SketchBook Express

Line and Shape toolsResize a brush

Change your viewMove, rotate, or scale a selected area

How do I use layers?Tool summaryTool selection

Resizing the canvasHotkey shortcuts

V6.0.1

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Autodesk SketchBook Express v6.0.1

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ContentsCopyrights and Trademarks 2

What’s New 5

Introduction 6Tool selection 6Tool summary 6Choose a brush 6

Blurring an area 6Sharpening an area 6Create a custom color 7Show/hide parts of the editor 7

Change brush properties 7Resize a brush 7

Undo or redo a brushstroke 7Clear brushstrokes 7Color Editor 7PC 7

Pick a color from the screen 7Mac 8

Pick a color from the screen 8Set the RGB 8Create a customized color palette 8Saving a customized color palette 8

Swap between two brushes 8Line and Shape tools 9

Lines 9Rectangles 9Polylines  9Ovals 9Free 9

Flood fill an area 9Flood fill an active layer 9Flood fill visible layers 9

Tools for Sketching 9Change Flood Fill properties 10

View, Edit & Save your Sketch 11Change your view 11

Zoom using a touch strip 11View an image’s actual size 11Fit an image in the display 11

Select an area 12Use one of the following methods: 12Deselect an area 12

Copy your sketch 12Move, rotate, or scale a selected area 13

Crop 13Resizing the canvas 13

Fit a resized image onto the screen 13Rotate canvas 14

Rotate or flip your sketch 14Add an image 15Create a new sketch 15Save your sketch 15

Save your sketch as an Adobe® Photoshop® file 15Save your sketch as a PXD 15Save your sketch as an image file 15

Save location options 16Save locally 16Save to iCloud 16

Open a saved sketch 16Open a sketch stored on iCloud 16Open a PXD 16

Remove a project from the SketchBook iCloud Gallery 16

Use Layers 17How do I use layers? 17Select a layer 17

Persistent selection 17Edit a layer 17

Clearing an area from the current layer 17Organize layers 18Change the transparency of a layer 18

Annotate, Send, Print & Present 19Adding text 19Editing text 19Changing the transparency of text 19

Email a sketch 20Troubleshooting 20

Print a sketch 20Flip through your sketches 21

Present images 21Hide or move the interface 21Hiding or showing scroll bars 22Changing the behavior of Page Up and Page Down 22

Adjust System & Program Settings 23Changing the Maximum Number of Undos 23Change the brush cursor 23

Remove the brush outline 23Improve performance 23Wacom tablet troubleshooting 23

Installing the latest drivers 24Using default tip pressure feel 24

Adjusting stylus responsiveness 25Adjusting stylus responsiveness for one brush 25

Reset Preferences 25

Hotkey shortcuts 26Right-click marking menu 28

Artistic Acknowledgements 29

What’s NewThis chapter introduces new features and a list of improvements & enhancements that can be found in this release of SketchBook Express.

Improvements have been made in the following areas:

• We support some Wacom multi-touch functionality.

• UI design and functional improvements have been made.

Introduction

Tool selection

Pick a tool using one of the following methods:

• Flick toward an icon to select it.

• Touch the stylus to an icon and hold, then flick through a tool.

• Tap a tool the toolbar to select it.

Tool summary

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1. Brush Palette (shows current tool)2. Color (shows current color) 3. Interface controls

4. View controls, canvas transform, selection, & layer tools

5. Brushes & palette

6. Colors & editor

7. Editing tools

8. Open, save, new, next, & previous image

9. Undo/redo

Choose a brush

In the Brush Palette or from the lagoon, tap a brush and start sketching. Select an eraser for modifications.

Blurring an area Blur - Paint over an area to soften it, making the area appear out of focus.Note - To change its size or strength, either double-click the brush or tap

to access Brush Properties.

Sharpening an area Sharpen - Paint over an area to makes it look crisper; sharpening the areas.

Note - To change its size or strength, either double-click the brush or tap to access Brush Properties.

Change brush properties

In the Brush Palette, dbl-tap a brush to access the Brush Properties window and change brush settings.

Resize a brush

Tap-drag to the right to increase a brush’s size or left to decrease it.

Undo or redo a brushstroke

To undo the previous action, tap or press Cmd+Z for Mac or Ctrl+Z for PC.

To redo an action, tap or press Shift+Cmd+Z for Mac or Ctrl+Y for PC.

Note - You can change the number of undos in the General tab of the Preferences.

Clear brushstrokes

Flick toward or press the Delete or Backspace key.

Color Editor

Tap to access the Color Editor.

Note - If you flick , your brush will erase existing color pixels on that layer.

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1. RGB

2. Swatch (current color)3. Customized palette (drop down)

4. Eyedropper

5. Color Wheel

6. Slider

Pick a color from the screen In the Color Editor, tap , move over a color, then lift your stylus to pick the color. A swatch appears.

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Create a custom color Tap the current color icon to access the Color Editor.

Show/hide parts of the editor Tap the arrow at the top or bottom of the editor to show/hide parts of the editor.

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1. Tabs (various methods for picking colors):

Choose a hue or tints and the value (light).

Specify a color using color gradients, such as gray scale, RGB, CMYK, or HSB values.

Choose from a lists of colors (Apple, Developer, Crayons, Web Safe), or create your own list of colors.

Choose a color from a spectrum of hues and values.

Pick from 48 colors displayed as a box of crayons. 2. Swatch (current color)3. Slider

4. Customized palette

5. Color Wheel

6. Magnifying glass (color picker)

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Pick a color from the screen

Tap to change the cursor to . Move over and tap a color on your screen.

Set the RGB In the Color Editor, tap the RGB fields and add numeric values. The color in the Color Wheel changes to display a color with those RGB values.

Create a customized color palette Drag a color chip from the swatch to the palette at the bottom of the Color Editor.

Saving a customized color palette The next time SketchBook opens, your customized color palette appears.

Swap between two brushes

Use one brush, then return to a previous one. After using a brush, select another, then flick toward or press S to move between them.

Tools for Sketching

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Line and Shape tools

In the toolbar, tap a Line and Shape tools, Line, Rectangle, Polyline, or Oval, to help create shapes and lay down lines.

Lines To draw a line, either tap or for a horizontal or vertical line, hold down the Shift key. Then, tap-drag. See “Free” for drawing diagonal lines.

Rectangles To draw a rectangle, tap and tap-drag to draw the shape.

Polylines To draw a polyline, tap and tap to place each point. Dbl-tap the last point to change the line to a solid line.

OvalsTo draw an oval or circle, tap and tap-drag to draw the shape.

FreeTo return to freestyle stroke mode, tap . To draw a diagonal (45-degree angle) line, hold down the D key. Then, tap-drag.

Flood fill an area

Fill the active or visible layers with color.

Flood fill an active layer In the Brush Palette, tap , then tap an area to fill that area on that layer.

Flood fill visible layers In the Brush Palette, tap , then tap an area to fill that area in all visible areas.

Change Flood Fill properties

Change the tolerance to determine the range of color values affected when flooding a region with paint and fill gaps between the fill paint and the pixels creating the boundary of the fill.

The minimum tolerance, 0 (zero), selects and fills only pixels of that color value. The maximum tolerance, 255, selects and fills all pixels regardless of the region.

Dbl-tap or and tap to change flood fill tolerances.

View, Edit & Save your Sketch

Change your view

Zoom using a touch strip Cintiqs and some tablets have a touch strip for zooming. Position your cursor over the area you want to zoom in or out of. Move your finger along the touch strip in an upward motion to zoom in or a downward motion to zoom out.

View an image’s actual size For the actual pixel size of an image, tap and flick toward or press Alt+Ctrl+0 (zero) for PC or Option+Cmd+0 (zero) for Mac.

Fit an image in the display To expand or shrink an image, tap and flick toward or press Cmd+0 (zero) for Mac or Ctrl+0 (zero) for PC.

Zoom in and move about Tap and flick toward or press-hold the spacebar to access the puck.

• To zoom in and out, move your stylus to the center to zoom and tap-drag.

• To reposition your sketch on the canvas, move your stylus to the outer ring and tap-drag.

Note - For best performance with a Tablet PC, use primary landscape orientation when zooming in on and pulling your sketch around. To change to this orientation, go to the Control Panel.

Select an area

Tap to access some of the Selection tools.

Select (M) Lagoon

Lasso Select (L) Toolbar

Use one of the following methods: To select an area, do one of the following, then tap-drag to select the area you want:

• tap in the toolbar or press the M key

• tap in the toolbar or press the L key

To select everything, select Edit > Select all or press Cmd+A for Mac or Ctrl+A for PC.

Deselect an areaTo de-select the area:

1. Tap outside the area.

2. Flick toward one of the other selection tools.

3. Press Cmd+D for Mac or Ctrl+D for PC.

4. Select Edit > Deselect.

Copy your sketch

Use the Selection tools to select everything or just an area, then use one of the Copy tools. To copy:

• everything on a layer, select Edit > Select All or press the A key.

• a rectangular area, use or press the M key, then click-drag to surrounds the area you want to copy.

• an irregular area, use (or press the L key), then click-drag to surrounds the area you want to copy.

• the contents from the current layer only, flick toward or press Cmd+C for Mac or Ctrl+C for PC.

To paste, flick toward or press Cmd+V for Mac or Ctrl+V for PC.

Move, rotate, or scale a selected area

Use the Transform Layer puck to move, rotate, and scale content. Use one of the Selection tools, then the Transform Layer puck appears.

Note - To move, rotate, or scale a selected area for all layers, merge the layers first.

To move a selection, highlight the move outer circle. Tap, then drag to move the layer around the canvas.

To rotate a selection around its center, highlight the rotate middle circle. Tap, then drag in a circular motion in the direction you want to rotate.

To scale a selection bigger or smaller, highlight the scale inner circle. Tap, then drag to scale up or down to display the percentage scaling.

To non-proportionately scale a selection, highlight the upper part of the inner circle. Tap, then drag in the direction you want scaled.

Crop

Select Image > Crop or Crop to Selection, then tap-drag to surround the area. Anything outside the selection is deleted. Tap to remove unselected parts of the sketch.

Crop – makes a square or rectangular crop selection.

Crop to Selection – crops irregular, square, and rectangular selections.

Resizing the canvasUse Image > Canvas Size to set size of the canvas, using inches, cm, or mm. Tap the Anchor interface to specify how to crop the canvas.

Fit a resized image onto the screen

To expand or reduce an image to fill the screen, select and flick toward Fit to View or press Cmd+0 (zero) for Mac or Ctrl+0 (zero) for PC.

Rotate canvas

To rotate the canvas, hold down the Spacebar, mouse over the rotate ring of the puck, then click-drag to freely pivot the canvas.

Rotate or flip your sketch

Rotate Image CCW

Rotate Image CW

Flip canvas Vertically

Mirror Canvas

Flip Layer Vertically

Mirror Layer

• To rotate an image counter-clockwise, select Image > Rotate Image CCW .

• To rotate an image clockwise, select Image > Rotate Image CW .Note - Keep selecting either of these to rotate the image 180 or 270 degrees.

• To flip an image vertically, select .

• To flip an image horizontally, select .

Add an image

An image, such as a PXD from Pixlr, can be inserted onto the current layer or imported onto a new layer. To add an image, select File > Add Image, then select a file.Note - When adding a PXD image to a sketch, SketchBook flattens the file, without making any visual

changes.

If you do not like its placement, choose to undo it and try again.

Create a new sketch

To create a new sketch, select and flick toward or press CMD+N for Mac or Ctrl+N for PC.Note - Use the Preferences window to set the default canvas size opened when you create new sketches.

Save your sketch

When saving a file, you can set the format of the saved file. For layered files, you can save and open ones with up to 6 layers.

Save your sketch as an Adobe® Photoshop® fileWhen saving, select the Adobe Photoshop PSD file type option for Mac or Adobe Photoshop Files (*.PSD) file type option for PC.

Save your sketch as a PXDSave images as PXDs to work on them in Pixlr. For images with colored text, to preserve the color, SketchBook converts the text to an image.

To save a sketch that can be opened in Pixlr, select File > Save as type > PXD Files (*.pxd).

Save your sketch as an image fileWhen saving, select the type of image you want saved.

Note - Only the TIFF and PSD image formats preserve layers. Saving them as any other image format flattens them. Only use Autodesk SketchBook Express to read TIFF files containing layers. We do not advise you to open these images in other programs because we cannot guarantee layer preservation.

Save location options

Choose where a project is saved - locally or to iCloud.

Save locally Save a project to the computer you are using. In the Save or Save As dialog, browse to a location on your machine and tap Save. Files can be saved as any format.

Save to iCloudSave a project to iCloud to access it from anywhere and any device or platform. In the Save or Save As dialog, tap Go to iCloud Gallery.

Open a saved sketch

To open sketches of various formats, select and flick toward or press Cmd+O for Mac or Ctrl+O for PC.

Open a sketch stored on iCloudAccess a project stored on iCloud from anywhere and with any machine. In the Open dialog, tap Go to iCloud Gallery.

Open a PXDOpen an image from Pixlr in SketchBook. If the image uses a blend mode not supported by SketchBook, the Normal blend mode is used to replace it. To bring an image from Pixlr into SketchBook, select File > Open, then select a PXD file.

Remove a project from the SketchBook iCloud Gallery

Select a file and tap [X] Delete.

Use Layers

Use layers to make changes to an image without midifying the content on other layers. Use multiple layers for drawing complex sketches or to test variations of a design.

How do I use layers?

1. Select and flick toward to open the Layer Editor.

2. Tap-hold the middle of a layer to show /hide or rename a layer.

Select a layer

In the Layer Editor, tap a layer to select and highlight it. All actions are applied to this layer, until another layer is selected.

Note - Only one layer can be selected and active at a time.

Persistent selectionAfter selecting a region on the canvas, you can add, delete, or switch layers, while the “marching ants” created by the Select/Lasso/Crop tools stay active. Your selection is maintained.

Edit a layer

With a layer selected in the Layer Editor, move, rotate, or scale the layer, mirror or flip its content, use the color correction tools, or add text. Note - Moving, rotating, and scaling a layer only affects the current layer. To move, rotate, or scale the entire

canvas, merge all the layers first.

To move, rotate, or scale a layer, flick toward or press-hold the V key and use the Transform puck. To do this to another layer, select a new layer and repeat.Note - If using the V hotkey, press and hold it down, as you tap the top of the middle

circle, and drag up, down, right, or left. To mirror or flip a layer, see “Rotate or flip your sketch”.

Clearing an area from the current layer

1. Flick toward or , or press the M key, then drag over the area you want to clear.

2. Next, either flick toward or press the Delete key to remove the selected area.

Organize layers

Drag layers and reposition them and change the spacial position of objects and how they combine to create the overall composition. Once satisfied with layer order, they can be combined by merging two or all of them.

In the Layer Editor, pen down on to drag the layer up or down. Release the stylus to drop the layer into position.

Change the transparency of a layer

Full opacity Medium opacity (translucent) Transparent

Blend a layer with other layers using transparency. In the Layer Editor, with a layer selected, drag the slider to the opacity.

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

TextUse to create simple RTF text objects. Set the font, size, style, and color.

Adding text

1. To add text, in the toolbar, tap .

2. Start typing in the Edit Text Layer window.

3. Use the editing tools to make changes to the text.

4. Tap OK when finished.

Editing textIn the Edit Text Layer window, select the text and do any of the following:

• Tap the Font menu to set the text font.

• Tap the Size dropdown to set text size.

• – Tap to bold the text.

• – Tap to italicize the text.

• – Tap to underline the text.

• – Tap to strike out the text.

• – Tap to set the text color.

Annotate, Send, Print & Present

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

Changing the transparency of textThe opacity of the text can be changed using the layer’s opacity slider. Click-drag the opacity slider to change the transparency of the text. Note - The opacity of all content on the layer will be affected by this change. We recommend

the text be on one layer and other content on another.

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Email a sketch

Email a sketch to someone by selecting File > Send Mail.

Troubleshooting

For PC users, if you get a message that you cannot email the image, check that:

You have an email account set up on your computer.

To select a default email application on a Windows XP system:

• Go to the Internet Properties control panel (Start > Settings > Control Panel > Internet Options).

• Click the Programs tab.

• Pick the default email application from the E-mail dropdown list.

You have selected a default email application.

Your email program is open. Some email programs (for example, Microsoft Outlook) must be open before using this feature.

You can launch your default email program from outside of SketchBook.

Try the following:

• From the Windows Start menu, choose Run.

• Type the “mailto:” command.

• Click OK. If a new empty message window does not appear, then there is a problem with the configuration of your email application and/or account.

For Mac users, if you get a message that you cannot email the image, check that:

• 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 the documentation of your email program for further information.)

Print a sketch

Make printouts of your sketches by selecting File > Print.

Flip through your sketches

View the images in a folder.

• To move to the next image in the current folder, tap ,

then flick toward . Images are displayed in increasing order by file name. For example, HOUSE1, HOUSE2, HOUSE3.

• To move to the previous image in the current folder, tap ,

then 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 you go to the previous or next image appears. To preserve the original image, save the marked-up image under a different file name.

Present images

Organize and determine their order, then hide the interface to make the images the focal point.

• Put your images in order for presentation - Create a folder containing the images you want to include in the presentation. Rename the images in the folder in alphabetical or numerical order you want to present them.

• Presenting images - Browse to the folder containing the images you want to present. Open the first file in the folder.

To show the next image, tap , then flick toward .

To go backwards, tap , then flick toward .

• Hiding the interface for a bigger viewing area – To view a full-size display with no title bar or tools, tap , then flick

. To move back and forth between images, use the Page Up and Page Down keys. To view all the tools again, tap ,

then flick .

Hide or move the interface

Use these tools to set what interface elements are visible.

Displays the toolbar and lagoon and flips it to the left corner of the canvas.

Display the toolbar and lagoon and flips the lagoon to the right corner of the canvas.

Hide the toolbar and lagoon.

Display the toolbar, but hide the lagoon.

Hiding or showing scroll bars

In the Preferences, tap the Canvas tab. Turn off Enable canvas scroll bars.

Note - You can still use the Zoom and Move tool to view those parts of the image that are off the screen.

Changing the behavior of Page Up and Page Down

Some machines use the Page Up and Page Down keys differently for browsing to previous or next files. Tap the General tab, in the Page Up section, ap one of the following setting to set up the program behavior that works best for your system.

• Open next image

• Open previous image

Adjust System & Program Settings

Create your own marking menus and populate the lagoon with the options you use most frequently. Right-tap to access a virtual floating lagoon.

Changing the Maximum Number of Undos

Changing the number of undos only takes effect once a file is created or another one is imported. We recommend you restart SketchBook. Tap the General tab. Enter the number of undos in Maximum undos. The maximum value is 75, but we recommend a lower value for optimal speed and performance.

Wacom tablet troubleshooting

For users of either the Wacom Cintiq or Intuos tablet devices, who have experienced any of the following issues:

• Cursor offset (Cintiq)

• Cursor acceleration (dual monitor setups)

• Erratic pen input

You may want to also read these articles at visit the following links:

• http://www.wacom.com/faqs/view.php?id=289

• http://www.wacom.com/faqs/view.php?id=115

Change the brush cursor

In your Preferences, set the type of display for the brush cursor.

Remove the brush outlineBy default, a brush outline appears for the sharpen, blur, and smear brushes, eraser, and other low-opacity brushes such as the airbrush. This outline lets you see the size of the brush before you start drawing. In your Preferences, this can be turned off.

Improve performance

Some users may experience slower performance when Enable Rotate Canvas is enabled. This can be corrected by changing a setting in the Preferences General tap, which turn off Enable Rotate Canvas.

Installing the latest driversIf your Wacom device seems to work when you first plug it in, but you experience erratic behavior (for example, problems with stylus pressure or with drifting or offset of the brush stroke), you need the latest tablet driver.Note - If you switch from serial to USB devices, try uninstalling the tablet driver and reinstalling it.

For the latest Wacom drivers, go to the Support area of http://www.wacom.com. Install a tablet driver only after you have plugged in the Wacom device, uninstalled the previous driver, and restarted.Note - For PC users, do not install Wacom drivers on a Tablet PC. Only install those drivers

provided by your Tablet PC manufacturer.

Using default tip pressure feelIf you find that brush strokes change abruptly from too light to too dark as you vary the amount of pressure you apply to your stylus:

1. For PC users, display the Wacom Tablet Properties window. Access this window from Start > Settings > Control Panel > Wacom tablet. For Mac users, find the installed Wacom drivers and double-clicking the Wacom Tablet icon to access this window.

2. To customized settings for other applications, add Autodesk SketchBook Express to the list of applications with customized tool settings, which applies the changes only to it.

3. Move the Tip Pressure Feel slider to half-way between Soft and Hard. The shape of the pressure curve in the More Options display must be a diagonal line. It takes this shape by default when you move the Tip Pressure Feel slider to the middle.

For information about using SketchBook with Wacom tablets, see the section to follow, “Adjusting stylus responsiveness”.

Adjusting stylus responsiveness

Styli (pens) for various systems each respond differently to the pressure you apply. Stylus responsiveness can be changed. Keep in mind, this setting affects brushstrokes for all pressure-sensitive brushes. If you dislike the feel of your current stylus, do the following:

1. Select a pressure-sensitive brush, such as the pencil. Note - You cannot adjust stylus responsiveness, unless the

current brush is pressure-sensitive.

2. Select Edit > Stylus Responsiveness. The Stylus Responsiveness window appears.

3. Move the slider to the right to increase the responsiveness of the stylus. As you move toward the Less end of the scale, the feel of the stylus becomes softer. You do not have to press hard to get dark and thick strokes. As you move toward the More end of the scale, the feel of the stylus becomes harder. Press hard to get dark, thick strokes.

4. Test your stylus on the canvas. Experiment with different types of brushes. Note - The Stylus Responsiveness window stays up while you test.

Keep testing with different responsiveness values until the marks on the screen look and feel right. With heavy pressure, the markers and other heavier brushes tend to make dark, thick strokes. With light pressure, the pencils tend to make light, but visible strokes.Note - You may need to adjust the pen responsiveness each time you use a different tablet or stylus.

Adjusting stylus responsiveness for one brushThe Stylus Responsiveness window applies to all brushes. To create a brush that responds differently to the pressure you apply to the stylus, create a do-it-yourself brush and change its size and opacity levels.Note - Brushstrokes can change abruptly from too light to too dark as you vary the stylus

pressure. Setting the tip pressure feel to its default value corrects the abrupt changes.

Reset Preferences

Reset your preferences to their default state. Select Edit > Preferences and tap Factory Settings, then tap a Reset button and OK.

Lagoon Icon Icon Name and location Hotkey Mac Hotkey PC

Tools/Views

Lagoon1+tap-hold 1+tap-hold

Zoom/Rotate/Move CanvasLagoon: Tools/View marking menu

Spacebar Spacebar

Fit to ViewLagoon: Tools/View marking menu +O

Ctrl+O

Add Text LayerLagoon: Tools/View marking menu

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Edit Text LayerLagoon: Tools/View marking menu

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Ruler (Show/Hide)Lagoon: Tools/View marking menu

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Ellipse (Show/Hide)Lagoon: Tools/View marking menu

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Symmetry Y (on/off)Lagoon: Tools/View marking menu

Image menuY Y

Actual ViewLagoon: Tools/View marking menu Option+ +O

Ctrl+Alt+O

Hotkey shortcuts

Use this list to see the hotkey assignments in SketchBook.

Lagoon Icon Icon Name and location Hotkey Mac Hotkey PC

Brushes, Fills, Tools

Lagoon2+tap-hold 2+tap-hold

Swap Between 2 BrushesLagoon: Brushes, Fills, Tools marking

menuS S

Resize a brush B+tap-drag B+tap-drag

Change brush opacity (Pro ONLY) O+tap-drag O+tap-drag

Change brush slant (Pro ONLY) /+tap-drag /+tap-drag

Colors

Lagoon3+tap-hold 3+tap-hold

Edit

Lagoon4+tap-hold 4+tap-hold

SelectLagoon: Edit marking menu

M M

Lasso SelectLagoon: Edit marking menu

L L

ClearLagoon: Edit marking menu

Edit menuDel Del

CopyLagoon: Edit marking menu

Image menu

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PasteLagoon: Edit marking menu

Edit menu+V

Ctrl+V

CutLagoon: Edit marking menu

Edit menu+X Ctrl+X

Move/Rotate/Scale LayerLagoon: Edit marking menu

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Lagoon Icon Icon Name and location Hotkey Mac Hotkey PC

SaveLagoon: File marking menu

File menu +SCtrl+S

NewLagoon: File marking menu

File menu +NCtrl+N

OpenLagoon: File marking menu

File menu +OCtrl+O

Undo / Edit menu

Under the Lagoon +ZCtrl+Z

Redo / Edit menu

Under the Lagoon +YCtrl+Y

Right-click marking menu

Zoom/Rotate/Move Canvas

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Actual Size (Ctrl+Alt+O) Fit to View (Ctrl+O)

Symmetry (Y) Ruler - Show/Hide (R)

Symmetry (X) Ellipse - Show/Hide (E)

Nick Harris

“We’re Going To Need A Bigger Carrot”

Nick Harris

“Gavin’s new anti-fog goggles”

Nick Harris

“Just Ripe For Gobblin’”

i Wei

“Subconsious Pattern”

Nick Harris

“Noooo”

Creaturebox

“Simian Print”

Jay Schuster

“Gear”

Luis Peso

“Chocolate”

David Baas

“Skylight”

Nick Harris

“Tunnel”

Artistic AcknowledgementsThanks to all the artists who contributed sketches for use in this manual!