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Autodesk SketchBook

Express 2010

Contents

Chapter 1 Autodesk® SketchBook® Express 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2 Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Tool selection shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Tool summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 3 Change brushes and colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Choose a brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Resize a brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Change brush properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Choose a color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Flood fill an area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Blurring and sharpening areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Undo brushstrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Clear brushstrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Swap between two brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 4 View, edit, and save your sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Change your view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Select an area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Copy to another application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Copy parts of your sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Move, rotate, or scale a selected area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Resizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Rotate canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Rotate or flip your sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Add an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Hide or move the interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Create a new sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Save your sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Open a saved sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Chapter 5 Use layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53About layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Hide and show a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Edit a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Organizing layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Change the transparency of a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Chapter 6 Annotate, send, print, present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Email a sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Print a sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Flip through your sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Present images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter 7 Adjust system and program settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Set preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Wacom tablet troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chapter 8 Copyright and trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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Autodesk® SketchBook®

Express 2010

Welcome to Autodesk® SketchBook® Express 2010

Resize a brush on page 15Choose a brush on page13

Change your view on page33

Move, rotate, or scale a se-lected area on page 39

Tool selection shortcut onpage 3

Hide and show a layer onpage 53

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Tool summary on page 5 Keyboard shortcuts onpage 6

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Basics

Tool selection shortcutWhen 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.

Selecting tools (another way)

1 Touch the stylus to an icon and hold.

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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.

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:

■ Stylus responsiveness on page 72

■ Wacom tablet troubleshooting on page 71

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Tool summaryAn overview of the icons at the bottom of the display.

The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Sketching Tools

See...To learn how to...

■ Choose a brush on page 13

■ Resize a brush on page 15

Use the Brush Palette

■ Choose a color on page 18

■ Colors tabs for the Mac on page 20

Use the Colors window

■ Hide or move the interface on page48

Change interface controls

■ Change your view on page 33

■ Select an area on page 35

■ About layers on page 53Zoom, move, select, layers, and more

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■ Move, rotate, or scale a selected areaon page 39

■ Copy parts of your sketch on page 37

■ Choose a brush on page 13

■ Resize a brush on page 15

■ Swap between two brushes on page31

Default brushes


Default colors

■ Copy parts of your sketch on page 37

■ Crop on page 41

■ Clear brushstrokes on page 30Cut, copy, paste

■ Create a new sketch on page 50

■ Save your sketch on page 50

Open and save files, view other files

■ Undo brushstrokes on page 29

Undo and redo

Keyboard shortcutsHot keys

MacPCControl your view


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

Cmd+0 (zero)Ctrl+0 (zero)Fit to view

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

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

Move to next/previousimage

MacPCColors and brushes

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

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

SSSwap with previous brush,or return to brush tool

MacPCLayers

Cmd+L (Layer window mustbe visible.)

Ctrl+L (Layer window mustbe visible.)

Add new layer

Cmd+E (Layer window mustbe visible.)

Ctrl+E (Layer window mustbe visible.)

Merge with below

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

MacPCSelection and editing

MMUse Select tool

LLUse Lasso select tool

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Cmd+ACtrl+ASelect all

Cmd+DCtrl+DDe-select

Cmd+XCtrl+XCut

Cmd+CCtrl+CCopy

Cmd+VCtrl+VPaste

DeleteDeleteClear/Delete selection

Cmd+ZCtrl+ZUndo

MacPCGeneral keys

Cmd+OCtrl+OOpen

Cmd+NCtrl+NNew

Cmd+SCtrl+SSave

Cmd+PCtrl+PPrint

Cmd+QCtrl+QExit

MacPCControl your interface

Cmd+, (comma)Ctrl+, (c omma)Open the Preferenceswindow

Cmd+JCtrl+JHide/show tools

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


GlossaryDefinitions of terms used in this help.

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.

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

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 41

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

■ Set preferences on page 67

hotkey A keyboard shortcut that performs a particular action.

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

■ Keyboard shortcuts on page 6

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.

■ Changing your interface

■ Customizing lagoon icons

■ Custom marking menus

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

■ Select an area on page 35

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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 53

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 46

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.

■ Stylus responsiveness on page 72

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 50

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.

■ Undo brushstrokes on page 29

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.


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Change brushes and colors

Choose a brushSelecting default brushes or erasers

1 Press your stylus over the brush icon.

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.

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

Drawing straight lines

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

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

Changing brush properties

1 Click the current brush icon.

The brush palette appears.

2 Select the brush you want to change.

3 Select this icon.

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Or, double-click the brush.

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

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.

Resizing a brush



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2 Select this icon 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.

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.

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

Change brush propertiesIf a brush isn’t creating the stroke you want because the hardness, flow, slant,opacity, size, smear, or tolerance is off, you can change its properties to makeit your own.

Changing brush properies



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2 Select the brush you want to change.

3 Select this icon.

Or, double-click the brush.

4 Change the brush settings in the Brush Properties window that appears.

These settings vary for each type of brush.

Choose a colorChange the color of brushes. SketchBook comes with an assortment of defaultcolors. But, if you can’t find what you want, create your own. Or, if a clienthas a set color palette, pick the colors and add them to your palette. With allthese additions, if the palette is too large, hide what isn’t needed.

Picking a default color

1 Press your stylus over the color icon.


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 your own color

1 Click the current color icon.

2 For PC users, the following Color Editor appears to pick colors.

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For Mac users, use the Colors Editor that appears to pick a new color.

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

Colors tabs for the Mac

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, WebSafe), or create your own list of colors.

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

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

Picking a color from the screen (for PC users)

1 Click the eyedropper in the color selector.

NOTE You can also press and hold the Alt key to pick colors.

The cursor changes to an eyedropper .

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

NOTE To pick a color from other applications on the screen, hold down theAlt key and press the stylus inside the Autodesk SketchBook Pro window.Holding down the Alt key, drag outside the window until the eyedropper isover the color you want.

Picking a color from the screen (for Mac users)

1 Click the magnifying glass in the color selector.

The cursor changes to a magnifying glass.

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2 Click anywhere on the screen, with the bull’s-eye of the magnifying glassover the color you want to use. When you lift the stylus, the color appearsin the swatch.

NOTE You can also press and hold the Option key to pick colors. Use this keyto pick a color from another application. Press the stylus inside the SketchBookwindow and drag the stylus outside the window until it is over the color youwant.

Setting the RGB (for PC users)

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. The color in the Color Wheelchanges to display a color with those RGB values.

Creating 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.


For PC

You can insert a color chip between two chips.

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

Save 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.

Showing/hiding parts of the Color Editor

The top and bottom of the Color Editor have arrows for showing and hidingaspects of the editor.

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


■ Click the arrow at the bottom to show/hide the color palette. If youclick-drag the arrow up/down while the palette is open, you can determinethe number of visible color chips.

Flood fill an areaThe Flood Fill tools fill the active or visible layers with color, speeding up thepainting process or working as a mask. As always, if the settings aren’t to yourspecifications, change the tolerances to create the effect you want.

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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 Editor.

2 Click Flood Fill to change the curser to a paint can, then pen downon the area you want filled.

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.

■ Double-click the Flood Fill icon.For more information, see Changing flood fill tolerances.

Flood filling visible layers

Fill the penned area created by all visibles layers.



2 Click Flood Fill All Visible Layers to change the curser to a paintcan.

3 Then pen down on the area you want filled to create a layer containingthe filled region.

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

tolerance, double-click the Flood Fill All Visible Layers icon. Formore information, see Changing flood fill tolerances.

Change flood fill tolerances

Before using Flood Fill or Flood Fill All Visible Layers, change the tolerance todetermine the range of color values affected when flooding a region withpaint. The minimum tolerance, 0, selects and fills only pixels of that colorvalue. The maximum tolerance, 255, selects and fills all pixels regardless ofthe region. When you set a tolerance of 10, then select a pixel with the colorvalue of 20, the tool floods all pixels with a color value ranging from 5 belowto 5 above. However, if you increase the tolerance to 200, the tool floods pixelswith a color value ranging from 0 to 20 and 20 to 200.

Changing flood fill tolerances


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2 Double-click Flood Fill or Flood Fill All Visible Layers to openthe Brush Properties window.

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.


Blurring and sharpening areasThese brushes enable you to change the appearance of the area they are appliedto in the following way:

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.

Simply paint over the area with the brush to use it. Open their preferences,

by either double-clicking the brush or selecting Show Brush Properties ,to change their size or strength. At any time, you can save these settings orreset the brush to its default settings.

Blurring an area

1 Open the Brush Palette and select the Blur brush .

2 Paint over an area to blur it.

Sharpening an area

1 Open the Brush Palette and select the Sharpen brush .

2 Paint over an area to sharpen it.

Undo 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 this icon.

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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 Express > Preferences in the Generaltab.

Redoing your brushstrokes

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

■ Click this icon.

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

Clear brushstrokesDo 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 this icon or press the Delete or Backspace key.


(You can undo this action. See Undo brushstrokes on page 29.)

Clearing an area from the current layer

1 Flick toward this icon 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 the lasso tool.

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

Swap between two brushesArtists 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.

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Using the last brush

To start drawing again after using another tool (for example, zoom and move,or select), flick toward this icon or press S.

Swapping between two brushes

To swap between the last two brushes you used:

1 Flick toward this icon 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 the Swap Between 2Brushes icon or press S to switch between a brush and custom-sized eraserefficiently.


View, edit, and save yoursketch

Change your viewZoom 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 this icon , or press and hold down the spacebar.

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.

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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.

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.

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Viewing the image at its actual size

■ For PC users, flick toward this icon , or press Alt+Ctrl+0 (zero) to showthe actual pixel size of the image.

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

Fit the 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.

Select an areaUsing 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 this icon.

The cursor changes to a cross with an arrow.

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.

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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) toselect the entire canvas.

(To de-select the canvas, flick toward one of the other selection tools, forMac, 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.

Copying the current layer to another application

1 Select Edit > Select All .

2 To copy the current layer only, flick toward this icon (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).


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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 this icon (or press the L key).

The cursor changes to a lasso.

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



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

(or for 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 toward this icon (or for Mac, press Cmd+V or for PC,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 and pasting the current layer

1 Select Edit > Select All .

2 To copy the current layer, flick toward this icon (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 this icon (or select Edit > Paste).

Move, rotate, or scale a selected areaThese 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.

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Moving, rotating, or scaling a selected area

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

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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 circle of the tool labeledmove. Click, then drag to move the layer around the canvas.

■ To rotate the selection around its center, highlight the middle circleof the tool labeled rotate. Click, then drag in a circular motion in thedirection you want to rotate. The number of degrees of rotation fromwhen you entered the tool displays.

■ To scale the selection bigger or smaller, highlight the inner circle ofthe tool labeled scale. Click, then drag to scale up or down to displaythe percentage scaling.

■ To scale the selection in only one direction, highlight the upper partof 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.

CropCrop the sketch.

Cropping to a selected rectangular area

1 Flick toward this icon .


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

Lift the stylus to select the area.

NOTE Using the lasso tool to select an irregularly shaped area cropsthe picture to the smallest rectangle surrounding that area.

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

4 To continue drawing with the brush you last used, flick toward this icon

(or press the S key).

Cropping to a particular size

1 Select Image > Canvas Size.

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.

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

Resize the canvas

Make more room for sketching by increasing the canvas size.

Resizing the canvas

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. Forexample:

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.

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.

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NOTE Some users may experience slower performance when Rotate Canvas isenabled. This can be corrected by changing a setting in the Preferences, whichturn off Rotate Canvas. Select Edit > Preferences to open the Preferenceswindow. In the General tab, in the Graphics section, deselect Enable RotateCanvas. Click OK. Restart Sketchbook to correct this issue.

Rotating your canvas

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 this icon .Mouse over the rotate ring and click drag to rotate the canvas.

Rotate or flip your sketchRotate, 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 . Mirrorsaround the vertical center axis.

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

Add an imageAn image can be inserted onto the layer you are currently working on.

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.

■ About layers on page 53

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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.

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, flicktoward this icon.

Moving the tools to the bottom right corner

1 Flick toward this icon.

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

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Create a new sketchCreate a new sketch quickly.

Creating a new sketch

1 Flick toward this icon 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.

Save your sketchSave sketches to various image formats. Open the files you have saved.

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 you,or 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.

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 you,or change it to a different name.

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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.

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

8 Click Save.

Open a saved sketchOpen sketches of various formats.

Opening a saved sketch

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

The Open window appears.

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.


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.

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 to seeonly what you want to see.

Hiding a layer

1 Flick toward this icon to open the Layers window.

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 thisicon.

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 this icon. The color of the layerin the Layer 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 58.

Edit a layerMove, rotate, or scale 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 this icon, or hold down the V key.

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

■ To move the layer, highlight the outer circle of the tool labeled move.Click, then drag to move the layer around the canvas.

■ To rotate the layer, highlight the middle circle of the tool labeledrotate. Click, then drag in a circular motion in the direction you wantto rotate. The number of degrees of rotation displays from the timeyou entered the tool.

■ To non-proportionately scale the layer, highlight the top of the middlecircle, 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 of

the middle circle, and drag up, down, right, or left.

3 When satisfied with the layer placement, close the Move/Rotate/ScaleLayer 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.

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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.

Mirror or flip a layer

Flip or mirror a layer.

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

2 Select one of the following choices:


Image > Mirror Layer . Mirrorsaround the vertical center axis.

Image > Flip Layer Vertically . Mir-rors around the horizontal center axis.

Organizing 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.

Changing layer order


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

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3 Hold down the stylus on this icon, and drag the layer up or down relativeto the other layers.

4 Release the stylus to drop the layer in position.

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

Changing the transparency of a layer

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.


3 The Layer Opacity window appears.

For PC

For Mac

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

The window title bar value updates.

For PC

For Mac

5 Close the window.

NOTE You can undo this action. See Undo brushstrokes on page 29.

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In the Layers editor, the icon for the opacity tool indicates the new opacitylevel:

Full opacity

Medium opacity (translucency)

Transparency


Annotate, send, print,present

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

Email a sketchEmail a sketch to someone.

Emailing a sketch

1 Select File > Send Mail.

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.

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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 applic-ation.

Some email programs (for example, Mi-crosoft Outlook) must be open before us-ing this feature.

Your email program is open.

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.

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■ 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.)

Print a sketchMake printouts of your sketches.

Printing a sketch

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 Click Print.

Flip through your sketchesView the images in a folder.

Viewing images in the folder

1 To move to the next image in the current folder, flick right toward thisicon.

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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 left toward thisicon.

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 of your images. Organize and determining theirorder, 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.

2 Rename the images in the folder in the alphabetical or numerical orderyou want to present them.

For example, Slide A, Slide B, Slide C. Or, Slide1, Slide2, Slide 3.

Presenting images

1 Browse to the folder containing the images you want to present.

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2 Open the first file in the folder.

3 To show the next image, flick toward this icon.

To go backwards, flick toward this icon.

Hiding the interface for a bigger viewing area

1 Select this tool 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 this icon.

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Adjust system and programsettings

Customize and optimize SketchBook.

Set preferencesChange various preference settings.

Hiding or showing scroll bars

1 For PC users, select Edit > Preferences.

For Mac users, select SketchBook > Preferences.

2 Click 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 brush cursor

By optimizing settings to work with your type of system, you can change thebrush cursor display.


For Mac users, select SketchBook Pro > Preferences.

2 Click the Brush tab.

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3 In the Preferences window, select one of the following:

■ Display cross-hair – a cross-hair always appears at the brush cursorlocation.

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 Click 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.

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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 Click the General tab.

3 In the Page Up section, click one of the following setting to set up theprogram behavior that works best for your system.

■ Open next image

■ Open previous image

Changing the maximum number of undos



2 Click 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.

NOTE Changing the number of undos only takes effect once a file is createdor another one is imported. We recommend you restart SketchBook.

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 Click the Canvas tab.

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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, click Use width and height ofwindow.

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:

1 Select Edit > Preferences.

2 Click the System tab.

3 Under Associated File Types, select the image file types you want toassociate to Autodesk SketchBook Pro.

Improving performance

Some 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 Click OK and restart Sketchbook to correct this issue.


Wacom tablet troubleshootingImportant information for Wacom tablet users.

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.

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, Stylus responsiveness on page 72.

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Stylus responsiveness

Adjusting system 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.

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.

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 71.

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, click this icon.

2 In the menu that appears, select Properties.


NOTE Do not click Change screen orientation.

The Tablet and Pen Settings window appears.

3 Click the Display tab.

4 Click 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 Click 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, click this icon.




3 Click the Pen Options tab.

4 Under the Pen Action heading, select the Start Input Panel Gesture option.

The option turns blue when selected.

5 Click 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 Click 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, click this icon.



3 Select the Pen Options tab.

4 Under the Pen Action heading, select the Press and Hold option.

The option turns blue when selected.


5 Click Settings.

6 In the window that appears, disable the Enable press and hold forright-click check box.


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Index

45-degree lines, draw 14

A

acetate layers (see layers) 53actual size, view 35Add Image window 48adjust pen pressure 72Adobe Photoshop, save to 50airbrush 14associate file types with the program 70Autodesk SketchBook home page 1

B

ballpoint pen 14blur paint 14BMP (bitmap) format, save as 51brush

remove outline 68brushes 14

airbrush 14ballpoint pen 14calligraphy 14chisel tip 14clear brushstrokes 30color

change 19eraser 14felt pen 14hard eraser 17marker 14paintbrush 14pencil 14resize 15select 14smear 14soft eraser 14swap to last 32types 14undo 29

brushstrokeclear 30definition 9undo 29

C

calligraphy brush 14canvas

change size for new files 69crop 41resize 43

chisel tip 14clear brushstrokes 30color wheel 20

definition 9colors 19

change 19custom palette 29pick from canvas 21

Colors window 20crop 41

canvas 41definition 9

cursoreyedropper 21lasso 38magnifying glass 21select arrow 37zoom and move tool 34

D

defaultbrushes 14colors 19file type associations 70size when opening new files 69

diagonal lines, draw 14drag and zoom tool 34draw tools 14

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drivers for Wacom tablets 71

E

email a sketch 61erasers 14expand canvas size 43export to Photoshop 50eyedropper 21eyedropper tool 21

F

file type associations 70files

browse through 64new 50open 52order and present 64save 51

finger-painting (smear) brush 14fit image in display 35flick stroke 3flip

image 47layer 57through images 64

flip, layer 56folder, view files 64frozen tablet after pen stroke 3

G

GIF format, save as 51grab tool (for picking colors) 34

H

hand tool 34hide layers 54horizontal lines, draw 14hotkeys 9

I

imagesactual size 35add 48crop 41fit in display 35flip 47mark up 64organize in a folder 64present 65rotate 47

insert image 48interface

hide 50move to opposite bottom corner 50

irregular area, select 36

J

JPEG format, save as 51

K

keyboard shortcuts 9keyboard window, enable and disable 74

L

lagoon 6lasso select 36last brush, use 32layer

flip 56mirror 56move 56rotate 56scale 56

layers 53behind 57change transparency 59clear brushstrokes 30copy 39flip or mirror 57hide 54

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in front 57move, rotate, scale selection 40move, scale, or rotate 55occlusion 57opacity 59reorder 57stack, reorder 57

left-handed interface 50lines, draw straight 14

M

magnifying glass 21marker 14marking menu

definition 10mirror

a layer 57an image 47definition 10layer 56

mouse cursor, disable 75move

layer 56layers 55layers above or beneath other

layers 57selection 40the canvas (rotate or flip) 47view of sketch around 34

N

new sketch, create 50next image, reversing Page Up/Page Down

hotkeys 69normal view, return to 35

O

opacityof layers 59

open file 52order

layers 57

order, images 64outline, remove brush 68

P

Page Up key, changing behavior 69paintbrush 14palette

colors 29tools 6

pensee stylus 10

Pen Pressure window 72pen responsiveness, definition 10pen-down, definition 10pencil

can’t see marks 72select 14

performance, speed up 74Photoshop, save to 50PNG format, save as 51pop-up keyboard, disable 74present images 65previous images, reverse Page Up/Page

Down hotkeys for 69primary landscape orientation 73PSD file, save to 50

R

redo 29remove

brush outline 68responsiveness of pen 72room, create more for sketching 43rotate

image 47layer 56layers 55selection 40

S

sample color, choose 21save your work 51

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scalelayer 56layers 55selection 40

selectbrushes 14colors 19lasso area 36layers 53rectangular area 35

select tools quickly 3selection, move, rotate, scale 40size of canvas

set default for new files 69size of canvas, crop 41sketch

clear 30email 61open 52save 51to draw 14tools 14

smear brush 14smudge paint 14stack of layers, reorder 57straight line, draw 14stroke

definition 10stylus

can’t see marks 72definition 10keyboard window keeps appearing

when wiggled 74resize brush for eraser end 17responsiveness 72tip pressure feel setting (Wacom) 71

summary of tools 6swap between brushes 32system bar, hide 50

T

tablet, can’t see pen marks 72TIFF format, save as 51tip pressure feel, Wacom setting 71

toggle between brushes 32toolbox icon 6tools

hide 50layers 53summary 6zoom and move 34

transparencyof layers 59

troubleshootingcan’t email a sketch 62can’t see layer 59can’t see pen marks 72reduce number of undos for better

performance 69slow performance 73tablet freezes with pen stroke 3Wacom tablets 71

U

undobrushstrokes 29maximum number 69

V

variations, explore 53vertical lines, draw 14view

actual size of image 35fit to display 35sketches in a folder 64

visibility for layers 59

W

Wacom tablets, troubleshooting 71

Z

zoom and move tool 34zoom, slow performance 73

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