Sketches Help
Basic gestures
Undo
Tap with 2 fingers to undo
Redo
Tap with 3 fingers to redo
Display Undo-Redo buttons in Settings
Switch On Display Undo-Redo buttons in Settings
Zoom
Pinch in to zoom and pinch out to dezoom
Move canvas
Hold two fingers and move
Browse / Save
Tap to save and browse drawings
Share - Move - Delete one drawing
Hold and drag a drawing down to share, move or delete it
Select multiple files
Tap on select to share, move or delete files
Drawings
Customize paper
Tap the gear icon to choose the new drawing paper grain and color
Photocopy
Drag with two fingers to duplicate your drawing
Orientation
Rotate the drawing to change orientation
Tools
Tool box
Tap on the selected tool to display the toolbox
Select a variation (PRO)
Tap on the brush icon to display the tool variations
Sliders
Tap the slider icon to display opacity and size sliders
Opacity and Size
Use the sliders to edit size and opacity settings
Extended brush editor (PRO)
Tap the slide icon to modify advanced brush settings and blending options
Cutter
Draw an outline to select, move, rotate and scale it
Select all
Tap drawing to select all
Duplicate
Use two fingers to duplicate
Copy/Paste
Each selection is copied into memory and can be paste in another app
Erase all
Double tap on eraser to erase current layer
Dynamic Eraser
Slow is small, fast is big
Wet Watercolor
The ink stays wet and colors mix
together
Dry Watercolor
Tap the dry button to dry the ink
Tap (wet ink)
With your wet ink, tap into the existing strokes to add a splash
Tap (dry ink)
With a dry ink, tap anywhere on the Canvas to add a splash
Water
Add water to your wet ink
Ruler
Use the ruler to draw straight lines with any tool
Auto straight line
Maintain finger pressed to draw a
straight line between two positions
Colors
Edit color
Long press on color swatch to edit
Color Eyedropper (PRO)
Long press on canvas to pick an existing color
Manage color palette (PRO)
Save, load and share color palettes
Add / Remove color
Tap "+" or "-" to add or remove colors
Patterns
Fill tool
Fill a closed area with a single tap.
Draw tool
Draw with an applied pattern.
Lasso tool
Fill large areas by drawing a simple outline.
Lock transparency
Switch the transparency button to lock the drawing to existing brush strokes.
Gradients
Drag to draw a gradient.
Import pattern
Import your own pattern from the files on your device.
Draw pattern
Draw your own pattern.
Edit pattern
Long press a on pattern to edit it.
Pattern settings
To access pattern settings.
Pattern blending
Add a background fill to the pattern.
Stable anchoring
With stable anchoring, each pattern overlap perfectly when applied over an existing drawing.
Mix blending
With stable anchoring, each pattern overlap perfectly when applied over an existing drawing.
Mix with color
Mix the pattern with the current color.
More options
More options
Tap to Share, import and more…
Export
Choose Export, select a format
PSD export
Export your drawing as multiple layer
PSD file
Transparent background
Choose Export, select a format
Import
Choose Import and select a photo
or a file. We accept JPG, PSD and PNG.
Settings
To access Sketches settings
Record
Record your drawing in real time (only avaible on recent devices)
Layers
Display layers
Tap the layer button to display layers
Select layer
Tap on a layer to select it
Reorder Layers (PRO)
Move layers to reorder, overlap to merge
Layer options
Tap on the gear icon for options
Blending modes
Swap between opaque and transparent
modes
Opacity
Slide the opacity cursor
Hide
Tap the eye icon to show / hide the layer
Transform
Move
Scale
Rotate
Duplicate
Customize paper
Tap the gear icon on the paper:
- Select paper grain
- Select paper color or create your own
Folders
Manage folders
Tap on edit to change folders display settings
Reorder folders
Press and move to reorder folders
Hide/Show a folder
Hide a folder in the browser
Rename Folder
Tap on folder options to rename
Delete Folder
Tap on folder options to delete
