NOTE To set default print values, select File > Page Setup.

3 Tap Print.

Flip through your sketchesView the images in a folder.

1 To move to the next image in the current folder, flick toward .


Images are displayed in increasing order by file name. For example,HOUSE1, HOUSE2, HOUSE3.

2 To move to the previous image in the current folder, flick toward .

Images are displayed in decreasing order by file name. For example,HOUSE3, HOUSE2, HOUSE1.

NOTE If you mark up the images, a prompt to save your changes when yougo to the previous or next image appears. To preserve the original image,save the marked-up image under a different file name.

Present imagesUse SketchBook to present your images. Organize and determine their order,then hide the interface to make the images the focal point.

Putting your images in order for presentation

1 Create a folder containing the images you want to include in thepresentation.

Remove any images you do not want to include.

NOTE If there are specific images you want to include in your presentation,copy them to a new folder.

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2 Rename the images in the folder in alphabetical or numerical order youwant to present them.

For example, Slide A, Slide B, Slide C. Or, Slide1, Slide2, Slide3.

Presenting images

1 Browse to the folder containing the images you want to present.

2 Open the first file in the folder.

3 To show the next image, flick toward .

To go backwards, flick toward .

Hiding the interface for a bigger viewing area

1 Select to view a full-size display with no title bar or tools.

2 To move back and forth between images, use the Page Up and Page Downkeys.

3 To view all the tools again, flick toward .


Adjust system and programsettings

Customize and optimize SketchBook by changing various preference settings.

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The Lagoon tab of the Preferences contains options for changing not only the lagoon,but also marking menus. Create your own marking menus and populate the lagoonwith the options you use most frequently. If you never use a tool, take it out and replaceit with one you do. This tab gives you complete control over these domains.

NOTE If you want to turn off the lagoon altogether or move it, see Hide or move theinterface on page 122.

Right-click to access a virtual floating lagoon. Use setting from the Lagoon Preferences.They are saved in an .xml file, you can save to a portable hard drive, then take withyou to use on any machine, and always have your custom setup.

Customizing lagoon icons

Change the icons displayed in the lagoon, using the top section of the LagoonPreferences.

1 For PC users, select Edit > Preferences.

For Mac users, select SketchBook Pro > Preferences.

2 Tap the Lagoon tab.

3 In the lagoon section, click an icon on the lagoon.

4 Tap the icon you want in its place. The icon changes.

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Customizing marking menus

You can also customize the marking menu for an icon in the lagoon, addingtools that you commonly use. Once done, you can use clutch keys or right-clickto access these custom marking menus without visiting the lagoon.

StylusMouseLagoon position

Press-hold 1 and pen-downRight-click and press 1Hub menu

Press-hold 2 and pen-downRight-click and press 2





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In the Lagoon Preferences, at the bottom of the Default SketchBook Toolslist, any Do-It-Yourself brushes you have made will be listed. Now, you canadd them to any custom marking menu.

Changing a lagoon icon marking menu

1 With an icon selected in the lagoon section of the Lagoon Preferences,click a tool in the Select Menu Location section. This displays the nameof the tool in the Default SketchBook Tools section.

2 Scroll through the list of tools and select one to replace the current tool.

3 Tap OK. The marking menu updates, changing the tool icon displayed.

Resetting your preferences

At any time, you can reset your preferences back to their original state.



2 Tap the Lagoon tab.

3 Tap Reset.


4 Tap OK. This changes your lagoon and marking menus back to theiroriginal state.

Hiding or showing scroll bars

When presenting your work, using this feature removes the scroll bars, keepingthe focus on your presentation.

WithoutWith scroll bars



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2 Tap the Canvas tab.

3 Turn off Enable canvas scroll bars.

NOTE You can still use the Zoom and Move tool to view those parts of theimage that are off the screen.

Changing the cursor

By optimizing settings to work with your type of system, you can improveperformance. This could be making changes to the brush cross-hair settingsor brush outline.

Setting brush cross-hair preferences



2 Tap the Brush tab.

3 In the Preferences window, select one of the following:

■ Display cross-hair – (a cross-hair) always appears at the brushcursor location.

NOTE If you are running Windows Vista, using a Wacom tablet, and yourcursor does not appear, follow the instructions above and select theDisplay cross-hair option.

■ Do not display cross-hair – displays only the brush stamp preview atthe brush cursor location.

■ Best for your hardware – the recommended setting. The brush cursorappears as a cross-hair, if appropriate.

Removing the brush outline

1 By default, a brush outline appears for the smear brush, eraser, and otherlow-opacity brushes, such as the airbrush. This outline lets you see thesize of the brush before you start drawing.


For PC users, select Edit > Preferences.


2 Tap the Brush tab.

■ To turn off the brush outline for low-opacity brushes, de-select Displayoutline when brush opacity is low.

■ To turn off the brush outline for erasers, de-select Display outline forerasers.

■ To turn off the brush outline for smear brushes, de-select Displayoutline for smear brushes.

Changing the behavior of Page Up and Page Down

Some machines use the Page Up and Page Down keys differently for browsingto previous or next files.

In addition, some systems (for example, Tablet PCs) use built-in keys for PageUp and Page Down, which confuses some users.



2 Tap the General tab.

3 In the Page Up section, tap one of the following setting to set up theprogram behavior that works best for your system.

■ Open next image

■ Open previous image

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Changing the maximum number of undos

Changing the number of undos only takes effect once a file is created oranother one is imported. We recommend you restart SketchBook.



2 Tap the General tab.

3 Enter the number of undos in Maximum undos.

The maximum value is 50, but we recommend a lower value for optimalspeed and performance.

Changing the default canvas size for new files

By default, the size of a new image is the size of the display.

To specify a custom size:



2 Tap the Canvas tab.

3 De-select Use width and height of window.

4 Enter the width and height in the fields provided (choose from pixels,inches, cm, or mm).

NOTE The maximum size is 6400 x 6400 pixels.

5 Change the resolution, if you want (choose from pixels/inch, pixels/cm,or pixels/mm).

This change takes place when you create a file.

6 To use the default display size again, tap Use width and height of window.


Associating file types with Autodesk SketchBook Pro

For PC users, by associating a program to a file type, you can open files of thattype into that program by default. For example, if you double-click the files,the associated program opens them.

NOTE This function is not available on the Mac.

To change these associations:


2 Tap the System tab.

3 Under Associated File Types, select the image file types you want toassociate to Autodesk SketchBook Pro.

Improve performanceSome users may experience slower performance when Rotate Canvas is enabled.This can be corrected by changing a setting in the Preferences, which turnoff Rotate Canvas.

1 Select Edit > Preferences to open the Preferences window.

2 In the General tab, in the Graphics section, deselect Enable Rotate Canvas.

3 Tap OK and restart Sketchbook to correct this issue.

TIP Press the [ and ] keys to rotate the canvas to the left of right, respectively.

Wacom tablet troubleshootingThis is intended for SketchBook users of either the Wacom Cintiq or Intuostablet devices, who have experienced any of the following issues:

■ Cursor offset (Cintiq)

■ Cursor acceleration (dual monitor setups)

■ Erratic pen input

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Besides this document, you may want to read these articles at visit thefollowing links:

■ http://www.wacom.com/faqs/view.php?id=289

■ http://www.wacom.com/faqs/view.php?id=115

Part 1

This section must be completed by all users experiencing the aforementionedissues. If you are only experiencing tracking problems, you will not need tocontinue beyond this section.

1 Uninstall the current Wacom Driver from your system.

For Windows XP users

1 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

2 From the Add or Remove Programs window, scroll down and selectWacom.

3 Following the prompts to remove the program.

For Windows Vista users




For Windows 7 users





http://www.wacom.com/faqs/view.php?id=289

http://www.wacom.com/faqs/view.php?id=115

For Mac users

1 Select MacIntosh HD [your harddrive] > Applications > Wacom Tablet> Remove Wacom Tablet.


2 Remove all drivers and tablet.DAT and wacom.DAT files (this applies onlyto Windows users).

For Windows XP users

1 Select:

C:\Documents and Settings\Current User\Application Data\WTablet

2 Press Delete to remove all files and drivers.

For Windows Vista users

1 Select:

C:\Users\Current User\AppData\Roaming\WTablet


For Windows 7 users

1 Select:

C:\Users\Current User\AppData\Roaming\WTablet


3 Ensure the device is plugged in properly.

■ Intuos – ensure the USB cable is connected to the system.

■ Cintiq tablet – ensure it has power, video, and that the USB cable isconnected to the system.

4 Reboot your system.

5 Go to http://www.wacom.com/downloads/drivers.php to download any ofthe following drivers for your device:

■ 6.1.2-5

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http://www.wacom.com/downloads/drivers.php

■ 6.1.4-3

■ 6.1.5-3

6 Follow the installation instructions and reboot your system aftercompletion.

At this point, the Wacom device should be tracking. If not, consult the WacomProduct Support Online at http://www.wacom.com/productsupport/.

Part 2 - Cintiq calibration

This section is only applies to Cintiq users. Before starting this section, you mustcomplete steps 1 to 5 in Part 1.

You should now have all the drivers installed, the device hooked up to yoursystem, and your stylus working. However, your Wacom Cintiq needs to becalibrated.

For Windows users


http://www.wacom.com/productsupport/

For Windows users

1 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Wacom Tablet Properties.The Wacom Tablet Properties window appears.

2 Click the Calibrate tab.

3 From the Monitor pull down menu, select Cintiq.

4 Press the Calibrate button.

5

Click the center of the cross hair with your stylus. Another cross hairappears in the lower right corner after clicking the first.

6 Click the center of the cross hair.


For Windows users

7 Click OK if satisfied with the results.

For Mac users

1 AccessSystem Preferences.

2 Select Calibration.

3 From the Monitor pull down menu, select Cintiq.


For Mac users

4

Click the center of the cross hair with your stylus. Another cross hairappears in the lower right corner after clicking the first.

5 Click the center of the cross hair.

6 Click OK if satisfied with the results and close the Wacom Tabletwindow.

If for any reason the tip of the stylus does not line up, consult Wacom Product SupportOnline at http://www.wacom.com/productsupport/.

Part 2 – Intuos and Bamboo tablet setup

This section is only applies to Intuos and Bamboo tablet users. Before starting thissection, you must complete steps 1 to 5 in Part 1.

Now that the tablet is connected and tracking properly, you need to set themapping options.


1 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Wacom Tablet Properties. TheWacom Tablet Properties window appears.

2 Select the Mapping tab.

3 Set the following options:

■ Orientation ExpressKeys Left

■ Mode Pen

■ Screen Area Full

■ Force Proportions check

■ Tablet Area Full


NOTE NOTE The most important option to have set is Force Proportion. Thisensures you are drawing proportionally. For example, with Force Proportion NOTenabled, when you try to draw a circle, it could appear as an ellipse.

If for any reason the stylus does not track properly, consult Wacom Product SupportOnline at http://www.wacom.com/productsupport/.

Performance and Rotate Canvas

If using an Intuos4 tablet, to use Rotate Canvas, configure your Touch Ring.

1 Open your Wacom Tablet Properties.

■ Windows users: Start > Programs > Wacom Tablet > Wacom TabletProperties

■ Macintosh users: Apple > System Preferences > Other > Wacom Tablet

2 Select Tablet > Intuos4 M, Tool > Functions, and the Touch Ring tab.

3 From Keystroke, select Keystroke.


Installing the latest drivers

If your Wacom device seems to work when you first plug it in, but youexperience erratic behavior (for example, problems with stylus pressure orwith 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 driverand 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.


http://www.wacom.com

NOTE For PC users, do not install Wacom drivers on a Tablet PC. Only install thosedrivers provided by your Tablet PC manufacturer.

Using default tip pressure feel

If you find that brush strokes change abruptly from too light to too dark asyou vary the amount of pressure you apply to your stylus:

1 For PC users, display the Wacom Tablet Properties window. Access thiswindow from Start > Settings > Control Panel > Wacom tablet.

For Mac users, find the installed Wacom drivers and double-clicking theWacom Tablet icon to access this window.

2 To customized settings for other applications, add Autodesk SketchBookPro to the list of applications with customized tool settings, which appliesthe changes only to it.

3 Move the Tip Pressure Feel slider to half-way between Soft and Hard.

The shape of the pressure curve in the More Options display must be adiagonal line. It takes this shape by default when you move the TipPressure Feel slider to the middle.

NOTE For information about using SketchBook with Wacom tablets, see thesection to follow, Adjusting stylus responsiveness on page 223.

Adjusting stylus responsiveness

Styli (pens) for various systems each respond differently to the pressure youapply. If you dislike the feel of your current stylus, use the followinginstructions.

NOTE This setting affects brushstrokes for all pressure-sensitive brushes.

1 Select a pressure-sensitive brush, such as the pencil.

NOTE You cannot adjust stylus responsiveness, unless the current brush ispressure-sensitive.

2 Select Edit > Pen Responsiveness.

The Pen Responsiveness window appears.

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3 Move the slider to the right to increase the responsiveness of the stylus.

For PC

For Mac

As you move toward the Less end of the scale, the feel of the stylusbecomes softer. You do not have to press hard to get dark and thickstrokes.

As you move toward the More end of the scale, the feel of the stylusbecomes harder. Press hard to get dark and thick strokes.

4 Test your stylus on the canvas. Experiment with different types of brushes.

NOTE The Pen Responsiveness window stays up while you test.

5 Keep testing with different responsiveness values until the marks on thescreen look and feel right.

With heavy pressure, the markers and other heavier brushes tend to makedark, 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 you use adifferent tablet or stylus.

Adjusting stylus responsiveness for one brush

The Pen Responsiveness window applies to all brushes.


To create a brush that responds differently to the pressure you apply to thestylus, create a do-it-yourself brush and change its size and opacity levels. See:

■ Adjust the pressure sensitivity of a Do-It-Yourself brush on page 170

NOTE Brushstrokes can change abruptly from too light to too dark as you varythe stylus pressure. Setting the tip pressure feel to its default value corrects theabrupt changes. For details, see Wacom tablet troubleshooting on page 213.

Adjusting Tablet PC settings

For PC users, optimize your workflow by changing Tablet PC settings.

NOTE The following settings are for the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Editionoperating system running on Tablet PCs. They do not apply to other operatingsystems.

NOTE Do not install Wacom drivers on your Tablet PC. Only use drivers providedby your Tablet PC manufacturer.

Using primary landscape orientation

For best performance, in the Tablet and Pen Settings window, change thecontrols for the primary landscape orientation.

1 On your system toolbar, tap .

2 In the menu that appears, select Properties.

NOTE Do not click Change screen orientation .

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The Tablet and Pen Settings window appears.

3 Tap the Display tab.

4 Tap the Primary landscape screen orientation.

NOTE For PC users, some Tablet PC models run more slowly in Portraitmode due to hardware implementation. We recommend using Landscapemode in this situation.

Selecting the best performance setting

The best performance setting improves the speed of the operating system forthe Tablet PC:

1 For PC users, browse to your system's Start menu.

2 Select Settings > Control Panel > Help.

3 Tap the Performance and Maintenance > Managing your computer’sperformance link in the left pane.

4 Follow the instructions in Changing visual effects.

Disabling the pop-up keyboard

When you wiggle the stylus, a keyboard window appears. If you find that thiswindow interferes with your sketching workflow, you can temporarily disablethe window as follows:

1 For PC users, in your system toolbar, tap this icon.



3 Tap the Pen Options tab.

4 Under the Pen Action heading, select the Start Input Panel Gesture option.

The option turns blue when selected.


5 Tap the Settings button.

6 Disable the Enable Start Input Panel Gesture checkbox.

NOTE When entering text again (for example, to type a file name), turn thissetting back on. As an alternative, try increasing the size threshold of thestylus wiggle by increasing the value of the Gesture slider to Large.

7 Tap OK.

Disabling the right mouse button menu

If a right mouse button indicator keeps popping up next to the stylus and isinterfering with your drawing, disable the right mouse button menu. You canenable this setting later to use the menu.

1 On your system toolbar, tap this icon.



3 Tap the Pen Options tab.

4 Under the Pen Action heading, select the Press and Hold option.

The option turns blue when selected.

5 Tap Settings.

6 In the window that appears, disable the Enable press and hold forright-click check box.

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NOTE This table is in a state of flux and may not accurately depict the current state ofyour interface.

Hotkey PCHotkey MacName and locationIconLagoonIcon

Interface ControlsLagoon

Full UILagoon: Interface Con-trols marking menu

Title Bar OffLagoon: Interface Con-trols marking menu

Lagoon RightLagoon: Interface Con-trols marking menu

UI OffLagoon: Interface Con-trols marking menu

Title Bar OnlyLagoon: Interface Con-trols marking menu

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Tools/ViewsLagoon

SpacebarSpacebarZoom/Rotate/MoveCanvasLagoon: Tools/Viewmarking menu

Ctrl+O

+O

Fit to ViewLagoon: Tools/Viewmarking menu

RRAdd Text LayerLagoon: Tools/Viewmarking menu

RREdit Text LayerLagoon: Tools/Viewmarking menu

LayersLagoon: Tools/Viewmarking menu

RRRuler (Show/Hide)Lagoon: Tools/Viewmarking menu

EEEllipse (Show/Hide)Lagoon: Tools/Viewmarking menu

YYSymmetry Y (on/off)Lagoon: Tools/Viewmarking menuImage menu

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Ctrl+Alt+OOption+

+O

Actual ViewLagoon: Tools/Viewmarking menu

Brushes, Fills, ToolsLagoon

PencilLagoon: Brushes, Fills,Tools marking menu

AirbrushLagoon: Brushes, Fills,Tools marking menu

PaintbrushLagoon: Brushes, Fills,Tools marking menu

Hard EraserLagoon: Brushes, Fills,Tools marking menu

Brush PaletteLagoon: Brushes, Fills,Tools marking menu

Ballpoint PenLagoon: Brushes, Fills,Tool smarking menu

SSSwap Between 2BrushesLagoon: Brushes, Fills,Tools marking menu

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MarkerLagoon: Brushes, Fills,Tools marking menu

ColorsLagoon

BlackLagoon: Colors markingmenu

Gray 60%Lagoon: Colors markingmenu

Gray 20%Lagoon: Colors markingmenu

WhiteLagoon: Colors markingmenu

Colors EditorLagoon: Colors markingmenu

BlueLagoon: Colors markingmenu

GreenLagoon: Colors markingmenu

RedLagoon: Colors markingmenu



EditLagoon

MMSelectLagoon: Edit markingmenu

LLLasso SelectLagoon: Edit markingmenu

DelDelClearLagoon: Edit markingmenuEdit menu

Ctrl+C

+C

CopyLagoon: Edit markingmenuImage menu

Ctrl+V

+V

PasteLagoon: Edit markingmenuEdit menu

Ctrl+X

+X

CutLagoon: Edit markingmenuEdit menu

Crop to SelectionLagoon: Edit markingmenuImage menu

VVMove/Rotate/ScaleLayerLagoon: Edit markingmenu

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FileLagoon

Ctrl+S

+S

SaveLagoon: File markingmenuFile menu

Ctrl+N

+N

NewLagoon: File markingmenuFile menu

Next ImageLagoon: File markingmenu

Rotate Image CWLagoon: File markingmenuImage menu

Add Image ...Lagoon: File markingmenuFile menu

Rotate Image CCWLagoon: File markingmenuImage menu

Previous ImageLagoon: File markingmenu

Ctrl+O

+O

OpenLagoon: File markingmenuFile menu



Current ToolUnder the Lagoon

Current ColorUnder the Lagoon

Ctrl+Z

+Z

UndoUnder the LagoonEdit menu

Ctrl+Y

+Y

RedoUnder the LagoonEdit menu

Brush Palette

Show Brush PropertiesShow Brush Resize Marking Menu

Standard Brush Set

MarkerAirbrushPencit

Ballpoint PenChisel Tip Pen Paintbrush

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BlurSmearFelt Tip Pen

Soft EraserHard EraserSharpen

Flood Fill All Visible LayersFlood Fill

Custom Brush Set

Do-It-YourselfBrush

Menus

File menu

■ New

■ Open

■ Open Recent

■ Save

■ Save As

■ Save a Copy As

■ Add Image

■ Page Setup


■ Print

■ Send Mail

■ Exit

Edit menu

■ Undo

■ Redo

■ Cut

■ Copy

■ Copy Merged

■ Paste

■ Clear

■ Select All

■ Deselect

■ Stylus Responsiveness

■ Preferences

Image menu

■ Image Size

■ Canvas Size

■ Crop

■ Crop to Selection

■ Adjust

■ Brightness/Contrast

■ Hue/Saturation

■ Color Balance

■ Greyscale

■ Invert

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■ Rotate Image CCW

■ Rotate Image CW

■ Mirror Canvas

■ Flip Canvas Vertically

■ Mirror Layer

■ Flip Layer Vertically

■ Symmetry X

■ Symmetry Y

Action menu

■ Start Recording

■ Stop Recording/Playback

■ Start Playback

■ Save Recording As

■ Load Recording

■ Loop Parameters

Window menu

■ Toolbar

■ Lagoon

■ Layer Editor

■ Color Editor

Help menu

■ SketchBook Pro Help

■ SketchBook Pro Online

■ Autodesk Area

■ Autodesk Design Community


■ About SketchBook Pro

Right-click marking menu

Zoom/Rotate/Move Can-vas (Spacebar)

Actual Size (Ctrl+Alt+O) Fit to View (Ctrl+O)

Ruler (Show/Hide)Symmetry Y

Ellipse (Show/Hide)Symmetry X

Layers

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240

Index

45-degree lines, draw 44

A

acetate layers (see layers) 129activation by serial number 22actual size, view 89Add Image window 114adjust pen pressure 223adjusting, stylus responsiveness 224Adobe Photoshop, save to 125airbrush 44associate file types with the program 213

B

ballpoint pen 44bars, showing/hiding 209best for your hardware 188blur paint 44BMP (bitmap) format, save as 125Brightness, definition 116brush

remove outline 210reset 177rotate stroke 175texture rotate 175

brush cursor, changing 210brush outline

remove 188Brush Palette, Copy Brush 168Brush Palette, Delete Brush 169Brush Palette, Delete Brush Set 164Brush Palette, Export Brush Set 161,

191–192Brush Palette, Import Brush Set 163Brush Palette, New Brush 165Brush Palette, New Brush Set 159Brush Palette, Rename Brush Set 160brush properties

shape + color 174

brush set, delete 164brush set, export 161, 191–192brush set, import 163brush set, new 159brush set, rename 160brush, adjusting responsiveness 224brush, copy 168brush, delete 169brush, new 165brushes 44, 159

airbrush 44ballpoint pen 44calligraphic effect with hard

edges 181calligraphy 44change name or icon (custom brushes

only) 182chisel tip 44clear brushstrokes 65color

change 50copy 165, 168creation 159cursor, change 188custom 159definition 37delete 165eraser 44felt pen 44hard eraser 48icons, change 184manager 189marker 44organize 189paintbrush 44pencil 44resize 46saving 190select 44smear 44soft eraser 44swap to last 67

241 | Index

texture 174types 44undo 64

brushstrokeclear 65definition 38undo 64

button on pen doesn’t respond 31

C

calligraphic effect with hard edges 181calligraphy brush 44canvas

change size for new files 212crop 97definition 38resize 101

changebrush stamp 178do-it-yourself brush 178layer order 150texture brush 177

changinglayer order 150marking menu 207

changing, brush cursor 210changing, lagoon icons 208changing, maximum undos 212chisel tip 44circle 73Circle 8, 72clear brushstrokes 65clear layer 154Color Balance, definition 116color wheel 59

definition 38colors 50

change 50custom palette 64pick from canvas 52

Colors window 59Contrast, definition 116Copy Brush 168copy brushes 165, 168

createbrushes 159custom brushes 159rotate stroke 175texture brush 174

create, brush 165create, brush set 159create, lines and shapes 8, 72creating

brushes 159crop 97

canvas 97definition 38

cursorcross-hair 188eyedropper 52lasso 93magnifying glass 60select arrow 92zoom and move tool 88

cursor, changing brush 210custom 159custom brushes 159

copy brush settings 165, 168identify with name or icon 182

custom brushes, types of 159custom texture 174

shape + color 174customizing

brushes 159lagoon 206marking menu 207

customizing, lagoon 208

D

defaultbrushes 44colors 50file type associations 213size when opening new files 212

definitions 37delete

copied brush 165layer 155

Delete Brush 169

242 | Index

Delete Brush Set 164diagonal lines, draw 44disabling, mouse indicator 28disabling, pop-up keyboard 27display crosshair 188do not display crosshair 188do-it-yourself brush

change 178do-it-yourself brushes

edges 181resize 170roundness 179shape 179slant 179stamp spacing 180transparency and opacity 172

document size 108drag and zoom tool 88draw tools 44draw, lines and shapes 8, 72drivers for Wacom tablets 222duplicate layer 132duplicate, brush 168

E

E hotkey 83edges, setting for do-it-yourself

brushes 181edit

brush stamp 178reset preferences 208

edit, brush set name 160ellipse 73elliptical ruler 81

hide 83show 83

email a sketch 199Enable Rotate Canvas 213entering, serial number 24erasers 44expand canvas size 101Export Brush Set 161, 191–192export to Photoshop 125eyedropper 52

definition 38

eyedropper tool 52

F

file type associations 213files

browse through 203new 123open 127order and present 203save 125

finger-painting (smear) brush 44fit image in display 89flick stroke 29flip

image 113layer 150through images 203

flip, layer 137flip, through sketches 202folder, view files 203folder, view images in 202frozen tablet after pen stroke 29

G

get started 31GIF format, save as 125glossary of terms 37grab tool (for picking colors) 88Grayscale, definition 116guides 81

H

hand tool 88hard edges, for do-it-yourself

brushes 181hide

ruler 82–83hide layers 134hiding, scroll bars 209horizontal lines, draw 44hotkey

E 83

Index | 243

R 83hotkeys 37Hue, definition 116

I

iconscreate your own 185replace for custom brushes 184reset 208

icons, changing lagoon 208Image Size window settings 110image, view in folder 202images

actual size 89add 114change resolution 106change size 103crop 97fit in display 89flip 113mark up 203organize in a folder 203present 204rotate 113

Import Brush Set 163improving, performance 24–25, 213indicator, disabling 28insert image 114installation, Mac 12, 22installation, PC 11, 14installation, Tablet PC 14installation, what to do before 12installation, what to do before Mac 12installation, what to do before PC 13interface

hide 123move to opposite bottom

corner 123Invert, definition 116irregular area, select 91

J

JPEG format, save as 125

K

Keep proportions setting 111keyboard shortcuts 37keyboard window, enable and

disable 226keyboard, disabling pop-up 27

L

lagoon 34customizing 206marking menu 207preferences 206reset 208

lagoon, changing icons 208lasso select 91last brush, use 67layer

flip 137mirror 137move 137reorder 150rotate 137scale 137

layers 129add 131behind 150clear 154clear brushstrokes 65copy 94delete 155duplicate 132flip or mirror 150hide 134identify 157in front 150label 157lock 153merge 152move, rotate, scale selection 94move, scale, or rotate 135name 157occlusion 150rename 157reorder 150

244 | Index

save as TIFF file 126stack, reorder 150

left-handed interface 123Line 8, 70, 72Line and Shape 69Line and Shape, Line 70Line and Shape, Oval 73Line and Shape, Rectangle 71lines 8, 72lines, draw straight 44load, brush set 163lock layers 153

M

Mac, before installation 12Mac, installation 22Macintosh system requirements 12magnifying glass 60make, lines and shapes 8, 72manager

brush 189managing

brushes 189marker 44marking menu

customizing 207definition 39reset 208using 31

menucustomizing marking 207reset 208

merge layers 152minimum system requirements 11–12mirror

a layer 150an image 113definition 39layer 137

modifytexture brush 177

mouse cursor, disable 227mouse, disabling indicator 28move

layer 137

layers 135layers above or beneath other

layers 150selection 94the canvas (rotate or flip) 113view of sketch around 88

N

New Brush 165New Brush Set 159new sketch, create 123next image, reversing Page Up/Page Down

hotkeys 211normal view, return to 89

O

opacitydefinition 39setting for do-it-yourself

brushes 172open file 127order

layers 150order, images 203orgainizing

brushes 189orientation 39outline, remove brush 210outline, turn off 188Oval 8, 72–73

P

Page Up key, changing behavior 211paintbrush 44palette

colors 64tools 34

PC, before installation 13PC, installation 14PC, uninstalling 21pen

see stylus 40

Index | 245

Pen Pressure window 223pen responsiveness, definition 40pen-down, definition 40pencil

can’t see marks 223select 44

performance, improving 24–25, 213performance, speed up 226performance, tuning 26Photoshop, save to 125Pixel Dimensions setting 110PNG format, save as 125Polyline 8, 72pop-up keyboard, disable 226pop-up, disabling 27preferences

lagoon 206reset 208

Preferences, Enable Rotate Canvas 213present images 204previous images, reverse Page Up/Page

Down hotkeys for 211primary landscape orientation 225proportions, keep 111PSD file, save to 125

R

R hotkey 83Rectangle 8, 71–72redo 64remove

brush outline 188, 210remove, brush 169remove, brush set 164Rename Brush Set 160reorder, layer 150reset

brush 177icons 208lagoon 208marking menu 208preferences 208

resolution, change 106responsiveness of pen 223responsiveness, adjusting stylus 224

room, create more for sketching 101rotate

image 113layer 137layers 135selection 94

Rotate Canvas, using, Rotate Canvas 213rotate stroke 175roundness of brush stamp, for

do-it-yourself brushes 179rulers 81

hide 82–83show 82–83

S

sample color, choose 52Saturation, definition 116save

brushes and textures 190save out, brush set 161, 191–192save your work 125scale

layer 137layers 135selection 94

scroll bars, showing/hiding 209select

brushes 44colors 50lasso area 91layers 129rectangular area 90tools with the pen 31

select tools quickly 29selection, move, rotate, scale 94serial number activation 22serial number, entering 24set, create brush 159set, delete brush 164set, export brush 161, 191–192set, import brush 163set, rename brush 160setup, Tablet PC 26shape + color

texture brush 174

246 | Index

shape, Line 70shape, Oval 73shape, Rectangle 71shapes 8, 72show

ruler 82–83showing, scroll bars 209size of canvas

set default for new files 212size of canvas, crop 97sketch

clear 65email 199open 127save 125to draw 44tools 44

sketch, flip through 202SketchBook Pro, lagoon 206slant of brush stamp, for do-it-yourself

brushes 179smear brush 44smudge paint 44soft edges, for do-it-yourself brushes 181solid edges, for do-it-yourself

brushes 181spacing of brush stamps, for do-it-yourself

brushes 180square 71Square 8, 72stack of layers, reorder 150stamp of brush, for do-it-yourself

brushes 179stamp spacing, definition 40straight edge ruler 81

hide 82show 82

straight line, draw 44stroke

definition 40rotate 175

stylus 31can’t see marks 223definition 40keyboard window keeps appearing

when wiggled 226

resize brush for eraser end 48responsiveness 223tip pressure feel setting

(Wacom) 223use to select tools 31

stylus, adjusting responsiveness 224summary of tools 34swap between brushes 67system bar, hide 123system performance, tuning 26

T

Tablet PC, installation 14Tablet PC, installing 21Tablet PC, setup 26tablet, can’t see pen marks 223texture

brush 174brush rotate 175

texture brushchange 177change properties 177rotate stroke 175shape + color 174

texturessaving 190

TIFF format, save as 125tip pressure feel, Wacom setting 223toggle between brushes 67toolbar, Line 70toolbar, Oval 73toolbar, rectangle 71toolbox icon 34tools

hide 123layers 129select 31summary 34zoom and move 88

tooltip 31transparency

setting for do-it-yourselfbrushes 172

troubleshootingcan’t email a sketch 199

Index | 247

can’t see pen marks 223reduce number of undos for better

performance 212slow performance 225tablet freezes with pen stroke 29Wacom tablets 222

tuning, system performance 26turn off

outline 188

U

undobrushstrokes 64maximum number 212

undo, changing maximum 212uninstalling, for PC 21uninstalling, for Tablet PC 21use, lines and shapes 8, 72

V

variations, explore 129vertical lines, draw 44view

actual size of image 89fit to display 89sketches in a folder 203

view, images in folders 202

W

Wacom tablets, troubleshooting 222Windows system requirements 11

Z

zoom and move tool 88zoom, slow performance 225

248 | Index