{"id":32,"date":"2026-11-04T11:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.stylusx.com\/documentation\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T13:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T13:28:13","slug":"documentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.stylusx.com\/de\/documentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dokumentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"dx\" id=\"dx\">\n<header class=\"dx-hero\"><div><span class=\"sx-eyebrow\">StylusX Documentation<\/span><h1>Learn StylusX,<br>one stroke at a time.<\/h1><p>Every screen, tool, brush setting and shortcut in StylusX, explained the way StylusX works.<\/p><\/div><button class=\"dx-find\" type=\"button\" data-dx-search=\"\" aria-label=\"Search the documentation\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"9\" r=\"6\"><\/circle><path d=\"M14 14l3.5 3.5\"><\/path><\/svg><span>Search the documentation<\/span><kbd>Ctrl K<\/kbd><\/button><\/header>\n<div class=\"dx-content\">\n<section class=\"dx-stage\" data-stage=\"start\" data-name=\"Get started\" data-desc=\"Meet StylusX, open it for the first time and find your way around the gallery.\"><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"welcome\" data-summary=\"What StylusX is, how the app is put together and how to use this documentation.\"><h2>Welcome to StylusX<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">StylusX is a painting and drawing app for Windows. It is built for the pen first, then for touch and the mouse, with Surface tablets as a key target. It handles very large canvases and many layers, and it opens and exports Photoshop files.<\/p><h3>How StylusX is put together<\/h3><p>StylusX has two places: the gallery, where your artworks live, and the canvas screen, where you paint.<\/p><ul><li><b>The gallery (Home page):<\/b> create a new artwork, open or import files (images, Adobe\u00ae Photoshop\u00ae PSD and PSB), and organise your work into groups and favourites. See <a href=\"#\/gallery\">The gallery<\/a>.<\/li><li><b>The modes bar<\/b> chooses what the canvas is doing right now: <b>Draw<\/b> for normal painting, <b>Select<\/b> for making a selection, <b>Transform<\/b> for moving, scaling, distorting or warping, <b>Liquify<\/b> for pushing and twirling the paint, and <b>Drawing Assist<\/b> for grids, symmetry, 3D perspective and pattern. <b>Settings<\/b> and <b>Home<\/b> sit on the same bar.<\/li><li><b>The tools bar<\/b> chooses what a stroke does in Draw mode: Brush, Eraser, Smudge, Blur, Eye Drop, Color Select, Fill Color, Line Width, Clone Stamp, Healing and Pick Layer. When another mode is on, the same bar turns into that mode&#8217;s bar.<\/li><li><b>The windows<\/b> hold the Layers and Brushes pages. Each page can be a tab or a window of its own. Windows snap to the screen edges, fold into an edge, stack in a column or go into the Hide the windows button. Smaller windows open over your work for settings, menus, effect settings, brush settings and the timeline.<\/li><li><b>The colour pilot<\/b> is a round colour controller with a hue arc, history beads and a colour box with your palettes.<\/li><li><b>The canvas pilot<\/b> is a small round navigator. It zooms and rotates the canvas, carries the size and opacity sliders and turns into a face of shortcut buttons.<\/li><li><b>The corner buttons<\/b> give you undo, redo and hiding the interface.<\/li><\/ul><h3>What you can make<\/h3><ul><li><b>Layers<\/b> can be normal layers, groups, effect layers or colour adjustment layers, with masks, clipping, 27 blend modes, opacity and label colours.<\/li><li><b>The brush engine<\/b> goes deep: path, shape, texture, wetness, mixing, randomness and pressure, tilt and speed curves, plus an optional second brush mixed with the first (dual brush).<\/li><li><b>Animation<\/b> gives you a timeline with frames, holds, onion skin and playback, exported as GIF or MP4.<\/li><li><b>Recording<\/b> captures a video of your painting session, exported in full or as a short video.<\/li><\/ul><h3>How this documentation works<\/h3><p>The chapters follow an artwork from start to finish: open StylusX, find your way around the canvas screen, paint with the tools and brushes, build layers and effects, use the modes, mix colours, animate and record, and tune the settings.<\/p><ul><li>Press <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>K<\/kbd> or <kbd>\/<\/kbd> to search every article and section.<\/li><li>Use <kbd>\u2190<\/kbd> <kbd>\u2192<\/kbd> or <kbd>[<\/kbd> <kbd>]<\/kbd> to move to the previous or next article.<\/li><li>The timeline at the bottom of the screen shows where you are in the documentation. Tap the article name in it to see all contents.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"essentials\" data-summary=\"Rules that apply everywhere in StylusX, and the words this documentation uses.\"><h2>Good to know before you start<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">A few rules work the same way everywhere in StylusX. Learn them once and the rest of the app feels familiar.<\/p><h3>A tap closes, a drag draws<\/h3><p>When a small window or menu is open over the canvas, one tap on the canvas only closes it. A press that turns into a drag closes it and draws your stroke as usual. The brush shapes and textures gallery follows the same rule.<\/p><h3>Modes are not tools<\/h3><p>Gestures meant for drawing work only in Draw mode, such as the one-finger drag that changes brush size and opacity. In Select, Transform, Liquify, Drawing Assist and Crop they do nothing.<\/p><h3>Everything you place is remembered<\/h3><p>StylusX remembers where you put the windows and bars, which tabs are open, and your tool and brush choices, across restarts.<\/p><h3>Large files stay workable<\/h3><p>Big canvases with many layers are kept in tiles that move between graphics memory and RAM. Opening a Photoshop file shows a progress bar with one step per layer.<\/p><h3>One undo history<\/h3><p>Undo covers drawing, layers, transforms and liquify in one history. Tap with two fingers to undo and with three fingers to redo. Hold them to keep going.<\/p><h3>Words used in this documentation<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Term<\/th><th>Meaning in StylusX<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Artwork<\/td><td>A document: its canvas, layers, frames and recording.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Page window<\/td><td>One of the Layers or Brushes windows. It can hold one page, or several as tabs.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mode<\/td><td>Draw, Select, Transform, Liquify or Drawing Assist. Changes what the canvas does.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tool<\/td><td>Brush, Eraser, Smudge, Blur, Eye Drop, Color Select, Fill Color, Line Width, Clone Stamp, Healing or Pick Layer. Changes what a stroke does in Draw mode.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stroke modes<\/td><td>Perfect Shape, Reshape Stroke and Join Strokes. They change how the next stroke is finished. Tap the active tool a second time to show them under it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pilot<\/td><td>The canvas navigator.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colour pilot<\/td><td>The round colour controller that replaces the Colours window.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fold<\/td><td>A window pushed into its screen edge, so only a strip of it shows.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Put away<\/td><td>A window sent into the Hide the windows button.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hold (animation)<\/td><td>How many frames a drawing stays on screen.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"first-start\" data-summary=\"The start screen, the welcome card, crash reports and session recovery.\"><h2>Opening StylusX<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">What you see while StylusX starts, the welcome card on your first start, and what happens if the last session ended unexpectedly.<\/p><h3>The start screen<\/h3><p>StylusX opens on a light page with its logo: a glass tile holding the purple mark, the STYLUSX wordmark and a slim loading bar.<\/p><ul><li>The entrance takes about a second. The tile grows in, a light runs once around its glass rim, the mark turns into place and the name rises in.<\/li><li>The entrance plays before StylusX starts loading, so it never stutters, and loading never waits more than four seconds for it.<\/li><li>The loading bar shows real progress. It slows near the end and fills when the main screen is ready, then the start screen fades out.<\/li><li>The logo has the same physical size on every screen.<\/li><li>If StylusX needs to show a message while it starts, for example about a data error, the start screen steps aside so the message is never covered.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The welcome card<\/h3><p>The first time StylusX starts on a device, the <b>Welcome to StylusX<\/b> card opens over the gallery. It waits until StylusX has finished its first-start work, so it opens smoothly and every tap registers.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Part<\/th><th>What it says or does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Welcome to StylusX<\/td><td>&#8220;We are building StylusX together with the artists who use it. Thank you for being here from the start.&#8221; A brush stroke is painted under the title once the card is open.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Crash reports<\/td><td>One switch, <b>Send crash reports automatically<\/b>. It is off at first. With it on, reports are sent without asking. With it off, StylusX asks you each time before it sends one.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Privacy Policy<\/td><td>Opens <a href=\"https:\/\/stylusx.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stylusx.com\/privacy-policy<\/a> in your browser.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I&#8217;m Ready<\/td><td>Saves your crash-report choice, straight away, and closes the card.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>What a crash report contains<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Question<\/th><th>Answer<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>What is sent<\/td><td>Details of the error, the app version, device and system information (operating system, graphics card, memory), your IP address and approximate location (country).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>What is never sent<\/td><td>Your artworks and their files.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Why<\/td><td>Only to find and fix problems in StylusX.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Where it goes<\/td><td>Sentry, our error reporting service.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>You can change your choice at any time in <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Help \u203a Send Crash Reports Automatically<\/span>.<\/p><h3>When the last session ended unexpectedly<\/h3><p>If StylusX closed without saving last time, it offers to recover your session.<\/p><ul><li><b>Open Recovery<\/b> reopens the artwork that was open.<\/li><li><b>Skip Recovery<\/b> discards the recovery data.<\/li><\/ul><p>Until you choose, nothing else opens: dropped files, files opened with StylusX from Windows and the Open File shortcut all wait.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"gallery\" data-summary=\"The Home page: its layout, the bottom bar, artwork cards and the open artwork.\"><h2>The gallery<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The gallery, or Home page, is where your artworks live. Sizes stay the same on every screen, so a bigger screen simply shows more columns. On a Surface you see six artworks in a row, or the create card and five groups.<\/p><h3>Layout, top to bottom<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Area<\/th><th>What you see<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Top left<\/td><td>The StylusX logo tile and wordmark.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Title<\/td><td>&#8220;Your creative space.&#8221;, with &#8220;creative&#8221; in purple, and under it &#8220;Every great idea starts somewhere.&#8221; A picture fills the right side of the top area and fades out at the bottom and on the left.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top right<\/td><td>Two round buttons: About StylusX (the &#8220;i&#8221;) and Exit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Groups row<\/td><td>The Create Main Group card comes first and never scrolls. Your groups follow in a strip that scrolls sideways, and empty dashed places fill the rest of the row.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Artworks<\/td><td>Your artworks in a grid. Only this part scrolls; the top and the groups row stay where they are.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bottom bar<\/td><td>Five buttons, centred at the bottom.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bottom right<\/td><td>The card of the artwork that is still open, if there is one.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>The bottom bar<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm2_select\"><\/i><\/span><span>Select<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Turns on select mode. See <a href=\"#\/organise\">Groups, favourites and order<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm2_star\"><\/i><\/span><span>Favorites<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The star. Shows only your favourite artworks. While it is on, the star is purple; tap it again to go back to the whole gallery.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm2_plus\"><\/i><\/span><span>New artwork<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The large purple +. Opens Create new artwork. See <a href=\"#\/new-artwork\">Create a new artwork<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm2_image\"><\/i><\/span><span>Open an image<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Opens the Windows file picker for an image. The image opens straight away as a new artwork.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm2_import\"><\/i><\/span><span>Import<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Opens the Windows file picker for a StylusX artwork, an image or a Photoshop file. See <a href=\"#\/import\">Open and import files<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>In select mode the bar narrows to three buttons, side by side in the centre:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm_close\"><\/i><\/span><span>Cancel<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The X. Leaves select mode.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm_favmulti\"><\/i><\/span><span>Add to favorites<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The stars. Adds every selected artwork to your favourites.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm_trash\"><\/i><\/span><span>Delete<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The red bin. Deletes the selected artworks, after asking.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Artwork cards<\/h3><p>Each card shows the artwork&#8217;s preview, which fills the card, and under it the artwork&#8217;s name, its date and an Options button (\u22ee).<\/p><ul><li><b>Date:<\/b> &#8220;Today: HH:mm&#8221;, &#8220;Yesterday: HH:mm&#8221;, otherwise &#8220;dd.MM.yyyy&#8221;. It is when the artwork file was last saved.<\/li><li><b>Favourite badge:<\/b> a small star in the top-left corner of the preview.<\/li><li><b>Hover and press:<\/b> the card grows a little under the pointer and dips when pressed.<\/li><li><b>Tap a card<\/b> to open the artwork. The opening animation starts from the card.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The Options menu<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>Shown<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm_rename\"><\/i><\/span><span>Rename<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Always<\/td><td>Edits the name right on the card. Press <kbd>Enter<\/kbd> or tap away to keep the new name.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm_dup\"><\/i><\/span><span>Duplicate<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Not in the Favourites view, and only when the artwork allows it<\/td><td>Makes a copy of the artwork.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm_favbadge\"><\/i><\/span><span>Add to favorites, Remove from favorites<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>One or the other, depending on the artwork<\/td><td>Adds or removes the star. In the Favourites view it is always Remove.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-hm_trash\"><\/i><\/span><span>Delete<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Always, in red<\/td><td>Deletes the artwork, after asking. See <a href=\"#\/organise\">Deleting<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>The open artwork card<\/h3><p>When you go back to the gallery while an artwork is open, its preview card stays at the bottom right. It is a little larger than the grid cards and shows no name.<\/p><ul><li><b>Tap the card<\/b> to go back into the artwork.<\/li><li><b>X<\/b> (Close) in its top-right corner closes the artwork. If it has unsaved changes, StylusX asks first.<\/li><\/ul><h3>About and Exit<\/h3><ul><li><b>About StylusX<\/b> opens the version information, with a short animation.<\/li><li><b>Exit<\/b> quits StylusX. You may be asked to confirm.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Good to know<\/b><ul><li>The gallery follows your theme, light or dark, and the Adaptive Glass setting. Every text is translated, and Arabic titles are laid out right to left.<\/li><li>You don&#8217;t export from the gallery. Open the artwork and use <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Save &amp; Export<\/span>.<\/li><li>If the gallery ever stalls, StylusX switches to its simpler gallery for the next start, so the same stall never happens twice. It has the same groups and artworks: a \u22ee appears on hover, and names show in a white pill inside the preview.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"organise\" data-summary=\"Organise artworks into groups, select several at once, drag to reorder and delete.\"><h2>Groups, favourites and order<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Groups are the gallery&#8217;s folders. A new gallery starts with one group, and favourites give you a second way to find your best work.<\/p><h3>Groups<\/h3><ul><li><b>Create Main Group<\/b> (&#8220;Organize your artworks&#8221;) adds a new group. The groups strip then scrolls to its end so you can see it.<\/li><li><b>A group card<\/b> shows the latest artworks inside it as one to three pictures of different sizes, newest first. With fewer artworks it shows fewer pictures, never empty frames. It also shows the group&#8217;s name and a count, such as &#8220;1 artwork&#8221; or &#8220;12 artworks&#8221;.<\/li><li><b>Tap a group<\/b> to select it. It grows a little and gets a purple frame, and the grid shows that group&#8217;s artworks. The strip scrolls so the whole group is visible.<\/li><li><b>Options<\/b> (\u22ee on a group) offers <b>Rename<\/b>, right on the card, and <b>Delete<\/b>, in red. A group&#8217;s pictures always come from its own artworks.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Favourites<\/h3><p>Tap the star in the bottom bar to show only favourites. The groups row slides away and the artworks move up. Tap the star again to see everything.<\/p><h3>Select several artworks<\/h3><p>Tap <b>Select<\/b> in the bottom bar. A round check appears on every card. Tap cards to select them: a selected card gets a purple ring and a filled check. The Options buttons are hidden while you select.<\/p><h3>Drag and drop<\/h3><p>Hold a card still for about 0.3 seconds, then move it. If you move sooner, the gallery scrolls instead, and a quick press stays a tap.<\/p><ul><li><b>Among artworks:<\/b> the other cards make room, and you drop it where you want it.<\/li><li><b>Onto a group:<\/b> the group lights up, and the artwork moves into it when you let go.<\/li><li><b>In select mode,<\/b> every selected artwork moves together. A purple badge on the dragged card shows how many.<\/li><li><b>In the Favourites view,<\/b> only the dragged artwork moves, and only within the favourites order.<\/li><li><b>Groups:<\/b> drag a group along the row and the others make room.<\/li><li>Near the edges of the area, the view scrolls by itself while you drag. A drop that changes nothing does nothing.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Scrolling<\/h3><p>Drag, or use the mouse wheel, on the artworks grid to scroll up and down, or on the groups strip to scroll sideways (flick to throw it). The grid bounces softly at its ends.<\/p><h3>Deleting<\/h3><ul><li><b>An artwork,<\/b> from its menu or in select mode: choose <b>Gallery<\/b> to remove it from the gallery only, so the file stays on your PC, or <b>Gallery &amp; PC<\/b> to remove it and delete the file. <b>Cancel<\/b> keeps it.<\/li><li><b>A group:<\/b> StylusX asks you to confirm with Yes or No.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"new-artwork\" data-summary=\"Size presets, units, orientation, resolution, colour mode and colour profiles.\"><h2>Create a new artwork<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Tap the large <b>+<\/b> (New artwork) in the gallery&#8217;s bottom bar. The Create new artwork window opens with an animation, and shrinks to fit on a small screen.<\/p><h3>Size presets<\/h3><p>The presets sit at the top, five per row. When the window opens, <b>Screen Size<\/b> is selected.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Preset<\/th><th>Size<\/th><th>Resolution<\/th><th>Colour mode<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Screen Size<\/td><td>Your screen&#8217;s full size, for example 1920 \u00d7 1080 px<\/td><td>72 Pixels\/Inch<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4K<\/td><td>3840 \u00d7 2160 px<\/td><td>72<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2K<\/td><td>2560 \u00d7 1440 px<\/td><td>72<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FHD<\/td><td>1920 \u00d7 1080 px<\/td><td>72<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HD<\/td><td>1280 \u00d7 720 px<\/td><td>72<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mobile<\/td><td>1080 \u00d7 2340 px<\/td><td>72<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A6<\/td><td>105 \u00d7 148.5 mm<\/td><td>300<\/td><td>CMYK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A5<\/td><td>148.5 \u00d7 210 mm<\/td><td>300<\/td><td>CMYK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A4<\/td><td>210 \u00d7 297 mm<\/td><td>300<\/td><td>CMYK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A3<\/td><td>297 \u00d7 420 mm<\/td><td>300<\/td><td>CMYK<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Tapping a preset fills in every setting below. A preset stays highlighted only while all its values still match; change one and no preset is highlighted.<\/p><h3>Settings<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Options<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Measurement Unit<\/td><td>The unit for width and height. Changing it converts the current values.<\/td><td>Pixel, Point, Inch, Foot, Yard, Millimeter, Centimeter, Meter (px, pt, in, ft, yd, mm, cm, m)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Width<\/td><td>Canvas width in the chosen unit.<\/td><td>At most 6000 pixels on a side. A larger value is reduced to fit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Height<\/td><td>Canvas height in the chosen unit.<\/td><td>The same 6000 px limit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Orientation<\/td><td>Swaps width and height so the longer side runs up or across. The matching button is highlighted; for a square canvas neither is.<\/td><td>Vertical, Horizontal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Resolution Type<\/td><td>How resolution is counted.<\/td><td>Pixels\/Inch, Pixels\/Cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Resolution<\/td><td>Dots per inch, or pixels per centimetre. Lowered automatically if it would make the canvas larger than 6000 px on a side.<\/td><td>A number<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Color Mode<\/td><td>The artwork&#8217;s colour model. Changing it switches the profile list and selects its first profile.<\/td><td>RGB, CMYK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Color Profile<\/td><td>The ICC colour profile.<\/td><td>See below<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Colour profiles<\/h3><h4>RGB<\/h4><div class=\"dx-chips\"><span>Don&#8217;t Manage<\/span><span>Adobe RGB 1998<\/span><span>Display P3<\/span><span>sRGB v4 ICC Appearance<\/span><span>sRGB v4 ICC Preference<\/span><span>sRGB v4 ICC Preference Display Class<\/span><\/div><h4>CMYK<\/h4><div class=\"dx-chips\"><span>Coated FOGRA 27<\/span><span>Coated Fogra39L VIGC 260<\/span><span>Coated Fogra39L VIGC 300<\/span><span>GRACoL 2006 Coated 1v2<\/span><span>GRACoL 2013 CRPC6<\/span><span>GRACoL 2013 Uncoated CRPC3<\/span><span>SWOOP 2006 Coated 3v2<\/span><span>SWOOP 2006 Coated 5v2<\/span><span>SWOOP 2013 C3 CRPC5<\/span><span>Uncoated Fogra47L VIGC 260<\/span><span>Uncoated Fogra47L VIGC 300<\/span><\/div><p>Lists open as a pop-up with a check beside the current choice. Number fields use StylusX&#8217;s number input, and with the Numpad setting on, the on-screen numpad opens for them.<\/p><h3>Create or cancel<\/h3><ul><li><b>Create<\/b> (right, purple) closes the window and creates the artwork. A new card appears in the gallery and the artwork opens straight away on a white canvas, while the real canvas and layers are prepared behind it. If another artwork was open, it closes at the same time; with unsaved changes, StylusX asks first.<\/li><li><b>Cancel<\/b> (left) closes the window. A tap outside the window closes it too, except while the numpad is open or for half a second after it closes.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"import\" data-summary=\"Images, StylusX artworks and Adobe\u00ae Photoshop\u00ae PSD and PSB files, and what each one becomes.\"><h2>Open and import files<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Bring images, StylusX artworks and Photoshop files into StylusX. Only one import runs at a time, and the interface waits while it does.<\/p><h3>Ways to bring a file in<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Way<\/th><th>Where<\/th><th>File types<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Open an image, in the bottom bar<\/td><td>Gallery<\/td><td>jpg, jpeg, jpe, jfif, png, webp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Import, in the bottom bar<\/td><td>Gallery<\/td><td>stlx (StylusX artwork), jpg, jpeg, jpe, jfif, png, psd, psb<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Open File shortcut, <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>O<\/kbd><\/td><td>Gallery only<\/td><td>The same as Import<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drag and drop onto the StylusX window<\/td><td>Gallery only<\/td><td>The first dropped file is imported<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Open with StylusX from Windows, even while it is running<\/td><td>Anywhere<\/td><td>The first file is imported<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>What each file becomes<\/h3><ul><li><b>A StylusX artwork (.stlx)<\/b> opens as an artwork and gets a card in the gallery. If it is already the open artwork, StylusX simply returns to it. If it is already in the gallery, its existing card is used.<\/li><li><b>An image<\/b> becomes a new artwork named after the file. The canvas has the image&#8217;s size in pixels, the DPI is read from the file (72 if it has none), and the artwork is RGB. If the image can&#8217;t be read, StylusX tells you it is unable to load the image.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Adobe\u00ae Photoshop\u00ae PSD and PSB files<\/h3><p>StylusX reads Photoshop files with its own reader. A progress bar shows the build, one step per layer.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>What<\/th><th>Supported<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Formats<\/td><td>Adobe\u00ae Photoshop\u00ae PSD, and PSB (the large document format)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colour<\/td><td>RGB, CMYK and Grayscale, in 8, 16 and 32 bit. Colours are converted to sRGB using the file&#8217;s own profile. A CMYK file with an embedded profile opens as a CMYK artwork with that profile. The canvas size and DPI come from the file.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Layers<\/td><td>Name, position, opacity (including fill opacity), blend mode, clipping, hidden state, transparency lock, and layer masks, including disabled masks.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Groups<\/td><td>Nested groups are kept. A group&#8217;s opacity is multiplied into its layers, and hidden groups stay hidden.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Background<\/td><td>A Photoshop Background layer becomes the bottom layer. Otherwise StylusX&#8217;s own white background is hidden.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No layers<\/td><td>Files saved without layers open from their merged image.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><ul><li><b>Low memory:<\/b> large files are loaded in pieces. If the computer runs short of memory, StylusX frees what it can. If there&#8217;s still not enough, the import stops cleanly and keeps the layers it already made, instead of closing the app.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Adjustment and fill layers<\/h3><p>Photoshop adjustment and fill layers become StylusX colour adjustment layers, keeping their masks, opacity, visibility and clipping.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Photoshop<\/th><th>Becomes in StylusX<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Hue\/Saturation<\/td><td>Color Hue (Hue, Saturation, Brightness)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Color Balance<\/td><td>Color Balance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Curves<\/td><td>Curves (composite and R, G, B). In a CMYK file C, M and Y map to R, G and B, and K is left out.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Exposure<\/td><td>Brightness (Exposure, Offset, Gamma)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Black &amp; White<\/td><td>Black &amp; White<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gradient Map<\/td><td>Gradient Map, with its colour stops<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Invert<\/td><td>Invert<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brightness\/Contrast, Levels<\/td><td>A Curves layer that comes close to them<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Solid Color fill<\/td><td>A normal layer filled with that colour<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Any other<\/td><td>Left out<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div class=\"dx-note\"><b>Not imported yet<\/b><p>Layer styles, and a group&#8217;s own blend mode.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section>\n<section class=\"dx-stage\" data-stage=\"workspace\" data-name=\"The canvas screen\" data-desc=\"Bars, corners, the canvas pilot and the windows: how the canvas screen is laid out and how you arrange it.\"><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"canvas-screen\" data-summary=\"The default layout, the modes bar and the settings bar.\"><h2>The canvas screen<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">When an artwork is open, the canvas fills the screen and the interface floats over it.<\/p><p>The default layout. The colour pilot sits at the top left, the canvas pilot at the bottom left, and the layers and brushes at the top right. You can move almost everything.<\/p><h3>Where everything sits<\/h3><ul><li>The <b>tools bar<\/b> at the top centre.<\/li><li>The <b>modes bar<\/b> at the bottom centre.<\/li><li>The <b>canvas pilot<\/b> at the bottom left.<\/li><li><b>Undo, redo and the window buttons<\/b> in the top-right corner.<\/li><li>The <b>colour pilot<\/b> at the top left.<\/li><li>The <b>Layers<\/b> window at the top right, with the <b>Brushes<\/b> under it.<\/li><\/ul><p>One rule holds for everything: no two pieces of interface sit on each other. Bars, windows, the pilot and the corner buttons keep a small gap between them. While you drag something it can pass over the others; when you let go, it settles into a free place.<\/p><h3>The modes bar<\/h3><p>Seven buttons, from left to right:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-md_draw\"><\/i><\/span><span>Draw<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Drawing mode. Leaves whatever mode is on: liquify is applied, a transform is completed and select is turned off.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-md_select\"><\/i><\/span><span>Select<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Selection mode and its window. See <a href=\"#\/select\">Select<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-md_transform\"><\/i><\/span><span>Transform<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Transform mode. See <a href=\"#\/transform\">Transform<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-md_liquify\"><\/i><\/span><span>Liquify<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Liquify mode. See <a href=\"#\/liquify\">Liquify<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-md_assist\"><\/i><\/span><span>Drawing Assist<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The 2D, Symmetry, 3D and Pattern guides. See <a href=\"#\/drawing-assist\">Drawing Assist<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-md_settings\"><\/i><\/span><span>Settings<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Opens the Settings window and turns this bar into the settings bar.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-md_home\"><\/i><\/span><span>Home<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Back to the gallery. The artwork stays open, and its card waits at the bottom right of the gallery.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>The mode that is on is lit: a purple icon, a tinted button and a ring around it.<\/p><h3>Switching modes<\/h3><ul><li>A tapped mode lights up at once. The interface swaps first, with the old mode&#8217;s bars and windows leaving and the new mode&#8217;s arriving. The mode itself switches about a quarter of a second later, so the animation stays smooth.<\/li><li>If you tap several modes quickly, only the last one counts.<\/li><li>The tools bar is hidden in Transform and Drawing Assist, and stays in Select.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Drawing inside a selection<\/h3><p>Make a selection, then tap <b>Draw<\/b>: the selection is kept and the brush paints only inside it. Two small buttons appear over the Select button, each in a dashed frame:<\/p><ul><li><b>Reselect<\/b> goes back to the selection.<\/li><li><b>Cancel Selection<\/b> removes the selection and returns to normal drawing.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The settings bar<\/h3><p>Tapping <b>Settings<\/b> opens the Settings window above the modes bar, or below it when the bar is at the top. The five mode buttons are replaced by five actions, and Settings and Home stay where they are.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-st_anim\"><\/i><\/span><span>Animation<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Turns the animation timeline on or off, then closes the settings. Its tool tip reads Animation, or Animation (on). See <a href=\"#\/animation\">The animation timeline<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-st_tlrec\"><\/i><\/span><span>Recording<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Starts or pauses recording. Lit while recording. See <a href=\"#\/recording\">Recording<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-st_save\"><\/i><\/span><span>Save<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Saves the artwork. The first time, it asks where; after that it saves over the same file. Greyed out when there&#8217;s nothing new to save.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-st_ref\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reference Window<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Opens a <a href=\"#\/reference\">reference window<\/a> and closes the settings.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-st_add\"><\/i><\/span><span>Add Image<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Closes the settings, then opens the Windows file picker to add an image to the artwork.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Pressing anywhere outside the Settings window, or pressing <kbd>Esc<\/kbd>, closes it, and the bar turns back into the modes bar. The window itself is explained in <a href=\"#\/settings\">The Settings window<\/a>.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"bars\" data-summary=\"Drag, snap, swap and stand the tools bar and the modes bar on a side edge.\"><h2>Move the bars<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The tools bar and the modes bar go wherever suits your hand. Each has a small handle: a pill on the side facing the middle of the screen.<\/p><h3>Drag the handle<\/h3><p>Drag the handle to move a bar anywhere. While you hold it, the bar lifts, its shadow grows and it tilts slightly with your speed. Let it go away from a magnet and it stays where you put it, kept inside the screen.<\/p><h3>Top and bottom magnets<\/h3><p>Near the top centre or bottom centre of the screen, a bar is pulled in and snaps into place, and a soft glow shows on that edge. You can also throw a bar and it settles into the magnet. In the lower half of the screen, the tools bar&#8217;s handle moves to its top side.<\/p><h3>Swap the bars<\/h3><p>Move one bar into the magnet where the other bar sits and the other bar flies to the opposite edge, top to bottom or bottom to top. It happens as soon as the moving bar gets close.<\/p><h3>Stand a bar on a side edge<\/h3><ul><li>Drag a bar close to the left or right screen edge, within about 150 units. It turns 90\u00b0 and sticks to that edge, standing upright, and you can slide it up and down along it.<\/li><li>Pull it more than about 260 units away from the edge and it turns back.<\/li><li>The icons stay upright, and the handle faces the middle of the screen.<\/li><li>Both bars can share one edge if they fit; otherwise the second one is refused.<\/li><li><b>Side middle magnet:<\/b> on the left or right edge, the bar is pulled to the middle of the free room on that edge.<\/li><li><b>Swap from a side edge:<\/b> when you swap the two bars, the other bar goes to the edge and height that the dragged bar came from.<\/li><li>A window can fold against an upright bar as if the bar were the screen edge.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Small screens and windows<\/h3><ul><li>On a narrow window the tools bar shrinks to fit, never below 30 %.<\/li><li>When a window and the tools bar are both at the top of the screen in the same columns, the window sits under the bar and gets shorter, so it never covers the tools. The same applies at the bottom.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Remembered<\/h3><p>Each bar&#8217;s place is kept across restarts: snapped or free, top or bottom, side edge and position. A bar that was last put on the same edge as the other one starts on the opposite edge.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"corners\" data-summary=\"Undo and redo, hide or fold the windows, and hide the interface.\"><h2>Corner buttons<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The top-right corner holds quick controls for undo, the windows and the interface.<\/p><h3>The top-right buttons<\/h3><p>Five round buttons, from left to right:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cn_undo\"><\/i><\/span><span>Undo<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>One step back. Hold it to keep undoing; the speed is set in <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Advanced \u203a Undo \/ Redo Hold Delay<\/span>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cn_redo\"><\/i><\/span><span>Redo<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>One step forward. Hold it to keep redoing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hide the windows, Show the windows<\/td><td>Puts every open window into this button: the windows fly into it and the button lights up. Tap it again and they all come back exactly as they were. A window you throw out of its fold also goes into this button.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fold the windows, Open the windows<\/td><td>Folds every open window to its narrow form. If they are all folded, opens them all.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cn_hide\"><\/i><\/span><span>Hide Ui, Show Ui<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The eye in a square. Hides the whole interface except this button, and the eye closes. Tap it again to bring everything back.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><ul><li>Undo and redo work inside Liquify too, and still reach the steps from before you started liquifying.<\/li><li>Before an undo or redo, StylusX checks the step. A step that belongs to a layer that no longer exists, such as a liquify step on a layer you have since merged, is skipped with a message.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Stroke-mode circles under the active tool<\/h3><p>There is no longer a row of circles at the top left. Put-away windows go into the Hide the windows button, and the stroke modes show under the tool they belong to. See <a href=\"#\/perfect-shape\">Perfect Shape<\/a>.<\/p><h3>Full screen<\/h3><p>Use the Full Screen button in the Settings window, above Exit, or the Switch Full Screen shortcut, <kbd>F<\/kbd> by default. It switches between a borderless full-screen window and a normal window.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"canvas-menu\" data-summary=\"Bring the circles that are showing to a ring around the pointer.\"><h2>Canvas Menu<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">A right click on the canvas brings the circles that are showing, such as the active tool&#8217;s mode circles, to a ring around the pointer.<\/p><h3>Open the ring<\/h3><ul><li>Right click on the canvas, without moving.<\/li><li>Click the pen&#8217;s barrel button.<\/li><li>Double tap with a finger, when <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Touch \u203a Double Tap<\/span> is set to Canvas Menu.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Use the ring<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>To<\/th><th>Do this<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Use a circle<\/td><td>Tap it. Its action runs, and the circles go home.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Close the ring<\/td><td>Right click again, press anywhere else, or press Esc. That press draws nothing.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><ul><li>While the ring is out, the brush cursor is hidden.<\/li><li>Canvas Menu is the default double-tap option for new users. Existing users keep their setting.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"pilot\" data-summary=\"Move, zoom and rotate the canvas, set size and opacity, and use five shortcut buttons.\"><h2>The canvas pilot<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The pilot is a round controller for moving, zooming and rotating the canvas. It also carries the size and opacity sliders, and turns into five shortcut buttons.<\/p><figure class=\"dx-fig\"><div class=\"dx-pf\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 240 245\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"The canvas pilot and its parts\"><path d=\"M47.9 79.5A88 88 0 0 1 192.1 79.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#5543ff\" stroke-width=\"7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M57.8 192.2A88 88 0 0 1 40.3 92.8\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#b3aaf5\" stroke-width=\"7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/path><circle cx=\"120\" cy=\"130\" r=\"72\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#e5e5ea\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"120\" cy=\"130\" r=\"26\" fill=\"#f5f5f7\" stroke=\"#d8d4e8\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"><\/circle><path d=\"M151 61l14 2-8 11z\" fill=\"#5543ff\"><\/path><rect x=\"104\" y=\"226\" width=\"32\" height=\"7\" rx=\"3.5\" fill=\"#c7c7cc\"><\/rect><g font-family=\"Roboto,Arial,sans-serif\" font-size=\"11\" font-weight=\"600\" fill=\"#fff\" text-anchor=\"middle\"><circle cx=\"120\" cy=\"130\" r=\"9\" fill=\"#1d1d1f\"><\/circle><text x=\"120\" y=\"134\">1<\/text><circle cx=\"170\" cy=\"158\" r=\"9\" fill=\"#1d1d1f\"><\/circle><text x=\"170\" y=\"162\">2<\/text><circle cx=\"146\" cy=\"86\" r=\"9\" fill=\"#1d1d1f\"><\/circle><text x=\"146\" y=\"90\">3<\/text><circle cx=\"120\" cy=\"42\" r=\"9\" fill=\"#1d1d1f\"><\/circle><text x=\"120\" y=\"46\">4<\/text><circle cx=\"33\" cy=\"145\" r=\"9\" fill=\"#1d1d1f\"><\/circle><text x=\"33\" y=\"149\">5<\/text><circle cx=\"152\" cy=\"229\" r=\"9\" fill=\"#1d1d1f\"><\/circle><text x=\"152\" y=\"233\">6<\/text><\/g><\/svg><ol><li><b>Knob<\/b> moves the canvas like a joystick.<\/li><li><b>Ring<\/b> zooms.<\/li><li><b>Arrow<\/b> rotates.<\/li><li><b>Top arc<\/b> is opacity for the brush tools.<\/li><li><b>Side arc<\/b> is size for the brush tools.<\/li><li><b>Handle<\/b> moves the pilot. A tap on it shows the shortcuts.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><figcaption>The canvas pilot. The arcs always face the inside of the screen.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>By default it sits at the bottom left, above the modes bar if the bar is under it, and it is shown while <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Interface \u203a Stylus Navigator<\/span> is on. The canvas ignores presses on the pilot&#8217;s disk, sliders and handle.<\/p><h3>Move, zoom and rotate<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Part<\/th><th>Drag<\/th><th>Double tap<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Knob, the centre disk<\/td><td>Works like a joystick: the canvas moves in that direction for as long as you hold. The knob springs back to the centre when you let go.<\/td><td>Resets the canvas position.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ring, the big disk around the knob<\/td><td>Drag around it to zoom in or out.<\/td><td>Fit to screen: resets position, zoom and rotation.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pl_arrow\"><\/i><\/span><span>Arrow, on the ring&#8217;s edge<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Drag around to rotate the canvas. It snaps the way the rotate cursor does, and the arrow follows the canvas rotation from any tool.<\/td><td>Resets the rotation.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>The two arc sliders<\/h3><p>Two curved sliders wrap around the disk. What they control depends on the tool:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tool<\/th><th>Side arc<\/th><th>Top arc<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Brush, Eraser, Smudge, Blur<\/td><td>Brush size<\/td><td>Brush opacity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fill Color<\/td><td>Tolerance<\/td><td>Fill opacity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Color Select<\/td><td>Smoothing<\/td><td>Fill opacity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Line Width<\/td><td>Size<\/td><td>Amount<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Clone Stamp, Healing<\/td><td>Size<\/td><td>Softness<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Select, in Auto Select<\/td><td>One long slider for the tolerance<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eye Drop<\/td><td>Dimmed<\/td><td>Dimmed<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><ul><li><b>Drag<\/b> along an arc to change it. The change is relative to where you start, and it gets finer the further your pen moves away from the arc.<\/li><li><b>Tap<\/b> a slider (size and opacity, and the Line Width, Clone Stamp and Healing sliders) to open it over the length of both arcs. Tap again on the open slider to jump to that point. A press anywhere else closes it.<\/li><li>A <b>value pill<\/b> follows the slider while you use it.<\/li><li>Size and opacity snap to their pins.<\/li><li>In Auto Select, changing the tolerance updates the current selection live, and the value is kept for the next selection.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The stamp preview<\/h3><p>While you change size or opacity, a stamp preview buds off the disk like a dividing cell. It shows the brush stamp at its real size and opacity, and goes back in when you let go. While it is out, the pilot is drawn above the windows.<\/p><h3>The shortcuts face<\/h3><ul><li>Tap the handle to turn the pilot into the five shortcut buttons, and tap it again to turn it back.<\/li><li>Dragging the handle only moves the pilot. It never switches the face.<\/li><li>The face you last used is remembered.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Position<\/th><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Top<\/td><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sc_copy\"><\/i><\/span><span>Copy<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Copies the current layer&#8217;s content, or the selection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Left<\/td><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sc_paste\"><\/i><\/span><span>Paste<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Pastes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Centre<\/td><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sc_transform\"><\/i><\/span><span>Transform<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Resets the canvas position, zoom and rotation, like a double tap on the ring. Its tool tip still reads Transform.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Right<\/td><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sc_flip\"><\/i><\/span><span>Flip Horizontal<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Flips the canvas view horizontally.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bottom<\/td><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sc_cut\"><\/i><\/span><span>Cut<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Cuts.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Copy and Cut work when the current layer is a normal, editable layer, and Paste also needs something copied. Buttons you can&#8217;t use right now are faded.<\/p><h3>Move the pilot<\/h3><ul><li>Drag its handle, under the disk, to move it anywhere.<\/li><li>The screen&#8217;s corners and edges pull it in like a magnet, on both axes. An edge it is stuck to stays stuck when the screen size changes.<\/li><li>When the pilot crosses the middle of the screen, the arcs turn so they always face the inside of the screen, and the handle moves to the free side.<\/li><li>Its place is kept across restarts.<\/li><li>Default place: the bottom-left corner.<\/li><li>It keeps clear of the colour pilot, the bars and the corner buttons, the same way it keeps clear of the windows.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>With the 3D Assistant<\/b><p>While you edit the 3D Assistant&#8217;s camera, the pilot drives that camera instead: the knob moves it, the ring zooms and a double tap resets it. There is no arrow and there are no sliders in this mode. See <a href=\"#\/assist-3d\">3D Assistant<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"windows\" data-summary=\"Layers and Brushes: tabs, tearing a page off, moving, folding and putting windows away.\"><h2>Windows and tabs<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The Layers and Brushes pages live in floating windows, and every page can go in any window. Colours are picked with the colour pilot.<\/p><p>On first start, the Layers window sits at the top right with the Brushes under it. No window is special: they all behave the same way.<\/p><h3>Tabs<\/h3><p>A window with two pages shows a row of tabs at its top, in the order Layers, Brushes. A window with a single page shows no tabs.<\/p><ul><li><b>Tap a tab<\/b> to switch the window to that page, with a swipe. The active tab is highlighted and its icon turns purple.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Tear a page off<\/h3><p>Press a tab and drag. After a short pull it lifts and becomes a small card. Once your finger leaves the window, the card becomes a real window of its own, which you are now moving by its handle. Let go over its old window and the tab pops back into place.<\/p><h3>Put a window into another<\/h3><p>Drag a window by its handle, or a torn-off tab, until your finger or the middle of the dragged window is over another window. That window&#8217;s tabs row opens a slot. Let go and the window flies into the slot, and its pages join that window. Nothing else moves while you drag; the other windows adjust when you let go.<\/p><h3>The handle<\/h3><p>Every window has a handle on its side.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Gesture<\/th><th>Result<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Drag the handle, when the window is alone in its column<\/td><td>Moves the window freely, over bars and other windows. When you let go, it settles clear of the bars, the pilot and the corner buttons. If needed it gets shorter to fit, and its page scrolls, or it moves to the nearest free place. Let go with speed and it is thrown a little before it settles.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Swipe up or down on the handle, with other windows in the same column<\/td><td>Swaps places with the window above or below, one place per swipe.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drag sideways, or hold still for about 0.35 s and then drag, with other windows in the column<\/td><td>Moves the window freely, as above.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pull toward the screen edge while the window rests on that edge<\/td><td>Folds the window: it narrows from its handle side. Layers show only their thumbnails, Brushes show two columns, and the tabs narrow. Pull back to open it again.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pull a folded window outward<\/td><td>It opens with your hand. Keep pulling and the same gesture moves it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pull a folded window on past its fold, about 110 units more, or throw it fast toward the edge<\/td><td>Puts it away into the Hide the windows button in the top-right corner.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>How a gesture decides<\/h3><ul><li>The first clear motion decides whether a gesture folds or moves. One gesture never does both.<\/li><li>A window moved in from elsewhere only stops at the edge. Put it down there, and the next pull past the edge folds it.<\/li><li>When you let a fold go, the window ends open or folded depending on your speed, and then on how far it was folded.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Move a folded window up or down<\/h3><p>A folded window can be moved up and down by its handle, without opening it.<\/p><ul><li><b>Press the handle and pull up or down.<\/b> The window moves up or down only. It stays folded and on its edge.<\/li><li><b>Press the handle and pull sideways<\/b>, away from the edge, to open it, as before.<\/li><li><b>The first clear motion decides<\/b> which one happens. It is never both in one pull.<\/li><li>This works for every window: the main one and the side windows, such as Brushes.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Tools and mode windows<\/h3><ul><li><b>No window hides for a tool any more.<\/b> Changing tools never hides the layers, colours or brushes.<\/li><li><b>Mode windows are fixed at the top right:<\/b> Selection, Liquify settings, Transform options and every Drawing Assist window (2D, Symmetry, 3D, Pattern). They sit under the corner buttons, on the right edge.<\/li><li>They have no handle, so you can&#8217;t drag, fold or magnet them.<\/li><li><b>The colours page is now the colour pilot.<\/b> See <a href=\"#\/colours\">The colour pilot<\/a>. The old Colours window doesn&#8217;t open in the new interface.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"window-layout\" data-summary=\"How windows snap to the edges, stack in columns, close and step aside.\"><h2>Edges, columns and pop-ups<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Windows look after their own place on screen. They snap to the edges, share columns and step aside when a mode needs the canvas.<\/p><h3>The edge magnet<\/h3><ul><li>Windows are pulled to the left and right screen edges. Near the edge the pull grows quickly; the window is sucked in and sticks with a small knock and wobble.<\/li><li>As a window comes close, a soft glow and two tongues of light, one from the screen edge and one from the window edge, meet in the middle.<\/li><li>To pull a window free you work against real resistance, and then it lets go suddenly.<\/li><li>A window that starts on the edge and is pulled inward shows no glow.<\/li><li>The handle switches sides as a window crosses the middle of the screen. In the left half the handle is on the right, and the window folds from right to left.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Stacking in a column<\/h3><p>Windows on the same side stack one above the other, with a small gap between them.<\/p><ul><li>StylusX works out how many windows fit in a column on your screen. Each window counts at its smallest height: Layers with its header and two rows, Brushes with its header and one row, and Colours at full height. On a Surface that means two windows per column.<\/li><li>A window you let go into a column with no room, or touching another full column, goes back to where you took it from.<\/li><li>A window that opens and finds no room goes to the other side. If both sides are full, it goes to a free spot near the middle of the screen.<\/li><li>After a swap, the window that ends on top moves up into the room above.<\/li><\/ul><h3>A tap on the canvas closes pop-ups<\/h3><p>With any of these open, a tap on the canvas closes them and draws nothing. A press and drag closes them and draws your stroke.<\/p><div class=\"dx-chips\"><span>The Settings window<\/span><span>Layer and effect pop-ups<\/span><span>Menus<\/span><span>The floating colours window<\/span><span>The numpad<\/span><span>Animation settings and frame options<\/span><span>The brush shapes and textures gallery<\/span><\/div><p>The side windows (Layers, Colours and Brushes, and the mode windows) aren&#8217;t closed this way. <kbd>Esc<\/kbd> closes the Settings window, layer pop-ups, effect pop-ups and menus.<\/p><h3>When Transform or Drawing Assist is on<\/h3><p>Entering Transform or Drawing Assist quickly fades the windows, Brush Settings included, toward their screen edge and fades the tools bar away. When you leave, everything comes back exactly where it was.<\/p><h3>Remembered across restarts<\/h3><p>Which page is in which window, each window&#8217;s place, its fold, whether it is put away and the tab it shows.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"canvas-view\" data-summary=\"Flip, zoom to real size, reset, rotate, go full screen, and the drawing board.\"><h2>Canvas view and actions<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The top row of <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Canvas<\/span> holds quick actions for the canvas and the way you see it.<\/p><h3>Canvas tiles<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tile<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_crop\"><\/i><\/span><span>Crop &amp; Resize<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Closes the settings and opens the crop frame and crop bar. Shortcut <kbd>C<\/kbd>. See <a href=\"#\/crop\">Crop and resize<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_fliph\"><\/i><\/span><span>Flip Horizontal<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Flips the canvas view horizontally.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_flipv\"><\/i><\/span><span>Flip Vertical<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Flips the canvas view vertically.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_real\"><\/i><\/span><span>Zoom to Real Size<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Zooms to 100 %.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_reset\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reset Position<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Recentres the canvas.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Rotate the canvas<\/h3><p>Rotate with the pilot&#8217;s arrow (a double tap on it resets the rotation), with two fingers, or with the keyboard: hold <kbd>R<\/kbd> to rotate and press <kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>R<\/kbd> to reset.<\/p><h3>View shortcuts<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Fit to Screen<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>0<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fit to Real Size<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>1<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Move, while held<\/td><td><kbd>Space<\/kbd>, or hold the right mouse button<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reset Move<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>Space<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rotate, while held<\/td><td><kbd>R<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reset Rotation<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>R<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zoom, while held<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Space<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zoom<\/td><td>Mouse wheel, or <kbd>Shift<\/kbd> + mouse wheel to zoom faster<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Move horizontally, move vertically<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd> + mouse wheel, <kbd>Alt<\/kbd> + mouse wheel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_fliph\"><\/i><\/span><span>Flip Horizontal<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>Alt<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>H<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_flipv\"><\/i><\/span><span>Flip Vertical<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>Alt<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>V<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Change them in <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Advanced \u203a Keyboard Shortcuts<\/span>. Every default is listed in <a href=\"#\/shortcuts\">Keyboard shortcuts<\/a>.<\/p><h3>The drawing board<\/h3><p>The area around the canvas is a light board with a dotted grid, dark in the dark theme. <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Interface \u203a Background Grid<\/span> turns the grid on or off.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"messages\" data-summary=\"Action messages, tool tips and what happens during long jobs.\"><h2>Messages, tool tips and progress<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">StylusX tells you what&#8217;s happening with small messages, explains its icons with tool tips, and shows progress for long jobs.<\/p><h3>Action messages<\/h3><p>Short messages such as &#8220;Undo&#8221; or &#8220;Copied&#8221; appear as a small pill. It sits at the top centre between the corner buttons, below any interface that is there, or at the bottom centre when the top is taken. It never takes a press.<\/p><ul><li>Turn these messages on or off in <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Advanced \u203a Actions Messages<\/span>.<\/li><li>A message that says you can&#8217;t draw, because the layer is hidden or locked or you are on a group, the background, a hidden effect or a mask, has an <b>Open Layers<\/b> button that opens the Layers window.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Tool tips<\/h3><ul><li>Hold the mouse or a hovering pen over an icon for 0.4 seconds to see its name. The tip is a plain pill with no arrow, above the icon, or below it when there is no room. On an upright bar, the tip shows beside the icon.<\/li><li>It hides when you press, when the pointer leaves and when StylusX loses focus. After a press it doesn&#8217;t come back until the pointer leaves that icon.<\/li><li>Tool tips are translated into every language, and the gallery shows the same style of tip.<\/li><li>Turn them on or off in <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Interface \u203a Tool Tips<\/span>.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Progress<\/h3><ul><li>Long jobs show a progress bar: opening an artwork, importing a Photoshop file (one step per layer) and saving.<\/li><li>While a save or another long job runs, the interface waits for it. As a safety net it is released after five minutes at most.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"reference\" data-summary=\"Keep a picture or a live view of your artwork beside the canvas.\"><h2>Reference window<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Open a reference window with <b>Reference Window<\/b> on the settings bar. Up to two can be open; the second one opens in the emptiest part of the screen.<\/p><p>A reference window is a side window like the others: it has the same handle, magnet and stacking rules, and its place is kept for each side. The picture sits in a rounded area inside it.<\/p><h3>Buttons<\/h3><p>Tap the picture to show its buttons. A press outside the window hides them again.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>Place<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-rw_canvas\"><\/i><\/span><span>Canvas<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Bottom left<\/td><td>Shows the live artwork in the window.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-rw_image\"><\/i><\/span><span>Image<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Bottom left<\/td><td>Shows an image of your choice.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_reset\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reset view<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Bottom right<\/td><td>Resets the zoom.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-rw_flip\"><\/i><\/span><span>Rotate 90\u00b0<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Beside Reset view, for images only<\/td><td>Turns the image by 90\u00b0.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-rw_close\"><\/i><\/span><span>Close<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Top right<\/td><td>Closes the window.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Zoom and pan<\/h3><ul><li>Zoom with the mouse wheel over the picture, by dragging a pen up to zoom in or down to zoom out, or with a two-finger pinch. Zoom always centres on the point under the pointer.<\/li><li>You can zoom from the whole picture up to 6\u00d7.<\/li><li>When zoomed in, drag sideways to move the view. A single finger only moves a zoomed view; it doesn&#8217;t zoom.<\/li><li>A new picture, a turn or switching to Canvas starts whole again.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Resize<\/h3><p>After you tap the window, an accent arc appears at its bottom corner, the one toward the middle of the screen. Drag it to make the window lower, or higher again up to the picture&#8217;s own height. The picture always stays whole.<\/p><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Good to know<\/b><ul><li><a href=\"#\/eye-drop\">Eye Drop<\/a> can pick colours from the reference picture.<\/li><li>Reference windows hide while Drawing Assist is on and come back afterwards.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"crop\" data-summary=\"The crop frame and the crop bar.\"><h2>Crop and resize<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Open <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Canvas \u203a Crop &amp; Resize<\/span>, or press <kbd>C<\/kbd>. The crop frame shows on the canvas and the tools bar turns into the crop bar, in the same place, with the same handle and style.<\/p><h3>The crop bar<\/h3><p>From left to right:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_uniform\"><\/i><\/span><span>Freeform<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A free crop frame.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_free\"><\/i><\/span><span>Uniform<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Keeps the proportions.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>W, Width<\/td><td>Type the new width. The numpad opens when that setting is on, and StylusX&#8217;s own checks and limits apply.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H, Height<\/td><td>Type the new height.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tb_x\"><\/i><\/span><span>X, Cancel<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Leaves the crop without changes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pk_check\"><\/i><\/span><span>\u2713, Apply<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Applies the crop. While it applies, the bar takes no taps.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>During the crop, only the crop bar and its tool tips are shown. Everything else is hidden, so every other press goes to the crop frame. The size and opacity sliders aren&#8217;t part of the crop bar.<\/p><\/article><\/section>\n<section class=\"dx-stage\" data-stage=\"tools\" data-name=\"Tools\" data-desc=\"Nine tools for painting, colouring and retouching, and the stroke modes that finish your lines.\"><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"tools-bar\" data-summary=\"The eleven buttons, how the bar behaves in each mode, and the tool shortcuts.\"><h2>The tools bar<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The tools bar sits at the top centre by default. It holds eleven buttons in four groups, split by thin separators.<\/p><h3>The four groups<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Group<\/th><th>Tools, from left to right<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Retouch tools<\/td><td>Healing, Clone Stamp, Line Width<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colour tools<\/td><td>Eye Drop, Color Select, Fill Color<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brush tools<\/td><td>Smudge, Blur, Eraser, Brush<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Layer tools<\/td><td>Pick Layer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>The tools<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tool<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_brush\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/brush\">Brush<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Paints. Its tool tip reads Eraser while the brush is erasing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_eraser\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/brush\">Eraser<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Erases with a brush.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_smudge\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/brush\">Smudge<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Smears the paint with a brush.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_blur\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/blur-tool\">Blur<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Softens the drawing under your stroke.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_fill\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/fill\">Fill Color<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Fills an area with flat colour or a <a href=\"#\/gradient-fill\">gradient<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_csel\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/color-select\">Color Select<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Colours an area you draw around.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_pick\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/eye-drop\">Eye Drop<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Picks a colour from the canvas.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_linew\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/line-width\">Line Width<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Makes existing lines thicker or thinner.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_clone\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/clone-stamp\">Clone Stamp<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Copies one part of the picture onto another.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_heal\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/healing\">Healing<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Replaces a blemish with matching texture from nearby.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_picklayer\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/pick-layer\">Pick Layer<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Finds a layer by its drawing: point at a drawing to light up its layer, tap it to go to that layer.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_more\"><\/i><\/span><span>More Tools<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Two short lines, the lower one shorter. Shown only when the screen is too narrow for the whole bar, and holds the tools that don\u2019t fit. Its tool tip reads More Tools.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>With a stroke mode on, the tool tip adds it after a dot: &#8220;Brush \u00b7 Perfect Shape&#8221;, &#8220;Brush \u00b7 Reshape Stroke&#8221;, &#8220;Fill Color \u00b7 Close Gaps&#8221;.<\/p><h3>When the screen is narrow: More Tools<\/h3><ul><li>When there is no room, the three retouch tools go into the More Tools button.<\/li><li>This also happens on an upright bar when its edge is too short.<\/li><li><b>Tap More Tools<\/b> to open a small row of the hidden tools under it (above it when the bar sits at the bottom). Tap a tool to take it, and the row closes. A press anywhere else closes it too.<\/li><li><b>The More Tools button is lit<\/b> (tint and accent ring) while the tool in use is one of the hidden ones.<\/li><li>The buttons glide to their new places, and the bar narrows or widens with them.<\/li><\/ul><h3>How the buttons look<\/h3><p>The active tool&#8217;s button gets a light tint, an accent ring and an accent icon. With a mouse or a hovering pen, a button lightens a little under the pointer and shows its tool tip. A tap plays a small ripple and makes the icon hop.<\/p><p>The size and opacity sliders aren&#8217;t on the tools bar. They are the two arcs of the <a href=\"#\/pilot\">canvas pilot<\/a>, and what they control depends on the active tool. To move the bar, see <a href=\"#\/bars\">Move the bars<\/a>.<\/p><h3>When the bar changes or goes away<\/h3><ul><li><b>Transform and Drawing Assist:<\/b> the tools bar fades out and takes no presses, so the canvas gets them. It stays visible while Select is on.<\/li><li><b>Liquify:<\/b> it turns into the liquify bar in the same place.<\/li><li><b>Crop:<\/b> it turns into the crop bar.<\/li><li><b>Tapping a tool while Select, Transform or Drawing Assist is on<\/b> closes the mode first, exactly as the Draw button would (a transform is completed, an assist is applied or closed, select is turned off), and then takes the tool. One exception: with a selection, Brush, Eraser, Smudge, Fill Color and Eye Drop work inside the selection and keep it, and Color Select keeps it too.<\/li><li><b>Select, then Transform:<\/b> with a selection made, choosing Transform moves only the selected part, not the whole layer.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Tool shortcuts<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_brush\"><\/i><\/span><span>Brush<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>B<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_eraser\"><\/i><\/span><span>Eraser<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>E<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_smudge\"><\/i><\/span><span>Smudge<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>S<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_pick\"><\/i><\/span><span>Eye Drop<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>I<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eye Drop, while held<\/td><td><kbd>Left Alt<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Crop<\/td><td><kbd>C<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Increase, decrease brush size<\/td><td><kbd>]<\/kbd> \/ <kbd>[<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Increase, decrease brush opacity<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>]<\/kbd> \/ <kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>[<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Swap primary and secondary colours<\/td><td><kbd>X<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_clone\"><\/i><\/span><span>Clone Stamp<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>K<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_heal\"><\/i><\/span><span>Healing<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>J<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_linew\"><\/i><\/span><span>Line Width<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>Q<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_fill\"><\/i><\/span><span>Fill Color<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>D<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_csel\"><\/i><\/span><span>Color Select<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>C<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Brush As Eraser, on or off<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>B<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fill: Close Gaps, on or off<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>D<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><ul><li>A tool shortcut works like tapping the tool&#8217;s button. If the tool is already on, it stays on; the shortcut doesn&#8217;t turn it off.<\/li><li>The two on or off shortcuts switch their option each time you press them.<\/li><li>The shortcuts from Clone Stamp down are listed under More Tools in the shortcut settings. They don&#8217;t work while you type text, on the Home page, during Liquify or Crop, while renaming, or while StylusX is busy.<\/li><\/ul><p>Change any shortcut in <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Advanced \u203a Keyboard Shortcuts<\/span>.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"brush\" data-summary=\"The four painting tools, their sliders, and erasing with the paint brush itself.\"><h2>Brush, Eraser, Smudge, Blur<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The four painting tools. Each uses its own brush from the Brushes window, with the size and opacity sliders on the canvas pilot.<\/p><h3>Size and opacity<\/h3><ul><li>On the pilot, the side arc is <b>Size<\/b> in pixels and the top arc is <b>Opacity<\/b> in percent. Their ranges come from the brush; see <a href=\"#\/sensitivity-customize\">Customize<\/a>.<\/li><li>Tap an arc to open it along the full length of both arcs, with the stamp preview.<\/li><li>Size and opacity snap to their pins.<\/li><li>On the keyboard, <kbd>]<\/kbd> and <kbd>[<\/kbd> change the size, and <kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>]<\/kbd> and <kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>[<\/kbd> change the opacity.<\/li><li>A second tap on the active Brush, Eraser, Smudge or Blur shows its stroke modes under the tool. See <a href=\"#\/perfect-shape\">Perfect Shape<\/a>.<\/li><li>By default the Eraser, Smudge and Blur follow the paint brush. See <a href=\"#\/follow-paint-brush\">Eraser, Smudge and Blur brushes<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The brush as eraser<\/h3><p>The Brush can erase with exactly the same brush: the same shape, size, opacity and every other setting.<\/p><ul><li><b>Turn it on<\/b> with the shortcut The Brush As Eraser, <kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>B<\/kbd>. If another tool is on, the shortcut takes the Brush first.<\/li><li><b>What you see:<\/b> the Brush button&#8217;s pen icon turns over in a half turn and becomes an outline pen, and its tool tip reads Eraser.<\/li><li><b>Turn it off<\/b> by tapping the Brush button (that tap only turns erasing off), pressing the shortcut again, or taking any other tool.<\/li><li>If you switch it while the pen is on the canvas, the change applies from the next stroke.<\/li><li>While it erases, Perfect Shape and Reshape Stroke are off for the brush, and their circles are hidden.<\/li><li>The normal Eraser and your pen&#8217;s eraser end are unchanged.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"blur-tool\" data-summary=\"Soften the drawing under your stroke with the current brush.\"><h2>Blur Tool<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The Blur tool softens the drawing under your stroke, the way Smudge pushes it.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tool<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_blur\"><\/i><\/span><span>Blur Tool<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Softens the drawing under your stroke.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><ul><li>It uses the current brush&#8217;s shape, texture, pressure, size and opacity, so a textured brush blurs with its texture.<\/li><li>It only changes what is under the stroke.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Blur Strength<\/h3><ul><li>A row in Brush Settings, under the Smudge settings, from 0 to 100 %.<\/li><li>It has its own preview strip, and you can type its number.<\/li><li>Reset gives the brush&#8217;s original value.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Other details<\/h3><ul><li><b>Follow Paint Brush:<\/b> Blur has its own switch, on by default.<\/li><li><b>Remembered:<\/b> Blur keeps its own last brush, size and opacity.<\/li><li><b>Stroke modes:<\/b> Perfect Shape, Reshape Stroke and Join Strokes work with Blur, as with the other brush tools.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"perfect-shape\" data-summary=\"Stroke modes, and turning a hand-drawn stroke into a clean shape.\"><h2>Perfect Shape<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Turn a hand-drawn stroke into a clean line, arc, circle or other shape the moment you lift the pen.<\/p><h3>Stroke modes<\/h3><p>Tap the active Brush, Eraser, Smudge or Blur a second time. A row of three circles opens under the tools bar, or over it when the bar is at the bottom:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Circle<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-dk_ps\"><\/i><\/span><span>Perfect Shape<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A rounded square with a sparkle. Each stroke becomes a clean shape when you lift the pen.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-dk_vl\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reshape Stroke<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A curve with points. Each stroke can be reshaped after you lift the pen, then is drawn again in pixels. See <a href=\"#\/reshape-stroke\">Reshape Stroke<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-dk_join\"><\/i><\/span><span>Join Strokes<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A ring with a line passing through it. A new stroke started at the end of the last one carries on from it, as one stroke. See <a href=\"#\/join-strokes\">Join Strokes<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Using the row<\/h3><ul><li><b>Tap a circle<\/b> to turn that mode on. The row closes.<\/li><li><b>Active modes stay under the tool.<\/b> When the row is closed, the modes that are on stay as small circles under the tool&#8217;s button.<\/li><li><b>Tap a small circle<\/b> to turn its mode off.<\/li><li><b>Tap the tool again<\/b> to see the full row.<\/li><li><b>Closing the row:<\/b> a press anywhere else, changing tools, or the bar going away.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Rules<\/h3><ul><li><b>Each tool keeps its own modes.<\/b> Brush, Eraser, Smudge and Blur are separate, and Join Strokes is per tool too.<\/li><li><b>Join Strokes and the others:<\/b> turning Join Strokes on turns off that tool&#8217;s Perfect Shape and Reshape Stroke.<\/li><li><b>Remembered:<\/b> each tool&#8217;s Join Strokes switch is kept after a restart.<\/li><li><b>Icons:<\/b> the tool buttons keep their normal icons. The circles under the tool show what is on.<\/li><li><b>Hidden:<\/b> the circles hide while the interface is hidden, during Transform and Drawing Assist, and while the brush erases.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Draw a perfect shape<\/h3><ol class=\"dx-steps\"><li>Draw a stroke and lift the pen or mouse. There&#8217;s no need to hold.<\/li><li>The stroke turns into a perfect shape: a line, an arc, a circle and so on. Four small sparkles and a soft ring flash where you let go, for about 0.6 seconds.<\/li><li>Two buttons show beside the shape, to its upper right or wherever there is room.<\/li><li>The buttons stay pinned to the shape when you pan, zoom or rotate the canvas.<\/li><li>Press anywhere else on the canvas to finish the shape and draw on.<\/li><\/ol><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-ps_move\"><\/i><\/span><span>Move Shape<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A square with four arrows. Drag on the canvas to move the whole shape. No edit points are shown. Tap away from the shape to finish. Starting the drag on the shape&#8217;s line scales or rotates it instead.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Perfect<\/td><td>Makes the shape perfect: a true circle, square or straight line. Tapping it keeps both buttons.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><ul><li>Using Move Shape hides the two buttons.<\/li><li>Edit Points mode was removed.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Good to know<\/b><ul><li>A very short stroke stays a normal stroke.<\/li><li>Perfect Shape doesn&#8217;t run while a Drawing Assist guide is on.<\/li><li>The shape keeps the size of the stroke you drew.<\/li><li>Perfect Shape is the only way to make a perfect shape. Holding at the end of a stroke doesn&#8217;t make one.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"reshape-stroke\" data-summary=\"Bend, thicken and recolour a stroke after you have drawn it.\"><h2>Reshape Stroke<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Bend, thicken and recolour a stroke after you&#8217;ve drawn it. It stays a real pixel stroke, drawn again live with its own brush.<\/p><p>Turn it on with the Reshape Stroke circle under the active Brush, Eraser, Smudge or Blur. In earlier versions it was called Vector Line.<\/p><h3>Edit the stroke<\/h3><p>When you lift the pen, a thin accent guide line appears inside the stroke, with a white edge so it shows on any colour. Until the editing ends you can:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>To<\/th><th>Do this<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Change the thickness<\/td><td>Press on the stroke and pull away from the guide to make it thicker, or toward it to make it thinner. The change is strongest where you pressed and fades smoothly along the whole stroke. If you added points, it stops at the nearest point on each side.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Add a point<\/td><td>Click or tap the stroke without dragging. Points are small squares, and the selected one is filled. Each point has two handles that work like B\u00e9zier handles, shown only on the selected point as a thin line with round tips.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bend the stroke<\/td><td>Drag a point. The stroke bends between its neighbouring points, or its ends, which stay put. Drag a handle tip to shape the curve; the other tip moves the opposite way.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delete a point<\/td><td>Double-click or double-tap it within 0.35 seconds. Its effect on the shape goes with it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Recolour<\/td><td>Change the colour while you edit with the Brush. The stroke takes the new colour and keeps its transparency.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>With a mouse or a hovering pen, points and handle tips grow a little under the pointer. The stroke is drawn again live in pixels, spaced so it never shows gaps.<\/p><h3>When the editing ends<\/h3><p>The editing ends, and the stroke is drawn for real, when you:<\/p><ul><li>press away from the stroke (that press starts a new stroke),<\/li><li>tap with a finger away from it,<\/li><li>change the brush or its settings,<\/li><li>save, undo or run a layer operation,<\/li><li>turn the mode off or take another tool.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Good to know<\/b><ul><li><b>Undo:<\/b> the stroke as drawn is one undo step, and each edit is one more: a thickness pull, a moved point, a removed point, or a colour change once it settles.<\/li><li>Two fingers move the canvas and never edit the stroke.<\/li><li>Fingers edit only when fingers are set to draw in <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Touch<\/span>.<\/li><li>Reshape Stroke isn&#8217;t available with Drawing Assist guides or symmetry.<\/li><li><b>Colour history:<\/b> recolouring or reshaping a stroke no longer fills the colour history. Only drawing a new stroke adds its colour.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"join-strokes\" data-summary=\"Start a new stroke where the last one ends, and it carries on as one smooth stroke.\"><h2>Join Strokes<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Put the pen down at the end of your last stroke and keep drawing: the two become one continuous stroke.<\/p><h3>Turn it on<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Circle<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-dk_join\"><\/i><\/span><span>Join Strokes<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A ring with a line passing through it. A new stroke started at the end of the last one carries on from it, as one stroke.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Tap the active Brush, Eraser, Smudge or Blur a second time, then tap the third circle, after Reshape Stroke. While it is on, a small circle stays under the tool; tap it to turn Join Strokes off.<\/p><h3>Join a stroke<\/h3><ol class=\"dx-steps\"><li>Draw a stroke and lift the pen.<\/li><li>Put the pen down again close to the end of that stroke (within about 24 screen pixels of its last part) and keep drawing.<\/li><li>The new stroke carries on from the old one as <b>one continuous stroke<\/b>: no seam, no overlap, no double transparency. The brush\u2019s taper, texture and pressure flow on as if you never lifted the pen.<\/li><\/ol><h3>How it works<\/h3><ul><li><b>Its last part.<\/b> You can join anywhere on the last part of the stroke: the last 150 screen pixels of it, or its last 30 % if that is longer. The new stroke goes on from the point nearest to where you put the pen down.<\/li><li><b>Smooth hand-over.<\/b> A short curve bridges the old stroke\u2019s end and your pen. The pressure eases from the old value to your new one, so the line width changes gradually and never jumps.<\/li><li><b>Pen only.<\/b> It works with the pen tip. The mouse, a finger, and the pen\u2019s eraser end always start a new stroke.<\/li><li><b>Same conditions only.<\/b> A stroke joins only on the same layer (and the same mask), with the same brush, tool, mode and colours. If anything changed, the new stroke starts on its own.<\/li><li><b>Far away means a new stroke.<\/b> Putting the pen down away from the stroke\u2019s end simply starts a new stroke. The last one is final from then on.<\/li><li><b>When the last stroke becomes final.<\/b> It is drawn for good, and can no longer be joined, when you start a stroke elsewhere, change the layer, the brush, the tool or its settings, make a selection, turn mirror drawing on, use the mouse or a finger, or tap.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Good to know<\/b><ul><li><b>Undo:<\/b> a joined stroke is two undo steps. The first undo removes only the second part, and the first part can be joined again right away. The second undo removes the first part.<\/li><li><b>Cursor:<\/b> while the last stroke is waiting to be joined, the brush cursor stays a normal pointer.<\/li><li>Each tool has its own Join Strokes switch, kept after a restart. Turning it on turns off that tool&#8217;s Perfect Shape and Reshape Stroke.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"eye-drop\" data-summary=\"Pick any colour from the canvas.\"><h2>Eye Drop<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Pick any colour from the canvas, or from a reference picture.<\/p><ul><li><b>Tap<\/b> the Eye Drop button, then tap the canvas to pick a colour. Tapping the button again while it is on goes back to your last brush tool.<\/li><li><b>The cursor<\/b> is a circle with two rings. The outer ring is your current colour, the inner ring is the colour under the cursor (the one you&#8217;ll pick), and the centre dot is the exact spot. Thin light-grey lines separate the rings.<\/li><li><b>From Color Select:<\/b> if you started the Eye Drop from Color Select, Color Select comes back on by itself after the pick.<\/li><li>Both pilot arcs are dimmed while Eye Drop is on.<\/li><li>It can also pick colours from a <a href=\"#\/reference\">reference window<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Shortcuts<\/h3><p>Press <kbd>I<\/kbd> for the tool, or hold <kbd>Left Alt<\/kbd> for a temporary eye drop.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"pick-layer\" data-summary=\"Point at a drawing to light up its layer, and tap it to go to that layer.\"><h2>Pick Layer<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Pick Layer finds a layer by its drawing. Point at a drawing on the canvas and its layer lights up. Tap it to make that layer the active layer.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tool<\/th><th>Where<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_picklayer\"><\/i><\/span><span>Pick Layer<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The last button on the tools bar, after the Brush, past a separator. It is always on the bar and never goes into More Tools.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Pick a layer<\/h3><ol><li>Tap the Pick Layer button. It shows a tinted circle with an accent ring while it is on.<\/li><li>With a mouse or a hovering pen, move over the canvas. The pointer is the app\u2019s own arrow, in dark.<\/li><li>The top layer with paint under the pointer lights up: the whole screen goes black at 60 % except that layer\u2019s drawing.<\/li><li>Tap a drawing. Its layer becomes the active layer, as if you tapped its row: its closed groups open, and the Layers window scrolls to its row.<\/li><li>The tool turns off by itself, and you are back on the tool you had before (for example the Brush).<\/li><\/ol><h3>How it works<\/h3><ul><li><b>No drawing while it is on.<\/b> A tap or press on the canvas only picks; the brush draws nothing. Two fingers still pan and zoom.<\/li><li><b>The top layer wins.<\/b> Where several layers overlap, the highest one that has paint at that point is picked.<\/li><li><b>What counts as paint:<\/b> an alpha of at least 5 %, counting the layer\u2019s opacity and its clipping base.<\/li><li><b>Skipped:<\/b> hidden layers (and layers in a hidden group), layers at 0 % opacity, and effect and adjustment layers.<\/li><li><b>A tap where no layer has paint<\/b> turns the tool off and changes nothing.<\/li><li><b>With a finger<\/b> there is no hover: a tap picks the layer straight away.<\/li><li><b>Turn it off<\/b> with its button again, Escape, another tool, a mode (Liquify, Crop \u2026), or by hiding the interface.<\/li><li><b>Layer masks<\/b> are not counted yet. A part hidden by a mask can still pick that layer.<\/li><li><b>Any number of layers:<\/b> only one pixel of each layer is read under the pointer, so it stays fast with 70 or more layers.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"color-select\" data-summary=\"Draw a loop around an area and it fills with the current colour.\"><h2>Color Select<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Draw a loop around an area and it fills with the current colour.<\/p><ul><li><b>Tap<\/b> to turn it on, and tap again to go back to the brush tool you used last.<\/li><li><b>Auto close:<\/b> when your stroke ends near where it began, the extra tail is trimmed so the shape closes cleanly.<\/li><li><b>Smooth edges:<\/b> the line you draw is anti-aliased.<\/li><li><b>With a selection:<\/b> Color Select works inside a selection you keep, and the colouring is clipped to it. Tapping Color Select again goes back to the selection, and the selection stays.<\/li><li><b>With a pen,<\/b> the shape ends where the pen last touched, not where it jumped as you lifted it, so it closes cleanly.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Pilot sliders<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Slider<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range and default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Side arc: Smoothing<\/td><td>Steadies the freehand line. Higher is smoother and trails the pointer a little more.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 %, default 40 %, remembered<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top arc: Fill opacity<\/td><td>Opacity of the colouring. One value shared with Fill Color, separate from the brush&#8217;s opacity.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 %, default 100 %, remembered<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Shortcut: <kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>C<\/kbd>.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"fill\" data-summary=\"Fill an area with one tap, tune the tolerance live and close small gaps.\"><h2>Fill Color<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Fill an area with one tap, tune how much colour counts as the same area, and close small gaps in your line art.<\/p><ul><li><b>Tap<\/b> the Fill button to turn the fill on. It stays on, so you can fill area after area by tapping the canvas.<\/li><li>A second tap on the active Fill shows its modes under the tools bar: Gradient and Close Gaps. Active ones stay under the tool, and you tap one to turn it off.<\/li><li><b>Inside a selection<\/b> the fill stays inside it and keeps the selection.<\/li><li><b>Hold for the colour picker:<\/b> a held finger on the canvas picks a colour, and then you&#8217;re back to the fill. The same applies to Color Select&#8217;s auto select.<\/li><li>The fill reads its boundaries from the Reference layer if you set one. See <a href=\"#\/layer-options\">Layer options<\/a>.<\/li><li>Shortcut: <kbd>D<\/kbd>.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Pilot sliders<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Slider<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range and default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Side arc: Tolerance<\/td><td>How different a colour can be and still be filled. Move it after a fill and that fill updates live; let go and it is kept, in the same undo step.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 %, default 3 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top arc: Fill opacity<\/td><td>Opacity of the fill, shared with Color Select and separate from the brush. Below 100 %, fills build up like paint (10 % over 10 % gives about 19 %), unless the layer&#8217;s transparency is locked.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 %, default 100 %, remembered<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>The live re-fill only works while that fill is still the last undo step, on the same layer, with Fill still on. Otherwise the slider sets the value for the next fill.<\/p><h3>Gradient and Close Gaps<\/h3><p>While Fill is active, a second tap on its button shows two circles under the bar:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Circle<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-dk_gr\"><\/i><\/span><span>Gradient<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>New fills are gradients you can edit. Remembered across restarts. See <a href=\"#\/gradient-fill\">Gradient fill<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-dk_cg\"><\/i><\/span><span>Close Gaps<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A shape whose outline has small gaps is filled as if it were closed, so the colour doesn&#8217;t leak out.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>How Close Gaps works<\/h3><ul><li>It is a switch and stays as you set it when you change tools. Shortcut: <kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>D<\/kbd>.<\/li><li>Gaps up to about twice a gap radius are closed. The radius is the artwork&#8217;s shorter side divided by 90, between 8 and 48 px. On a 2048 px canvas that&#8217;s about 23 px, which closes gaps up to about 46 px.<\/li><li>Narrow corners are still filled. If anything goes wrong, the normal fill is used.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"gradient-fill\" data-summary=\"Fill with a gradient and shape it right on the canvas.\"><h2>Gradient fill<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">With the Gradient circle on, tapping an area fills it with a gradient you can keep shaping right on the canvas.<\/p><p>By default a gradient runs from your current colour to your second colour, left to right across the area. While that fill is still editable, meaning it is the last undo step and Fill and Gradient are both on, an editor shows on the canvas.<\/p><h3>The gradient editor<\/h3><p>The editor is an accent line with a round colour point at each end and at any inner stops. Between each pair of points there is a small square.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Do this<\/th><th>To<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Drag an end point<\/td><td>Move that end of the line.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drag an inner point<\/td><td>Slide it along the line, between its neighbours.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drag a square<\/td><td>Change how quickly one colour blends into the next.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drag the line<\/td><td>Move the whole gradient.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Press away from them all and drag<\/td><td>Draw the line again, from the press to the pen, at your angle. The points are kept.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tap a point<\/td><td>Open the Colours window beside it and change that point&#8217;s colour.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tap the line<\/td><td>Add a point there, in the gradient&#8217;s colour at that spot. Up to 8 points.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Double-tap an inner point<\/td><td>Remove it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tap away<\/td><td>Make a new fill there. The previous gradient stays as it is.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Points and squares grow under the pointer. Over a point or square the pointer becomes an arrow; over the line it becomes a +, meaning you can add a point.<\/p><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Good to know<\/b><p>The whole gradient fill and all its edits are one undo step. The colour steps are lightly dithered, so 8-bit layers don&#8217;t show banding.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"line-width\" data-summary=\"Make existing lines thicker or thinner by tracing over them.\"><h2>Line Width<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Make existing lines thicker or thinner by tracing over them.<\/p><ol class=\"dx-steps\"><li>Take Line Width (<kbd>Q<\/kbd>). A circle cursor follows the pointer on the canvas. It is measured in the image&#8217;s pixels, so it follows zoom and rotation.<\/li><li>Trace over a line. The traced band shows see-through: violet when thickening, red when thinning.<\/li><li>Let go. The lines under the band grow or shrink by the amount. The change is full in the middle of the circle and fades to its edge, and it fades in and out smoothly at the start and end of the stroke.<\/li><\/ol><h3>Pilot sliders<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Slider<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range and default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Side arc: Size<\/td><td>Diameter of the circle, with finer steps at the small end.<\/td><td>1\u2013300 px, default 24 px, remembered<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top arc: Amount<\/td><td>How many pixels thicker (+) or thinner (\u2212). It fills from the middle, with + on the left and \u2212 on the right.<\/td><td>\u221210 to +10 px, default +2 px, remembered<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Good to know<\/b><ul><li>It works on the active drawing layer only, inside the selection if there is one. Each stroke is one undo step.<\/li><li>A stroke you let go while the previous one is still being applied waits its turn.<\/li><li>A second finger, or moving or zooming the canvas during a stroke, cancels the stroke.<\/li><li>No other tool draws underneath while it is on.<\/li><li>It turns off when you take another tool or turn on Liquify, Transform or Select.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h3>Messages<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Message<\/th><th>Why you see it<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Line width: the amount is 0<\/td><td>The Amount slider is at 0.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Line width works on a drawing layer<\/td><td>The active row isn&#8217;t a drawing layer.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Line width: not on a layer mask<\/td><td>You are painting on a mask.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Line width: the layer&#8217;s transparency is locked<\/td><td>Alpha lock is on for the layer.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"clone-stamp\" data-summary=\"Copy one part of the picture onto another, live.\"><h2>Clone Stamp<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Copy one part of the picture onto another, live, from the layer you&#8217;re on.<\/p><ol class=\"dx-steps\"><li>Take Clone Stamp (<kbd>K<\/kbd>). A message says &#8220;Clone: press where to copy from&#8221;.<\/li><li><b>Set the source.<\/b> Your first press puts a <b>+<\/b> mark there. <b>Alt + press<\/b> puts the + anywhere, at any time. You can also drag the +: with touch at any time, with a mouse or pen before your first stroke.<\/li><li><b>Paint<\/b> where the copy should go. The circle cursor shows the stamp size.<\/li><li><b>Aligned:<\/b> your first stroke after placing the + fixes the distance between the + and the brush. Later strokes keep that distance, and the + follows the circle.<\/li><li>Tap the Clone Stamp button again while it is on to pick a new source.<\/li><\/ol><h3>Pilot sliders<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Slider<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range and default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Side arc: Size<\/td><td>Stamp diameter.<\/td><td>1\u2013500 px, default 60 px, remembered<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top arc: Softness<\/td><td>How soft the stamp&#8217;s edge is.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 %, default 30 %, remembered<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Good to know<\/b><ul><li>Each stroke is one undo step.<\/li><li>Overlapping dabs in one stroke don&#8217;t pile up.<\/li><li>It works inside the selection if there is one. With the layer&#8217;s transparency locked, the copied colours keep the existing alpha.<\/li><li>A second finger, or moving the canvas during a stroke, takes the stroke back.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h3>Messages<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Message<\/th><th>Why you see it<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Clone: press where to copy from<\/td><td>You took the tool. Set a source.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Clone: copying from here &#8211; now paint where it goes<\/td><td>The source is set.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The clone stamp works on a drawing layer<\/td><td>The active row isn&#8217;t a drawing layer.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Clone stamp: not on a layer mask<\/td><td>You are on a mask.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"healing\" data-summary=\"Paint over a blemish and it is replaced with matching texture.\"><h2>Healing<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Paint over a blemish and it is replaced with matching texture from nearby.<\/p><p>Healing traces like Line Width: a circle cursor and a see-through green band. It applies when you let go, and strokes are applied in order. Shortcut: <kbd>J<\/kbd>.<\/p><h3>What happens when you let go<\/h3><ol class=\"dx-steps\"><li>StylusX searches around the area, up to about 1.5 times its size away, for the spot whose surroundings look most like the area&#8217;s surroundings.<\/li><li>It brings in that spot&#8217;s texture and blends the colour and light so they match where you painted.<\/li><li>It mixes the result in with soft edges.<\/li><\/ol><h3>Pilot sliders<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Slider<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range and default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Side arc: Size<\/td><td>Circle diameter.<\/td><td>1\u2013500 px, default 40 px, remembered<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top arc: Softness<\/td><td>How soft the edge of the healed area is.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 %, default 30 %, remembered<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Good to know<\/b><ul><li>It works on the active drawing layer, not on its mask. It stays inside the selection, and a locked transparency keeps its alpha. Each stroke is one undo step.<\/li><li>Very large strokes search a shorter distance.<\/li><li>Line Width, Clone Stamp and Healing share one setup: only one of them is on at a time, and switching between them doesn&#8217;t involve the other tools.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h3>Messages<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Message<\/th><th>Why you see it<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Healing works on a drawing layer<\/td><td>The active row isn&#8217;t a drawing layer.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Healing: not on a layer mask<\/td><td>You are on a mask.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"finger-pen\" data-summary=\"Change size and opacity with a finger, and how the pen draws.\"><h2>Fingers and pen<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">How a finger and the pen behave while you draw.<\/p><h3>Change size and opacity with a finger<\/h3><p>When <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Touch \u203a Finger Action<\/span> is on and set to <b>Brush Size &amp; Opacity<\/b>, a one-finger drag on the canvas doesn&#8217;t draw. Instead:<\/p><ul><li>Drag right or left to make the brush bigger or smaller.<\/li><li>Drag up or down to make it more or less opaque.<\/li><li>The first 10 px of movement decide whether the drag changes size or opacity. A drag of about 640 units covers the whole range, and values snap to pins.<\/li><li>The pilot shows its stamp preview while the value changes. If the pilot is hidden, a preview box shows by the tools bar instead.<\/li><li>It works in Draw mode only. In Drawing Assist, Liquify, Transform, Select or Crop the drag does nothing.<\/li><li>On first start, Finger Action is on, set to Brush Size &amp; Opacity.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The pen<\/h3><ul><li>The pen draws with pressure and tilt. Pressure first goes through StylusX&#8217;s overall pressure curve, then through the brush&#8217;s own curves; see <a href=\"#\/brush-controls\">Curves<\/a>.<\/li><li><b>Fast strokes keep their shape.<\/b> With the default Windows pen input, every pen position the system reports while the tip is down is used, not just one per frame. Fast circles stay round even when StylusX is busy, with the pressure blended between samples.<\/li><li>WinTab pens, the mouse, a finger, Drawing Assist strokes and perfect shapes use one sample per frame.<\/li><li>Choose the pen driver in <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Advanced \u203a Input Device<\/span>.<\/li><li>Hovering with the pen shows tool tips and the brush cursor, depending on the cursor settings.<\/li><\/ul><p>Every gesture is listed in <a href=\"#\/gestures\">Touch, pen and mouse<\/a>.<\/p><\/article><\/section>\n<section class=\"dx-stage\" data-stage=\"brushes\" data-name=\"Brushes\" data-desc=\"Pick, organise and import brushes, and shape exactly how each one paints.\"><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"brushes-page\" data-summary=\"Browse brushes and categories, pick a brush and use its menu.\"><h2>The Brushes page<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Pick, browse and manage your brushes. The Brushes page is one of the window pages, next to Layers.<\/p><p>Reach it with its tab or its corner button. Like the other pages, it can be torn off into a window of its own. Anything that asks for the brushes panel, such as a shortcut, simply switches the window to this page.<\/p><h3>Layout<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Area<\/th><th>What it is<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-br_recent\"><\/i><\/span><span>Top-left icons<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><b>Recent<\/b> and <b>Favorites<\/b>, when the window is open. The icon of the group you&#8217;re in turns accent.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-br_gear\"><\/i><\/span><span>Top-right buttons<\/span><\/div><\/td><td><b>Brush Settings<\/b> (gear), <b>Select Brushes<\/b> (check) and <b>Add<\/b> (+).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brush grid<\/td><td>The brushes of the open category, as cards in two columns.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brush Groups<\/td><td>A container above the brush cards that shows the current group: its icon and name.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-br_follow\"><\/i><\/span><span>Follow Paint Brush<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A chip on the window&#8217;s top bar, left of the settings button. It shows for Eraser, Smudge and Blur. See <a href=\"#\/follow-paint-brush\">Eraser, Smudge and Blur brushes<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Each brush card shows the brush&#8217;s stroke preview, its name, and a small heart in the top-left corner when it&#8217;s a favourite. The active brush has an accent ring around its card. Cards are white in the light theme and dark in the dark theme, with the stroke drawn in the card&#8217;s ink colour.<\/p><h3>Brush Groups<\/h3><ul><li>A container above the brush cards shows the current group: its icon and name.<\/li><li>Tap it to open the list of groups. Recent and Favourites are pinned at the top, and the groups scroll under them.<\/li><li>Tap a group to choose it. The list closes.<\/li><li>Tap the current group for its options. A group&#8217;s options have no opacity.<\/li><li><b>Dropping brushes on a group:<\/b> drag a brush card onto the container and hold it there for a moment. The list opens, so you can drop the card on a group.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Group names<\/h3><ul><li>The ten built-in groups have their own names in every language: Drawing, Sketch, Brush, Calligraphy, Stone, Paint, Airbrush, Sprayer, Shadetone, Elemental.<\/li><li>Your own groups keep the names you gave them.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Recent and Favourites<\/h3><ul><li>When the window is open, they are at the top left of the window.<\/li><li>When it is folded, they are in the groups list.<\/li><li>Recent keeps up to 12 brushes.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Folded window<\/h3><ul><li>Two columns of cards, without names: only the preview and the favourite mark.<\/li><li>The groups list also shows two columns of icons.<\/li><li>Hovering shows the group or brush name as a tip.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Scrolling<\/h3><p>Drag up or down on the grid to scroll the brushes. Both have a soft rubber edge and keep a little momentum after a flick. The mouse wheel scrolls whichever column the pointer is over.<\/p><h3>Tap a brush<\/h3><ul><li><b>Tap a brush<\/b> to make it the active brush. It shows as active immediately, and StylusX switches to it a moment later.<\/li><li><b>Tap the active brush<\/b> to open its brush menu. To open its settings, use the gear.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The brush menu<\/h3><p>The menu opens beside the Brushes window, titled with the brush&#8217;s name. Items appear only when they apply.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Shown when<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Rename<\/td><td>A text field opens on the card&#8217;s name. Type the new name and confirm.<\/td><td>Always, first in the menu<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Favorite, Unfavorite<\/td><td>Adds the brush to Favorites, or removes it.<\/td><td>Not in select mode<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Duplicate<\/td><td>Copies the brush into the same category and makes the copy active.<\/td><td>Not in Favorites or Recent, and not in select mode<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Select<\/td><td>Turns on select mode with this brush selected.<\/td><td>Not in Recent, and the brush isn&#8217;t selected yet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Select Between<\/td><td>Selects a range of brushes.<\/td><td>Not in Recent, and the brush isn&#8217;t selected yet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delete<\/td><td>In red. Asks before deleting the brush.<\/td><td>Only brushes you created, not in Favorites or Recent, and not in select mode. Built-in brushes can&#8217;t be deleted.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"brush-library\" data-summary=\"New brushes and groups, importing, select mode, drag and drop, and categories.\"><h2>Organise and import brushes<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Create brushes and groups, import Photoshop and StylusX brushes, and drag brushes where you want them.<\/p><h3>The top buttons<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>Tap<\/th><th>In select mode<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-br_gear\"><\/i><\/span><span>Brush Settings, the gear<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Opens <a href=\"#\/brush-settings\">Brush Settings<\/a> for the active brush.<\/td><td>Faded, does nothing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-br_check\"><\/i><\/span><span>Select Brushes, the check<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Enters select mode, with the active brush selected first. The check shrinks away and an X turns in.<\/td><td>Shows an X (Cancel). Tap it to leave select mode.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-br_plus\"><\/i><\/span><span>Add, the +<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Opens the Add menu.<\/td><td>Becomes a red bin (Delete) that asks to delete all selected brushes. Faded inside Favorites and Recent.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>The Add menu<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Shown<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>New Brush<\/td><td>Creates a new brush in the open category, makes it active and opens Brush Settings for it straight away.<\/td><td>In a normal category, not Favorites or Recent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New Group<\/td><td>Creates a new, empty category and opens it.<\/td><td>Always<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Import<\/td><td>Opens a file dialog where you can pick several files at once. A progress bar shows while they import.<\/td><td>In a normal category<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Brush file formats<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Extension<\/th><th>What it is<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>.sxbr<\/td><td>A StylusX brush<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.sxgbr<\/td><td>A StylusX brush group<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.abr<\/td><td>Photoshop brushes, converted into StylusX brushes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Select mode<\/h3><ul><li>Every card shows a round check in its top-right corner. Tap a card to select or deselect it; selected cards turn lavender.<\/li><li>Delete with the + button, now a bin. This works only in a normal category.<\/li><li>Long-press one of the selected brushes and drag to move all of them together. A small accent badge on the dragged card shows how many. Drop them on a category or on the Favorites heart.<\/li><li>Leave select mode with the X.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Reorder and move brushes<\/h3><ol class=\"dx-steps\"><li>Press and hold a brush card, without moving, until it lifts.<\/li><li>Drag it. Inside the grid the other cards open a gap where it will land: let go to reorder. Over a category button the category lights up: let go to move the brush there. Over the Favorites heart the heart lights up: let go to add it to Favorites.<\/li><li>Near the top or bottom of the grid, the grid scrolls by itself.<\/li><\/ol><ul><li>A brush you created is moved to the other category. A built-in brush stays where it is, and a copy goes into the other category.<\/li><li>Inside Favorites you can reorder, but not drop on other categories. Inside Recent you can&#8217;t reorder or drop.<\/li><li>Letting go of a lifted brush without moving it does nothing.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Recent and Favorites<\/h3><ul><li><b>Recent<\/b>, the clock icon: the brushes you used most recently, newest first, up to 12.<\/li><li><b>Favorites<\/b>, the heart icon: the brushes you marked as favourite.<\/li><li>They aren&#8217;t listed with the categories; you reach them by their icons. Tapping the group that&#8217;s already open does nothing.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Categories<\/h3><p>Tap a category to open it; the grid scrolls back to the top. Tap the open category to open its menu:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>For<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Rename<\/td><td>Shows the names if they are hidden and opens a text field on the name.<\/td><td>Your own groups<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Duplicate<\/td><td>Copies the whole group with all its brushes and opens the copy.<\/td><td>All groups<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Export<\/td><td>Saves the group as a .sxgbr file.<\/td><td>All groups<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delete<\/td><td>In red. Asks before deleting the group.<\/td><td>Your own groups. Built-in groups can&#8217;t be deleted.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"follow-paint-brush\" data-summary=\"Let the Eraser, Smudge and Blur follow the paint brush, or give them their own.\"><h2>Eraser, Smudge and Blur brushes<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">By default the Eraser, Smudge and Blur use the same brush as painting, at the same size and opacity. You can give each its own brush whenever you like.<\/p><h3>Follow Paint Brush<\/h3><ul><li>While the Eraser, Smudge or Blur follows the paint brush, changing the size while you erase also changes it for painting.<\/li><li>Tap a different brush while the Eraser, Smudge or Blur is the current tool, and that tool gets its own brush from then on, with its own size and opacity.<\/li><li>While the current tool has its own brush, a <b>Follow Paint Brush<\/b> chip shows on the window&#8217;s top bar, left of the settings button. Tap it, and the tool takes the paint brush again and follows it.<\/li><li>The choice is kept separately for the Eraser, Smudge and Blur, and remembered across restarts. The default is to follow.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"brush-settings\" data-summary=\"Open, use and close Brush Settings, and what each of the eight tabs holds.\"><h2>The Brush Settings window<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Change how the active brush paints. Every change applies live, so you see it in your next stroke.<\/p><h3>Open and close<\/h3><ul><li><b>Open:<\/b> tap the gear on the Brushes page. It edits the active brush. Creating a New Brush opens it too.<\/li><li><b>Inside the brushes window:<\/b> the Brush Settings open as the Brushes window&#8217;s own content, at the same height, and scroll inside it.<\/li><li><b>Tabs stay visible:<\/b> if the window also holds other pages, their tabs stay on top while the settings are open. Tap a tab to close the settings and show that page.<\/li><li><b>Close:<\/b> the back button at the top right, Close. The settings fold back into the Brushes window and the brush is saved. <kbd>Esc<\/kbd> also closes and saves.<\/li><\/ul><h3>No Save, no Cancel<\/h3><ul><li>Every change applies to the brush live, and closing always keeps your changes. A brand-new brush is kept too.<\/li><li>The window doesn&#8217;t block anything. You can keep drawing, pick colours, undo and redo, and use the timeline and the pilot while it is open. Your strokes use the brush exactly as it is being edited.<\/li><li>It closes by itself, and saves, when you take Transform or Liquify, or a tool without brushes: Line Width, Fill Color or Color Select.<\/li><li>If you move to another page with a handle swipe or a corner button, the settings wait. The window shows that page, and when you come back to the Brushes page the settings come back. Nothing is applied or closed meanwhile.<\/li><li><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>E<\/kbd> while the settings are open exports the brush.<\/li><li><b>Type a value:<\/b> tap a slider&#8217;s number to type it on the number pad.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Move and size<\/h3><ul><li>Drag the handle sideways to move the window; the screen edges attract it. A vertical swipe on the handle changes page. A long press on the handle picks the window up so it can move freely in any direction. When Brushes is in a window of its own, the handle moves that window.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The top of the window<\/h3><p>From left to right:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_pad\"><\/i><\/span><span>Test Pad<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Opens or closes the test pad beside the window. Highlighted while open. See <a href=\"#\/brush-controls\">The Test Pad<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_menu\"><\/i><\/span><span>More<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Opens the More list. See <a href=\"#\/dual-brush\">Dual brush, More and Reset<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_reset\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reset Brush Settings<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Resets the whole brush straight away, with no confirmation.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_close\"><\/i><\/span><span>Close<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Closes the settings and saves the brush.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Below the buttons:<\/p><ul><li><b>The stroke preview:<\/b> the brush&#8217;s stroke, the same picture as its card. With a dual brush, two previews side by side.<\/li><li><b>The + button<\/b> on the right of the preview adds a second brush; see <a href=\"#\/dual-brush\">Dual brush<\/a>. When the second brush is selected, it becomes a red bin that removes it.<\/li><li><b>The tabs:<\/b> eight tabs in two rows of four. The open tab is wide and shows its name; the others show only their icon. Hover for the name.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The eight tabs<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tab<\/th><th>What it holds<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_t_path\"><\/i><\/span><span>Path<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Stroke smoothing, spacing and taper. See <a href=\"#\/path-shape\">Path and Shape<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_t_shape\"><\/i><\/span><span>Shape<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The brush tip image and its rotation, roundness and flips.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_t_texture\"><\/i><\/span><span>Texture<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The grain inside the stroke, like paper texture. See <a href=\"#\/texture-visibility\">Texture and Visibility<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_t_spark\"><\/i><\/span><span>Visibility<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The spark icon. Blend mode, flow and appearance.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_t_drop\"><\/i><\/span><span>Water Mix<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The drop icon. Paint running out, colour pickup and wet edges. See <a href=\"#\/water-random\">Water Mix and Randomize<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_t_dots\"><\/i><\/span><span>Randomize<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The dots icon. Random jitter of position, shape and opacity, and colour jitter.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_t_bolt\"><\/i><\/span><span>Sensitivity<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The bolt icon. Pressure, tilt and speed curves. See <a href=\"#\/sensitivity-customize\">Sensitivity and Customize<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-bs_t_custom\"><\/i><\/span><span>Customize<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Size and opacity ranges and the thumbnail preview.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Path opens first. The last tab you opened is kept while StylusX runs.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tip\"><b>Coming from an earlier version?<\/b><p>The Color Dynamics tab is gone: its random colour jitters are in Randomize, and its pressure and tilt colour curves are in Sensitivity. Renaming a brush moved to the brush menu on the Brushes page, and the useful Creation buttons are in the More list.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"brush-controls\" data-summary=\"How each kind of setting row works, editing curves, and trying a brush as you go.\"><h2>Sliders, curves and the Test Pad<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Brush settings are grouped in rounded blocks, one setting per row. Here&#8217;s how each kind of row works, and how to try your brush as you go.<\/p><h3>Sliders<\/h3><ul><li>A row shows its name and a small slider with its value, such as 35 %, 90\u00b0 or 200px.<\/li><li><b>Drag sideways<\/b> on the row to change the value. The drag is relative: the value moves with your finger from where it was, rather than jumping to where you pressed.<\/li><li><b>Fine control:<\/b> while dragging, move your pen or finger away from the row, up or down. Beyond a short distance the value follows more and more slowly.<\/li><li><b>Tap<\/b> the row and the slider grows to the full width of the row, the name fades, and a reset button appears at its right. The reset button is dimmed when the value is already the default. The slider shrinks back about 2.6 seconds after you stop using it.<\/li><li>Values move in whole percent, whole degrees or whole pixels.<\/li><li><b>Signed sliders<\/b> run from \u2212100 % to +100 % with 0 in the centre. They fill from the centre and snap to 0 near the middle.<\/li><li>Dragging up or down on a row scrolls the list instead.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Other kinds of row<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>How it works<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Taper, a double slider<\/td><td>One row with two halves. The left half is the start taper and fills from the left; the right half is the end taper and fills from the right. Drag on the half you want. No value is shown.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Switches<\/td><td>Tap the row to turn the setting on or off. The knob splits and moves across like a cell dividing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lists, such as blend modes and appearance<\/td><td>Tap to open a list next to the row; the current choice has a check. Up to 8 items show at once, and the list scrolls. Tap outside it to close it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Curve rows<\/td><td>A signed slider, the weight, plus a small curve icon. See below.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Image tiles, in Shape and Texture<\/td><td>A square showing the current shape or grain, with a small round reset button at its bottom left. Tap the image to open the gallery.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rotation \/ Roundness pad, in Shape<\/td><td>A circle you drag directly: turn it to set the rotation, squeeze it to set the roundness. It is linked to the Rotation and Roundness sliders.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p><b>Resetting one row<\/b> brings that setting back to the brush&#8217;s own default: the value the brush came with, or the one saved with Save As Default Settings. Switches, lists and images have no reset of their own per row; images have their own reset circle.<\/p><h3>Curves<\/h3><p>Every pressure, tilt and speed setting is a curve row.<\/p><ul><li>The <b>weight slider<\/b>, from \u2212100 % to +100 %, says how strongly the input acts on the setting. 0 % means no effect, and negative values reverse it.<\/li><li>Tap the <b>curve icon<\/b> to open the curve below the row. The row grows into a large square and the icon turns accent. Tap it again to close it.<\/li><li>The square has a grid and a faint diagonal, the straight 1:1 line. Across is the input, pressure, tilt or speed; up is how much of the effect you get.<\/li><li><b>Add a point:<\/b> press on the curve line. A point appears there and you can drag it at once.<\/li><li><b>Move a point:<\/b> drag it. Points keep a small distance from each other sideways.<\/li><li><b>Delete a point:<\/b> double-tap it. At least two points always stay.<\/li><li>Pressing elsewhere in the square scrolls the list. The row&#8217;s reset button resets both the weight and the curve.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Good to know<\/b><ul><li>Pressure first goes through StylusX&#8217;s overall pressure curve, then through the brush&#8217;s own curve.<\/li><li>Pressure and tilt curves act only when a pen is drawing. Speed curves also act with the mouse and touch.<\/li><li>Speed curves use slowness as their input: the slower you draw, the further right on the curve.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h3>The Test Pad<\/h3><p>A square drawing surface that opens beside the settings window, on the side away from its handle, or on the other side when there&#8217;s no room.<\/p><ul><li>Draw on it with the brush you are editing, with your pen&#8217;s pressure and tilt. Dual brushes draw combined.<\/li><li>It paints with the current primary and secondary colours of the colour picker, at the middle of the brush&#8217;s Min\u2013Max size range and at full opacity.<\/li><li><b>Clear:<\/b> the eraser button in its top-right corner wipes the pad.<\/li><li><b>Resize:<\/b> drag the accent arc on its outer bottom corner, from about 330 to 980 units, within the screen.<\/li><li>The drawing isn&#8217;t kept. It exists only while the pad is open, and the pad closes with the settings window.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"dual-brush\" data-summary=\"Mix a second brush in, copy and export settings, reset a brush, and what is saved when.\"><h2>Dual brush, More and Reset<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Mix a second brush into every stamp, copy settings between brushes, export them, and reset a brush to its defaults.<\/p><h3>Add a second brush<\/h3><ul><li>Tap <b>+<\/b> on the right of the preview block. A second brush with default settings is added and selected. Both are drawn together in every stamp and mixed with a combine mode.<\/li><li>Two previews show side by side. The selected one is wider with an accent outline; the other is dimmed.<\/li><li><b>Edit one of them:<\/b> tap the other preview to select it. Every setting in the tabs then edits only the selected brush, primary or secondary.<\/li><li><b>Combine mode:<\/b> tap the selected preview again to open the combine list. A new second brush starts at Normal.<\/li><li><b>Remove:<\/b> select the second brush and the + becomes a red bin. Tap it, and the second brush is removed straight away.<\/li><li>The + is hidden while the primary brush of a dual brush is selected.<\/li><\/ul><h4>Combine modes<\/h4><div class=\"dx-chips\"><span>Linear Burn<\/span><span>Color Burn<\/span><span>Multiply<\/span><span>Darken<\/span><span>Normal<\/span><span>Lighten<\/span><span>Color Dodge<\/span><span>Overlay<\/span><span>Hard Mix<\/span><span>Difference<\/span><span>Subtract<\/span><span>Divide<\/span><\/div><p>Shared between the two brushes: size and opacity, the colours, and the Stamp Preview switch. Everything else is set for each brush.<\/p><h3>The More list<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Available<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Copy Brush Settings<\/td><td>Copies all settings of the selected brush, primary or secondary.<\/td><td>Always<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Paste Brush Settings<\/td><td>Pastes the copied settings onto the selected brush, live.<\/td><td>After a copy; dimmed otherwise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Save As Default Settings<\/td><td>Makes the current settings this brush&#8217;s defaults, so from now on Reset, for the whole brush or one row, comes back to them. Saved at once.<\/td><td>Brushes you created; dimmed for built-in brushes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Export Brush<\/td><td>Saves the brush, with its current settings and images, as a .sxbr file. Shortcut <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>E<\/kbd>.<\/td><td>Always<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Reset Brush Settings<\/h3><p>The reset button at the top resets the whole brush to its defaults: how a built-in brush shipped, or, for your own brushes, their Save As Default state or how they were created. It happens straight away with no confirmation, and it is saved immediately, even before you close the window.<\/p><h3>What is saved, and when<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>What<\/th><th>When<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>The brush&#8217;s settings, shape and grain images, combine mode and preview<\/td><td>When the window closes: the back button, <kbd>Esc<\/kbd> or closing by itself<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reset Brush Settings, Save As Default Settings<\/td><td>Immediately<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brush thumbnails<\/td><td>Redrawn live while you change settings<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brush order, categories, favourites and the recent list<\/td><td>As you change them<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Follow Paint Brush, for the Eraser, Smudge and Blur<\/td><td>Remembered across restarts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The open tab and the test pad size<\/td><td>While StylusX runs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Test Pad drawing<\/td><td>Never<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"path-shape\" data-summary=\"Smoothing, spacing and taper, and the brush tip with its rotation and flips.\"><h2>Path and Shape settings<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Path decides how the stroke follows your hand. Shape decides the tip that is stamped along it.<\/p><p>&#8220;Default&#8221; below is the value a new brush starts with; built-in brushes have their own values. Settings apply to the selected brush, primary or secondary.<\/p><h3>Path<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Assist<\/td><td>Smooths the stroke by letting the line follow your pen with a lag: the drawn point chases the pen, so wobbles even out and curves get rounder. Higher is smoother, with more lag.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Line Control<\/td><td>A stabiliser that removes jitter from the line by smoothing the pen positions.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Distance<\/td><td>Spacing between stamps, relative to the stamp size. Low gives a smooth continuous line, high gives separate dots. It also sets how large Min Size and Max Size may go: 500 px at 0 %, up to 6000 px at 100 % and above.<\/td><td>0\u2013400 % \u00b7 5 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Taper<\/td><td>Two halves. The start taper, on the left, makes the stroke begin thin and grow; the end taper, on the right, makes it thin out at the end.<\/td><td>Each 0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Taper Size<\/td><td>How thin the tapered ends get. 100 % goes down to a very thin point.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anti-concussion<\/td><td>Removes shaking from the incoming pen points before anything else. Good for an unsteady hand or a noisy pen.<\/td><td>On, Off \u00b7 On<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Shape<\/h3><p>The first block holds the shape image tile and the rotation and roundness pad.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Shape image<\/td><td>The brush tip: the greyscale picture stamped along the stroke. Tap to open the gallery; the reset circle brings back the default shape.<\/td><td>Library or your own image<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rotation<\/td><td>Turns the tip.<\/td><td>0\u2013360\u00b0 \u00b7 0\u00b0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Roundness<\/td><td>Squashes the tip. 100 % is as drawn, lower is flatter.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rotation \/ Roundness pad<\/td><td>Drag to set both at once.<\/td><td>Linked to the two rows<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Movement Rotation Control<\/td><td>Turns the tip to follow the direction of the stroke. 100 % follows it fully. Not used while Rotate With Pen is on and a pen is drawing.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rotate With Pen<\/td><td>Turns the tip with the direction your pen is tilted. Pen only.<\/td><td>On, Off \u00b7 On<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Invert<\/td><td>Inverts the shape image, so dark becomes light.<\/td><td>On, Off \u00b7 Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Contrast<\/td><td>Raises the shape image&#8217;s contrast, for harder edges.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blur<\/td><td>Softens the shape image.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flip X<\/td><td>Mirrors the tip left to right.<\/td><td>On, Off \u00b7 Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flip Y<\/td><td>Mirrors the tip top to bottom.<\/td><td>On, Off \u00b7 Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Randomize<\/td><td>Flips every stamp randomly in X and Y, overriding Flip X and Flip Y.<\/td><td>On, Off \u00b7 Off<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>The shapes and textures gallery<\/h3><ul><li><b>Open it:<\/b> tap the shape image in Shape, or the grain image in Texture. The gallery opens beside the settings window, next to the test pad if it is open, titled with the tab&#8217;s name.<\/li><li>It shows the built-in pictures, two per row, and scrolls. Tap a picture to use it on the selected brush, live.<\/li><li><b>+ (Import):<\/b> pick an image file. It becomes a greyscale brush image (shapes are scaled down to fit 500 \u00d7 500 px) and is used on the brush. It isn&#8217;t added to the gallery. If the file can&#8217;t be read, StylusX tells you it is unable to load the image.<\/li><li><b>X<\/b> closes the gallery. Tapping the same image tile again also closes it; tapping the other image tile switches the gallery to that library.<\/li><li>A press anywhere on the settings window, except an image tile and the handle, only closes the gallery. On the canvas, a tap closes it and a longer drag draws and closes it. A press on the bars or another window closes it at once.<\/li><li>The reset circle on an image tile puts back StylusX&#8217;s default. For the grain, the default is no texture, and the tile shows plain white.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"texture-visibility\" data-summary=\"Grain inside the stroke, and how paint lands on the layer.\"><h2>Texture and Visibility settings<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Texture adds grain inside the stroke, like paper or canvas. Visibility decides how the paint lands on the layer.<\/p><h3>Texture<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Grain image<\/td><td>The texture inside the stroke. Tap to open the gallery. The default is no texture, and the tile shows white.<\/td><td>Library or your own image<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Invert<\/td><td>Inverts the grain.<\/td><td>On, Off \u00b7 Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Contrast<\/td><td>Lowers or raises the grain&#8217;s contrast.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to +100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brightness<\/td><td>Darkens or lightens the grain.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to +100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overlap<\/td><td>Makes the grain tiles overlap, for a tighter repeat.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scale<\/td><td>Grain size. Positive is larger, up to 8\u00d7; negative is smaller, down to 1\/40.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to +100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rotation<\/td><td>Turns the grain.<\/td><td>0\u2013360\u00b0 \u00b7 0\u00b0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Random Offset<\/td><td>Starts the grain at a random place for each stroke, so strokes don&#8217;t repeat the same pattern.<\/td><td>On, Off \u00b7 Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depth<\/td><td>How strongly the grain shows in the stroke.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texture Motion<\/td><td>The grain moves with each stamp instead of staying fixed on the canvas.<\/td><td>On, Off \u00b7 Off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sliding<\/td><td>Works together with Texture Motion. It is always shown, even when Texture Motion is off.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blur<\/td><td>Softens the grain image.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Motion Blur<\/td><td>Smears the grain in one direction.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Motion Blur Angle<\/td><td>The direction of that smear.<\/td><td>0\u2013360\u00b0 \u00b7 0\u00b0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texture Blending Mode<\/td><td>How the grain is mixed into the stroke.<\/td><td>A list \u00b7 Multiply<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h4>Texture blending modes<\/h4><div class=\"dx-chips\"><span>Linear Burn<\/span><span>Color Burn<\/span><span>Multiply<\/span><span>Darken<\/span><span>Lighten<\/span><span>Color Dodge<\/span><span>Overlay<\/span><span>Hard Mix<\/span><span>Difference<\/span><span>Subtract<\/span><span>Divide<\/span><span>Elevation<\/span><\/div><h3>Visibility<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Blending Mode<\/td><td>How the stroke mixes with what is under it on the layer. 27 modes.<\/td><td>A list \u00b7 Normal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flow<\/td><td>How much paint each stamp lays down. Low flow builds up gradually where stamps overlap; the opacity stays the ceiling.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brush Appearance<\/td><td>How stamps build up inside one stroke.<\/td><td>A list \u00b7 Normal Blending<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h4>Blending modes<\/h4><div class=\"dx-chips\"><span>Dissolve<\/span><span>Darker Color<\/span><span>Linear Burn<\/span><span>Color Burn<\/span><span>Multiply<\/span><span>Darken<\/span><span>Normal<\/span><span>Lighten<\/span><span>Screen<\/span><span>Color Dodge<\/span><span>Linear Dodge<\/span><span>Lighter Color<\/span><span>Overlay<\/span><span>Soft Light<\/span><span>Hard Light<\/span><span>Vivid Light<\/span><span>Linear Light<\/span><span>Pin Light<\/span><span>Hard Mix<\/span><span>Difference<\/span><span>Exclusion<\/span><span>Subtract<\/span><span>Divide<\/span><span>Hue<\/span><span>Saturation<\/span><span>Color<\/span><span>Luminosity<\/span><\/div><h4>Brush Appearance<\/h4><div class=\"dx-chips\"><span>Soft Blending<\/span><span>Light Blending<\/span><span>Normal Blending<\/span><span>Weight Blending<\/span><span>Harmony Blending<\/span><span>Strength Blending<\/span><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"water-random\" data-summary=\"Paint that runs out, mixes and gathers at the edges, and controlled randomness.\"><h2>Water Mix and Randomize settings<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Water Mix lets paint run out, mix with the canvas and gather at the edges. Randomize adds controlled variation to every stroke or stamp.<\/p><h3>Water Mix<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Pigment<\/td><td>Lets the brush run out of paint along the stroke, so the stroke fades as you draw. At 100 % it can fade out completely.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pressure Pigment<\/td><td>A curve row. Pen pressure changes the Pigment amount.<\/td><td>Weight \u2212100 to +100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Charge<\/td><td>How much paint the brush holds. 100 % never runs out; lower runs out faster. Works with Pigment.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mixer Pull<\/td><td>Mixes the brush colour with the colours already on the canvas, like wet mixing.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pull<\/td><td>How much of the canvas colour the brush drags along, like a smear.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pull Pressure<\/td><td>A curve row. Pen pressure changes how the pulled colour is applied, between flow and opacity.<\/td><td>Weight \u2212100 to +100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pull Blur<\/td><td>Softens the pulled colour.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wet<\/td><td>A wet-edge look: paint collects at the edges of the stroke and the inside gets lighter.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wetness<\/td><td>The strength of the watery look. It makes stamps more transparent, by up to about a quarter.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wet Edges Jitter<\/td><td>Makes the wet edges irregular.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Photoshop brushes<\/b><p>Brushes imported from .abr files use these settings. Wet Edges becomes Pigment 40 %, Charge 0, Wet 60 % and Wetness 100 %. Noise becomes Wet Edges Jitter 30 %. A wet brush&#8217;s Wetness, Mix and Load become Pull, Pull Blur, Mixer Pull and Charge.<\/p><\/div><h3>Randomize<\/h3><p>Every setting runs from 0 to 100 % and starts at 0, meaning no randomness. Stroke settings change once per stroke; stamp settings change for every stamp.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Position Jitter X<\/td><td>Scatters stamps along the stroke&#8217;s direction.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Position Jitter Y<\/td><td>Scatters stamps across the stroke, sideways.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rotation Jitter<\/td><td>A random tip rotation. 100 % means any angle.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Roundness Jitter<\/td><td>Random squashing of the tip.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Size Jitter<\/td><td>Random smaller stamps, never below Min Size.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity Jitter<\/td><td>Random, more transparent stamps.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stroke Hue Jitter<\/td><td>Shifts the hue randomly, once per stroke.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stroke Saturation Jitter<\/td><td>A random saturation, once per stroke.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stroke Lightness Jitter<\/td><td>A random lighter colour, once per stroke.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stroke Darkness Jitter<\/td><td>A random darker colour, once per stroke.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stroke Secondary Color<\/td><td>Mixes the stroke randomly toward the secondary colour, once per stroke.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stamp Hue Jitter<\/td><td>A random hue for every stamp.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stamp Saturation Jitter<\/td><td>A random saturation for every stamp.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stamp Lightness Jitter<\/td><td>A random lighter colour for every stamp.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stamp Darkness Jitter<\/td><td>A random darker colour for every stamp.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stamp Secondary Color<\/td><td>Mixes each stamp randomly toward the secondary colour.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>The secondary colour is the second colour of the colour picker.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"sensitivity-customize\" data-summary=\"Pressure, tilt and speed curves, and the size and opacity ranges.\"><h2>Sensitivity and Customize settings<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Sensitivity ties the brush to pen pressure, tilt and drawing speed. Customize sets the size and opacity ranges the pilot&#8217;s sliders work within.<\/p><h3>Sensitivity<\/h3><p>Three titled blocks: Pressure, Tilt and Speed. Every row is a <a href=\"#\/brush-controls\">curve row<\/a> with a weight from \u2212100 to +100 % and its own curve. Row names leave out the block&#8217;s word, so Pressure Size shows as Size.<\/p><h4>Pressure, pen only<\/h4><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What pressure changes<\/th><th>Default weight<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Size<\/td><td>Stamp size. Light pressure gives smaller stamps.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity<\/td><td>Stamp opacity.<\/td><td>100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flow<\/td><td>Stamp flow.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Edge Flow<\/td><td>The flow at the edge of the stamp.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hue<\/td><td>Shifts the hue.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saturation<\/td><td>Shifts the saturation.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brightness<\/td><td>Shifts the brightness.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Secondary Color<\/td><td>Mixes toward the secondary colour; negative values mix toward its opposite colour.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h4>Tilt, pen only<\/h4><p>Tilt is how far the pen leans.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What tilt changes<\/th><th>Default weight<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Size<\/td><td>Larger stamps when the pen leans, like shading with the side of a pencil.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity<\/td><td>Opacity. The input is reversed, so upright is the right side of the curve.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flow<\/td><td>Flow, with the input reversed.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Edge Flow<\/td><td>Edge flow, with the input reversed.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Roundness<\/td><td>Squashes the tip when the pen leans.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drift Shade<\/td><td>Adds tilt-based shading to the stamp.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hue, Saturation, Brightness<\/td><td>Shift the colour with tilt.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Secondary Color<\/td><td>Mixes toward the secondary colour with tilt.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h4>Speed, pen, mouse and touch<\/h4><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What drawing speed changes<\/th><th>Default weight<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Size<\/td><td>Stamp size.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity<\/td><td>Stamp opacity.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flow<\/td><td>Stamp flow.<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Pressure Pigment and Pull Pressure stay in the Water Mix tab.<\/p><h3>Customize<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Min Size<\/td><td>The smallest the brush can get, in pixels. The pilot&#8217;s size slider at 0 % equals Min Size, and pressure, taper and jitter never go below it. It can&#8217;t be above Max Size.<\/td><td>1 px up to the limit set by Distance \u00b7 1 px<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Max Size<\/td><td>The size at the pilot&#8217;s size slider 100 %. It can&#8217;t be below Min Size.<\/td><td>1 px up to the limit \u00b7 200 px<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Min Opacity<\/td><td>The opacity at the pilot&#8217;s opacity slider 0 %. It can&#8217;t be above Max Opacity.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Max Opacity<\/td><td>The opacity at the pilot&#8217;s opacity slider 100 %.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stroke Preview Size<\/td><td>The size of the stroke in the brush&#8217;s thumbnail, on its card and in the settings preview. It was called Preview Size.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 35 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brush Tip Preview Size<\/td><td>The size of the brush tip shown on cards that show their tip, for all brushes.<\/td><td>Starts at 100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stamp Preview<\/td><td>The thumbnail shows a single stamp instead of a stroke, which suits stamp-like brushes. It applies to both brushes of a dual brush.<\/td><td>On, Off \u00b7 Off<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>The pilot&#8217;s size and opacity sliders work inside these ranges, so the same slider position gives different sizes on different brushes.<\/p><\/article><\/section>\n<section class=\"dx-stage\" data-stage=\"layers\" data-name=\"Layers\" data-desc=\"Build your artwork in layers, groups, masks and clipping, and keep them organised.\"><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"layers-window\" data-summary=\"The four kinds of row, the top bar and adding new layers.\"><h2>The Layers window<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The Layers window lists every part of your artwork, from top to bottom. Open it with its tab, its corner button or <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>L<\/kbd>.<\/p><h3>Four kinds of row<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What it is<\/th><th>Looks like<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Layer<\/td><td>A normal drawing layer you paint on.<\/td><td>A full-height card with a wide, canvas-shaped preview, a name and an eye.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colour adjustment layer<\/td><td>Changes the colours of what is under it, such as Color Hue or Curves.<\/td><td>A full-height card whose preview shows the adjustment&#8217;s icon instead of a picture.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Group<\/td><td>A folder for layers, adjustments and other groups. Groups can be nested.<\/td><td>A smaller card with a square preview, a chevron and a round chip.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Background<\/td><td>The paper colour at the very bottom. Always there, always last.<\/td><td>A smaller card named Background, its preview filled with the paper colour.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Effects such as blurs, shadow or film grain aren&#8217;t rows of their own. They belong to a layer and are listed under it; see <a href=\"#\/effects\">Add effects and adjustments<\/a>.<\/p><p>The list scrolls with the mouse wheel or by dragging with a finger or pen, and a scroll bar fades in while it moves. It stays fast with very long files of around a hundred layers: rows far outside the visible part are only drawn when you scroll near them. StylusX sets no fixed layer limit, but each layer uses memory.<\/p><h3>The top bar<\/h3><p>From left to right:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>Tap<\/th><th>In selection mode<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tb_layout\"><\/i><\/span><span>Alpha Lock Layer<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The square icon. Turns alpha lock on or off for the active layer, on normal drawing layers only. The button gets a soft lit backdrop while the active layer is alpha-locked.<\/td><td>The same<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tb_lock\"><\/i><\/span><span>Lock<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The padlock. Locks or unlocks the active layer. Lit while it is locked.<\/td><td>Locks or unlocks all picked layers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tb_check\"><\/i><\/span><span>Select Layers<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The tick. Enters selection mode, and the tick turns into an X.<\/td><td>The X leaves selection mode and makes the previously active layer active again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tb_sun\"><\/i><\/span><span>Adjustments<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The sun pill. Opens or closes the Color Adjustments menu.<\/td><td>Becomes <b>Merge<\/b> and merges the picked layers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tb_spark\"><\/i><\/span><span>Effects<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The spark pill. Opens or closes the Effects menu.<\/td><td>Becomes <b>Group<\/b> and puts the picked layers into a new group<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tb_add\"><\/i><\/span><span>New Layer<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The + pill. Adds a new layer.<\/td><td>Becomes a red <b>Delete<\/b> and deletes the picked layers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>In selection mode the three pills swap their icons with a little spin, and a pill whose action isn&#8217;t possible right now is faded. When the window is folded, the left buttons hide and each row shows only its preview.<\/p><h3>Adding layers<\/h3><ul><li>Every press of + counts. Quick presses are queued, up to ten, and added one at a time as soon as StylusX is ready. An eleventh press while ten are waiting is dropped.<\/li><li>A new layer goes just above the active layer, inside the same group.<\/li><li>If the active layer is a clipping base, or a clipping mask that isn&#8217;t the top of its stack, the new layer becomes a clipping mask in that stack.<\/li><li>If the active layer is hidden inside a closed group, the new layer goes to the top of the list.<\/li><li>With an animation frame shown, the new layer goes into that frame.<\/li><li>The row grows in from above with a small bounce, and its preview pops in a moment later.<\/li><li>Shortcut: <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>N<\/kbd>.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"layer-rows\" data-summary=\"What each part of a row shows, and what a tap does.\"><h2>Layer rows<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Each row shows what&#8217;s on a layer, and its state, at a glance. The active layer&#8217;s card is drawn in the accent colour, with white text and icons.<\/p><h3>Parts of a row<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Part<\/th><th>What it shows or does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-thumb_placeholder\"><\/i><\/span><span>Preview<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A live thumbnail, cropped to fill the rounded preview. Its transparency follows the layer&#8217;s opacity but never fades below about 12 %, so you can always find it. An empty layer shows a placeholder icon.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mask preview<\/td><td>Only when the layer has a mask: a second preview to the right of the first. The active one, the one you paint on, is big; the other shrinks.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Name<\/td><td>Cut short with \u2026 when it&#8217;s too long. Hover to see the full name.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-ref_chain\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reference marker<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A small paperclip before the name when this is the Reference layer.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-lock_badge\"><\/i><\/span><span>Lock badge<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A padlock on the preview when the layer is locked.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alpha-lock badge<\/td><td>A small half-filled square on the preview when alpha lock is on.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-clip_arrow\"><\/i><\/span><span>Clip arrow<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>For a clipping mask, the card shifts right and a small arrow points down to the layer it clips to.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Label colour<\/td><td>A colour strip on the card&#8217;s left edge that fades into it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-spark\"><\/i><\/span><span>Effects button<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A spark left of the eye, only when the layer has effects. Opens or closes its effects list and makes the layer active. It turns a quarter turn on every tap.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-eye\"><\/i><\/span><span>Eye<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Shows or hides the layer. A hidden layer shows a purple round badge with a closed eye. Shortcut <kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>,<\/kbd>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity slider<\/td><td>Under the active layer. Drag along it to set the opacity from 0 to 100 %. The rows below slide down to make room.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Tap a row<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tap<\/th><th>Result<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>A layer that isn&#8217;t active<\/td><td>It becomes the active layer, with a ripple over the card. Nothing else opens.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The active layer, anywhere on its card<\/td><td>Opens its <a href=\"#\/layer-options\">layer options<\/a>. A second tap closes them.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A colour adjustment row, not its preview<\/td><td>Makes it active and goes straight into its settings.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A preview on a layer with a mask<\/td><td>The first tap only makes that preview the active one, layer or mask. A tap on the active layer preview opens the layer options; a tap on the active mask preview opens the <a href=\"#\/masks\">mask pop-up<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Background row<\/td><td>Makes it active. A tap on its preview opens the colours window to choose the paper colour. The Background never opens the layer options.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><ul><li><b>Swipe sideways on the two previews<\/b> of a layer with a mask to switch between painting on the layer and on the mask.<\/li><li><b>Ctrl + tap<\/b> adds a layer to the selection or removes it, entering selection mode when needed. <b>Shift + tap<\/b> selects every layer between the active one and the one you tapped. With <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd> or <kbd>Shift<\/kbd> held, the options don&#8217;t open.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Tap, swipe or drag?<\/b><p>A sideways move of more than a few pixels becomes a swipe: left for actions, right for clipping. Holding still for 0.38 seconds starts a reorder. A vertical drag scrolls the list. A swipe cancels the long press.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"organise-layers\" data-summary=\"Work with several layers, change their order, and swipe for quick actions and clipping.\"><h2>Select, reorder and swipe<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Work with several layers at once, change their order, and reach common actions with a swipe.<\/p><h3>Selection mode<\/h3><ul><li>Tap the <b>Select Layers<\/b> tick in the top bar, or Ctrl + tap or Shift + tap rows.<\/li><li>Every row except the Background gets a small round bubble. Tap rows to pick or unpick them; a check fills the bubble and the card gets an accent outline.<\/li><li>The top bar becomes <b>Merge<\/b>, <b>Group<\/b> and <b>Delete<\/b>, and Lock locks all picked layers.<\/li><li>In the layer options, <b>Color Label<\/b> applies to every picked layer and <b>Delete<\/b> deletes the picked layers.<\/li><li>A long press on a picked layer moves all picked layers together.<\/li><li>Leaving with the X brings back the layer that was active before.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Reorder<\/h3><ul><li>Press and hold a row for about 0.38 seconds, then drag it up or down. The card lifts and the other rows open a gap where it will land.<\/li><li>Near the top or bottom of the list, the list scrolls by itself.<\/li><li>Drop onto a closed group&#8217;s header to put the layer inside that group, at its bottom. Drop just under an open group&#8217;s header to put it inside; past the group&#8217;s last row it goes outside.<\/li><li>An open group can&#8217;t be lifted with a long press; close it first. The Background can&#8217;t be moved.<\/li><li>In selection mode, the long-pressed layer takes all picked layers with it, and they all land next to the drop place.<\/li><li>If the dragged layer disappears during the drag, for example through undo or a merge, the move simply ends.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Swipe left for actions<\/h3><p>Swipe left on a layer, adjustment or group, but not the Background, to reveal two buttons on the right of the card:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-act_clear\"><\/i><\/span><span>Clear<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Clears the layer&#8217;s content; the preview shrinks away with a flash. On a colour adjustment it only resets its mask to white, and does nothing without a mask.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-act_del\"><\/i><\/span><span>Delete<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>In red. Deletes the layer: the card slides out and the rows below close up. Shortcut <kbd>Delete<\/kbd>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><ul><li>Let go after about half the reveal width, or flick quickly, and the buttons stay open. A short swipe snaps back.<\/li><li>Swipe far, past about 72 % of the card, to delete in one go: the red button stretches over the others and the row is deleted when you let go.<\/li><li>The last drawing layer can never be deleted. Its swipe shows only Clear, and a long swipe just resists.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Swipe right for a clipping mask<\/h3><p>Swipe right on a layer or colour adjustment, outside selection mode, to turn its clipping mask on or off. The card stretches like a rubber band and a clip badge grows behind it. Past a short distance the badge arms with a small bounce; let go while it is armed.<\/p><h3>Alt + click between two layers<\/h3><p>Hold <kbd>Alt<\/kbd> and hover the mouse or pen over the line between two layers. A purple line appears across the gap with a clip badge at the pointer. Click to turn the upper layer&#8217;s clipping mask on or off. Holding <kbd>Alt<\/kbd> is also the Clipping Mask hold shortcut.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"groups-background\" data-summary=\"Open, fold and nest groups, and set the paper colour.\"><h2>Groups and the Background<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Groups keep related layers together. The Background is the paper under everything.<\/p><h3>Groups<\/h3><ul><li>A group row has a <b>chevron<\/b>, Open \/ Close Group. Tap it to open or close the group. When it opens, the chip turns accent, the chevron turns over, the group&#8217;s layers fade in below it one after another, and an accent outline surrounds the group with <b>three dots<\/b> under its last row.<\/li><li><b>Drag the three dots up<\/b> to fold the group closed with your finger. A quick upward flick closes it; let go before it is mostly folded and it opens again.<\/li><li>Groups can be nested. A group inside a closed group stays hidden with it.<\/li><li>Make a group from selection mode with the <b>Group<\/b> pill, or press <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>G<\/kbd>.<\/li><li>In a group&#8217;s options, Fill Layer is replaced by <b>Place Layers Out<\/b>, which moves the group&#8217;s layers out of the group.<\/li><li>Effects can&#8217;t be added to a group.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The Background<\/h3><ul><li>It is always the last row, named Background. It can&#8217;t be renamed, moved, swiped, grouped or deleted, and it has no layer options.<\/li><li>Its eye shows or hides the paper.<\/li><li>Its preview shows the paper colour. Tap the preview to change it in a floating colours window.<\/li><li>When the Background is active, it has its own opacity, set with the slider under its card.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"layer-options\" data-summary=\"Blend mode, opacity, the layer tools and label colours.\"><h2>Layer options<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Tap the active layer to open its options. They open beside the Layers window, on its left or on its right when there&#8217;s no room, lined up with the row, and they follow it as the list scrolls.<\/p><p>Opening the options closes the Effects and Adjustments menus, and they are drawn above the other windows. <kbd>Esc<\/kbd> closes them.<\/p><h3>Blend mode<\/h3><p>The top row shows the current blend mode, Normal by default; its tool tip reads Blending Modes. Tap the row to open the list over the options, and tap again to close it. The list scrolls with the wheel or a drag. Tap a mode to apply it: the name updates and the list closes a moment later. The current mode has an accent ring.<\/p><div class=\"dx-chips\"><span>Normal<\/span><span>Dissolve<\/span><span>Darken<\/span><span>Multiply<\/span><span>Color Burn<\/span><span>Linear Burn<\/span><span>Darker Color<\/span><span>Lighten<\/span><span>Screen<\/span><span>Color Dodge<\/span><span>Linear Dodge<\/span><span>Lighter Color<\/span><span>Overlay<\/span><span>Soft Light<\/span><span>Hard Light<\/span><span>Vivid Light<\/span><span>Linear Light<\/span><span>Pin Light<\/span><span>Hard Mix<\/span><span>Difference<\/span><span>Exclusion<\/span><span>Subtract<\/span><span>Divide<\/span><span>Hue<\/span><span>Saturation<\/span><span>Color<\/span><span>Luminosity<\/span><\/div><h3>Opacity<\/h3><p>A slider from 0 to 100 %, with the value in the middle. As you drag, the row&#8217;s preview fades with it and the slider under the active row follows. Changes made elsewhere, such as an undo, show here at once.<\/p><h3>Tools<\/h3><p>Buttons in rows of three. A button you can&#8217;t use right now is faded and does nothing, and the options follow that live.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_pen\"><\/i><\/span><span>Rename<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The pen icon. Turns the name into a text field with all text selected. <kbd>Enter<\/kbd> or a tap outside keeps it; <kbd>Esc<\/kbd> cancels. An empty name is ignored, Arabic text shows correctly as you type, and closing the options keeps what you typed.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_bucket\"><\/i><\/span><span>Fill Layer<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The bucket. Fills the layer with the current colour, only inside the selection if there is one. One undo step.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_placeout\"><\/i><\/span><span>Place Layers Out<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Groups only, in place of Fill Layer. Moves the group&#8217;s layers out of the group.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_dots\"><\/i><\/span><span>Color Label<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The four dots. Opens the label colours.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_clip\"><\/i><\/span><span>Clipping Mask<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Clips this layer to the one under it, or unclips it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_mergedown\"><\/i><\/span><span>Merge Down<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Merges the layer into the one below. Shortcut <kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>E<\/kbd>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_mergeall\"><\/i><\/span><span>Merge All<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Merges every visible layer into one. With an animation frame shown, it merges that frame&#8217;s layers instead; if the frame is already one layer, it says &#8220;The frame is one layer already&#8221;. Shortcut <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>E<\/kbd>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_selalpha\"><\/i><\/span><span>Select Alpha<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Makes a selection from the layer&#8217;s painted pixels.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_focuseye\"><\/i><\/span><span>Hide Focus<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Hides every other layer, so only this one, or the picked ones, stays visible. Tap again, Unhide Focus, to show them all. One undo step.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_focuslock\"><\/i><\/span><span>Lock Focus<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Locks every other layer, so only this one, or the picked ones, can be changed. Tap again to unlock them all.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_chain\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reference<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The chain icon. Makes this layer the Reference layer, marked with a paperclip, or removes it. Fill Color reads its boundaries from the Reference layer instead of the active one. Only one layer can be the reference. Undoable.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_dup\"><\/i><\/span><span>Duplicate<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Duplicates the layer.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_mask\"><\/i><\/span><span>Mask<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Adds a mask. On a colour adjustment the mask starts white, so the adjustment shows everywhere, and becomes the active preview: paint black to hide the adjustment there.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_eraser\"><\/i><\/span><span>Clear<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The eraser. Clears the layer&#8217;s content. With the mask active, it clears the mask instead; on a colour adjustment it clears only its mask.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_trash\"><\/i><\/span><span>Delete<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Red and wide. Deletes the layer and closes the options. With the mask active, it deletes only the mask. In selection mode it deletes the picked layers. Never available for the last drawing layer.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Label colours<\/h3><p><b>Color Label<\/b> dims the tools and shows ten circles. The current colour has an accent ring. Tap a colour to set it, on every picked layer in selection mode; the circles close and the colour shows as a strip on the card&#8217;s left edge. Tapping elsewhere on the options closes only the circles. Labels are saved with the artwork and follow undo.<\/p><div class=\"dx-sws\"><span><i class=\"none\"><\/i>No label<\/span><span><i style=\"background:#ddaa47\"><\/i>Amber<\/span><span><i style=\"background:#7cdd47\"><\/i>Green<\/span><span><i style=\"background:#47d7dd\"><\/i>Turquoise<\/span><span><i style=\"background:#328eea\"><\/i>Sky blue<\/span><span><i style=\"background:#3442e8\"><\/i>Blue<\/span><span><i style=\"background:#8249db\"><\/i>Violet<\/span><span><i style=\"background:#d049db\"><\/i>Pink-purple<\/span><span><i style=\"background:#ef3782\"><\/i>Pink<\/span><span><i style=\"background:#dd4748\"><\/i>Red<\/span><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"masks\" data-summary=\"Hide parts of a layer without erasing them.\"><h2>Masks<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">A mask hides parts of a layer without erasing them. A layer or colour adjustment can have one mask; paint on it to hide and reveal.<\/p><h3>Work with a mask<\/h3><ul><li><b>Add one<\/b> with Mask in the <a href=\"#\/layer-options\">layer options<\/a>, or with the Mask tile in an effect&#8217;s or adjustment&#8217;s settings. You can also turn a selection into a mask with Mask Select in <a href=\"#\/select\">Select<\/a>.<\/li><li><b>Paint on it:<\/b> tap the mask preview, or swipe sideways on the two previews. The active preview is the big one, and whatever you paint goes on it. Tap the layer preview to paint on the layer again.<\/li><li><b>The mask pop-up:<\/b> tap the mask preview while it is the active one.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-eye\"><\/i><\/span><span>Eye, open or closed<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Hides or shows the mask&#8217;s effect. An open eye means the mask is in use.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_eraser\"><\/i><\/span><span>Clear<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The eraser. Clears the mask back to empty.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_trash\"><\/i><\/span><span>Delete<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The red bin. Deletes the mask.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>With the Layers window folded, only the active preview shows, and a small half-circle dot on the card&#8217;s left edge tells you the layer has a mask.<\/p><\/article><\/section>\n<section class=\"dx-stage\" data-stage=\"effects\" data-name=\"Effects &amp; adjustments\" data-desc=\"Twelve live effects and seven colour adjustments, each with its own settings and mask.\"><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"effects\" data-summary=\"The Effects and Adjustments menus, the effects list and the settings page.\"><h2>Add effects and adjustments<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Effects belong to a layer and stay editable. Colour adjustments are rows of their own that change everything under them.<\/p><h3>The Effects menu<\/h3><p>Tap the <b>Effects<\/b> pill, the spark, in the Layers window. The menu opens beside the window. Tap an effect to add it to the active layer; you go straight into its settings and the menu closes. If the active row is a group or a colour adjustment, the item shakes and nothing is added.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Effect<\/th><th>Shortcut<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_gauss\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/blurs\">Gaussian Blur<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>G<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_persp\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/blurs\">Perspective Blur<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>P<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_motion\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/blurs\">Motion Blur<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>M<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_lens\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/lens-blur\">Lens Blur<\/a>, AI<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_noise\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/noise-bloom\">Noise<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>N<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_sharp\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/noise-bloom\">Sharpness<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>S<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_bloom\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/noise-bloom\">Bloom<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>B<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_light3d\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/light-3d\">3D Light<\/a>, AI<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_shadow\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/shadow-outline\">Shadow<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_stroke\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/shadow-outline\">Stroke Outline<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_halftone\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/shadow-outline\">Halftone<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_film\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/film-grain\">Film Grain<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>The effects list under a layer<\/h3><p>Every effect appears in a list under its layer&#8217;s card. The spark button next to the eye opens or closes the list. Each effect row shows the effect&#8217;s icon, its name, an eye and, if it has a mask, a mask preview to the right of the icon.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Action<\/th><th>Result<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Tap the effect row<\/td><td>Makes the effect active and opens its settings.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tap the eye<\/td><td>Turns the effect on or off. Off shows the purple closed-eye badge.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tap the effect icon, without a mask<\/td><td>A small pop-up: <b>Mask<\/b> adds a white mask to the effect, and <b>Delete<\/b> removes the effect.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tap the icon or mask preview of an effect with a mask<\/td><td>The first tap chooses which one you edit, shown with an accent ring. A tap on the active one opens the pop-up: on the mask, <b>Hide \/ Show<\/b>, <b>Clear<\/b> and <b>Delete<\/b>; on the icon, <b>Mask<\/b> (faded, as it already has one) and <b>Delete<\/b>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Swipe left on an effect row<\/td><td>Past about 40 % of its width, the effect is deleted when you let go; less, and it slides back.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Merge, in the effect pop-up<\/td><td>Merge Effects with Layer: merges all the layer&#8217;s effects into it.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>A second tap on what the small pop-up is showing simply closes it.<\/p><h3>The Color Adjustments menu<\/h3><p>Tap the <b>Adjustments<\/b> pill, the sun. Each item adds a new colour adjustment layer and goes straight into its settings. If there&#8217;s nothing that can take one, the item shakes.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Adjustment<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_hue\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/adjustments\">Color Hue<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Hue, saturation and brightness<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_balance\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/adjustments\">Color Balance<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Shift shadows, midtones and highlights<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_bright\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/adjustments\">Brightness<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Exposure, offset and gamma<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_curves\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/adjustments\">Curves<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Gamma and red, green, blue curves<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_gradient\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/adjustments\">Gradient Map<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Map tones to a gradient<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_bw\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/adjustments\">Black &amp; White<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Grey with control over each colour<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_invert\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/adjustments\">Invert<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Inverts the colours<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>A colour adjustment is a row of its own. You can move it, group it, hide it, clip it to the layer under it (swipe right, Alt + click or Clipping Mask), give it a mask, and set its own opacity and blend mode.<\/p><h3>The settings page<\/h3><ul><li><b>In:<\/b> tap an effect row or a colour adjustment row, or add a new one from a menu. The Layers window morphs into the settings page, with the same window and animation as Brush Settings; if Brush Settings is open, it folds back first.<\/li><li><b>Out:<\/b> the <b>Back<\/b> button. The page morphs back into the layers, and the effect&#8217;s own layer becomes active again, so your strokes go on the layer. If you added a mask from the settings, that new mask is made active instead.<\/li><li>If the effect or adjustment is undone, or another one becomes active while the page is open, the page follows without closing.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Control<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Reset, at the top<\/td><td>Puts every setting back to how it was when you opened the page, as one undo step. Faded while nothing has changed. A mask made meanwhile stays.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Back, at the top<\/td><td>Back to the layers.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-fx_eye\"><\/i><\/span><span>Eye tile<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Press and hold to see the picture without this effect or adjustment; let go to see it again.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-fx_mask\"><\/i><\/span><span>Mask tile<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Adds a mask to the effect or adjustment, then goes back to the layers with the new mask active. Lit when there&#8217;s a mask already, and does nothing then.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-fx_trash\"><\/i><\/span><span>Delete tile<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Deletes the whole effect or adjustment and goes back to the layers.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>How the controls work<\/h3><ul><li><b>Effect sliders<\/b> work like the brush settings sliders: drag to change. Tap a small slider to grow it; a grown slider shows a reset button on its right that goes back to the value in the Reset to column of each table.<\/li><li><b>Colour adjustment sliders<\/b> have a colour track and a round knob in the colour under it. Drag, or tap the track to jump there. Double-tap to reset.<\/li><li><b>Chips<\/b> offer two or three choices in one row. Tap one and a pill slides to it.<\/li><li><b>Action rows,<\/b> such as Preset or Add Focus Point, open a list or do the row&#8217;s action.<\/li><li>Every drag, chip, preset pick and point change is one undo step. Effect values are saved in the artwork, and undo and redo restore them.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Older artworks<\/b><p>Effects made before the effect upgrades look exactly as they did. The extra sliders, Bokeh, Radius, Threshold, Glow Color and Color Amount, appear only on effects created since then. Files with Halftone, Film Grain, Lens Blur or 3D Light don&#8217;t open correctly in older versions of StylusX.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"blurs\" data-summary=\"Three classic blurs, each with optional bokeh.\"><h2>Gaussian, Perspective and Motion Blur<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Three classic blurs. Each can turn bright points into bokeh on effects created in recent versions.<\/p><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_gauss\"><\/i><\/span>Gaussian Blur<\/h3><p>Shortcut <kbd>G<\/kbd>.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Intensity<\/td><td>How strong the blur is.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bokeh<\/td><td>Bright points bloom into soft discs.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_persp\"><\/i><\/span>Perspective Blur<\/h3><p>Shortcut <kbd>P<\/kbd>.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Intensity<\/td><td>How strong the blur is.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bokeh<\/td><td>Bright points are stretched into rays toward the centre point.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Its centre point stays as a handle on the canvas while the settings are open. Drag it to move the blur&#8217;s centre.<\/p><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_motion\"><\/i><\/span>Motion Blur<\/h3><p>Shortcut <kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>M<\/kbd>.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Intensity<\/td><td>How strong the blur is.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Angle<\/td><td>The direction of the motion.<\/td><td>0\u2013360\u00b0 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bokeh<\/td><td>Bright points are drawn out as streaks.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"lens-blur\" data-summary=\"Keep a subject sharp and blur the rest with a real lens look and depth.\"><h2>Lens Blur (AI)<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Keep a subject sharp and blur everything behind it with a real lens look and depth. An AI finds the exact shape under your focus point.<\/p><p>The AI uses image segmentation, and optionally a depth model, to find the shape. If the AI isn&#8217;t available, Lens Blur falls back to a soft round focus around the point.<\/p><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_lens\"><\/i><\/span>Settings<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Focus Points<\/td><td>&#8220;Add Focus Point (n)&#8221; adds another focus point next to the last one; each point keeps its own shape sharp. n is how many points there are now.<\/td><td>1 main point and up to 7 more, 8 in all<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Exclude Points<\/td><td>&#8220;Add Exclude Point (n)&#8221; adds a point that tells the AI &#8220;not this part&#8221;.<\/td><td>0\u20138<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Separate Objects, One Object<\/td><td>Each focus point finds its own shape, or all points describe one object together.<\/td><td>Separate Objects<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Edge Snap<\/td><td>Lays the shape&#8217;s edge onto the picture&#8217;s own edges. 0 keeps the AI&#8217;s edge as it is.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Grow \/ Shrink<\/td><td>Makes the kept shape bigger or smaller.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to 100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blur<\/td><td>The amount of blur.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bokeh<\/td><td>Bright points become lens discs.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Edge Softness<\/td><td>Softens the subject&#8217;s edge.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depth<\/td><td>How much distance from the subject adds blur. 0 gives an even blur behind it.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Focus Range<\/td><td>How much depth around the subject stays sharp.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Motion<\/td><td>Stretches the blur in one direction, for motion blur behind the subject.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Motion Angle<\/td><td>The direction of that stretch.<\/td><td>0\u2013360\u00b0 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>On the canvas<\/h3><p>While its settings are open:<\/p><ul><li>The focus point is a ring. <b>Drag it:<\/b> everything except the found shape is darkened so you see what is picked, and the AI follows the point. Let go and the blur comes back. The ring breathes while the AI works. Each drag is one undo step.<\/li><li><b>Alt + press<\/b> on the canvas adds a focus point there, and you can drag it right away. <b>Alt + press<\/b> on an extra point, or a double click on it, removes it. The main point can&#8217;t be removed.<\/li><li><b>Ctrl + Alt + press<\/b> adds an exclude point, a red ring with a minus. <b>Alt + press<\/b> or a double click on it removes it.<\/li><li>When the picture has changed since the AI last looked, because you drew on it or another effect changed, it looks again by itself when the settings open or when you take the point.<\/li><li>The AI&#8217;s results are saved inside the artwork, so the file opens with the blur exactly as it was.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"noise-bloom\" data-summary=\"Add grain, sharpen detail and make bright areas glow.\"><h2>Noise, Sharpness and Bloom<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Add grain, sharpen detail and make bright areas glow.<\/p><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_noise\"><\/i><\/span>Noise<\/h3><p>Shortcut <kbd>N<\/kbd>.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Monochrome, Color<\/td><td>Grey noise or coloured noise.<\/td><td>New noise starts at Monochrome<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gaussian, Uniform<\/td><td>How the noise values are spread.<\/td><td>New noise starts at Gaussian<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amount<\/td><td>The strength of the noise.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Size<\/td><td>Grain size, from one pixel at the low end up to soft grains of about 12 px.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_sharp\"><\/i><\/span>Sharpness<\/h3><p>Shortcut <kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>S<\/kbd>.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Intensity<\/td><td>How strong the sharpening is.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Radius<\/td><td>The size of the detail being sharpened. Recent effects only.<\/td><td>0.5\u201310.0 px \u00b7 2.0 px<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Threshold<\/td><td>Leaves small differences alone. Recent effects only.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_bloom\"><\/i><\/span>Bloom<\/h3><p>Shortcut <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>B<\/kbd>.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Intensity<\/td><td>The strength of the glow.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Size<\/td><td>How far the glow spreads.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Light Range<\/td><td>Which brightness starts to glow.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Burn<\/td><td>How hot the bright areas get.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Glow Color<\/td><td>The hue of the glow. Recent effects only.<\/td><td>0\u2013360\u00b0 \u00b7 40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Color Amount<\/td><td>How much of that hue. Recent effects only.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"light-3d\" data-summary=\"Light your drawing as if it had depth, with a light you place.\"><h2>3D Light (AI)<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Light the drawing as if it had depth. The AI estimates the picture&#8217;s depth, and a finer depth of the subject such as a face&#8217;s nose and eye sockets, and a point light falls on it.<\/p><p>If the AI isn&#8217;t available, the surface is treated as flat; Detail and the light still work.<\/p><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_light3d\"><\/i><\/span>Settings<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Whole Picture, Subject Only<\/td><td>Light the whole picture, or only the subject the AI finds at the subject point.<\/td><td>Whole Picture<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Exclude Points<\/td><td>Subject Only. &#8220;Add Exclude Point (n)&#8221; adds a part to leave out of the subject.<\/td><td>0\u20138<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Edge Snap<\/td><td>Subject Only. Lays the subject&#8217;s edge onto the picture&#8217;s edges.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Grow \/ Shrink<\/td><td>Subject Only. Makes the subject bigger or smaller.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to 100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Intensity<\/td><td>The strength of the light.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Height<\/td><td>How high the light is above the picture.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Range<\/td><td>How far the light reaches.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Light Color<\/td><td>The hue of the light.<\/td><td>0\u2013360\u00b0 \u00b7 40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Color Amount<\/td><td>How much of that hue.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ambient<\/td><td>How bright the unlit side stays.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shine<\/td><td>The strength of the highlight.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Glossiness<\/td><td>How tight and glossy the highlight is.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Depth<\/td><td>How much the depth shapes the light.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 70<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Roundness<\/td><td>Subject Only. Rounds the subject at its edges, so even a flat drawing turns.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Detail<\/td><td>Fine relief taken from the drawing&#8217;s own brightness.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 25<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>On the canvas<\/h3><ul><li><b>The light<\/b> is a glowing disc, bigger the higher it is. Drag it to move the light; it can go outside the picture by up to half the picture&#8217;s size.<\/li><li><b>The mouse wheel over the light<\/b> raises or lowers it (Height). It becomes one undo step once the wheel rests for half a second.<\/li><li><b>The subject point,<\/b> a smaller ring, shows only with Subject Only. Dragging it darkens everything except the found shape while you pick.<\/li><li><b>Ctrl + Alt + press<\/b> adds an exclude point, with Subject Only. <b>Alt + press<\/b> or a double click on it removes it.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"shadow-outline\" data-summary=\"Drop shadows, outlines around a layer's shape and comic-print dots.\"><h2>Shadow, Stroke Outline and Halftone<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Drop a shadow, draw an outline around a layer&#8217;s shape, or turn its colours into comic-print dots.<\/p><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_shadow\"><\/i><\/span>Shadow<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Color<\/td><td>The shadow&#8217;s colour swatch. A tap opens the floating colours window, and every colour you choose there goes to the shadow, one undo step per change. Tap again to close it.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity<\/td><td>The shadow&#8217;s strength.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blur<\/td><td>The shadow&#8217;s softness.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>X Offset, Y Offset<\/td><td>Moves the shadow, in canvas pixels. Fine steps near 0, faster toward the ends, with a small snap at 0.<\/td><td>Minus to plus half the canvas width or height \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_stroke\"><\/i><\/span>Stroke Outline<\/h3><p>An outline around the layer&#8217;s shape.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Color<\/td><td>The outline colour, chosen in the same floating colours window as the shadow.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity<\/td><td>The outline&#8217;s strength.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thickness<\/td><td>The outline&#8217;s width.<\/td><td>0\u2013200 px \u00b7 8 px<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blur<\/td><td>Softens the outline.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Corner Smoothing<\/td><td>Rounds the outline&#8217;s corners.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>X Offset, Y Offset<\/td><td>Moves the outline, in canvas pixels.<\/td><td>Plus or minus half the canvas \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_halftone\"><\/i><\/span>Halftone<\/h3><p>Turns the colours into comic-print dots: one dot per grid cell, as big as the colour there is dark, on white paper. The layer&#8217;s own outline, its transparency, is kept.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Opacity<\/td><td>Mixes the effect with the original.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dot Size<\/td><td>The size of each grid cell.<\/td><td>3\u2013120 px \u00b7 12 px<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Angle<\/td><td>The grid&#8217;s rotation.<\/td><td>0\u2013180\u00b0 \u00b7 45\u00b0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Density<\/td><td>Makes every dot bigger or smaller.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 50<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"film-grain\" data-summary=\"Photo grain, old-film colours, light leaks, dust and scratches.\"><h2>Film Grain<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Photo grain, old-film colours, light leaks, dust and scratches. Unlike Noise, the grain is organic and clumped, strongest in the mid tones and fixed in place.<\/p><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_film\"><\/i><\/span>Settings<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Preset<\/td><td>Ready looks: Vintage, Warm 70s, Cool and B&amp;W. Picking one sets every slider below except Opacity and Variation at once, as one undo step. It shows <b>Custom<\/b> once a slider no longer matches a preset. A new Film Grain starts as Vintage.<\/td><td>Vintage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity<\/td><td>Mixes the effect with the original.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Variation<\/td><td>Picks another random grain pattern.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Grain<\/td><td>The amount of grain.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Grain Size<\/td><td>The size of the grain.<\/td><td>0.5\u20138.0 px \u00b7 1.5 px<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Roughness<\/td><td>How coarse the grain is.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Color Grain<\/td><td>Coloured grain.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fade<\/td><td>Lifts the blacks.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Contrast<\/td><td>The contrast.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to 100 % \u00b7 5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saturation<\/td><td>The saturation.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to 100 % \u00b7 \u221220<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Warmth<\/td><td>From teal to orange.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to 100 % \u00b7 25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tint<\/td><td>From green to magenta.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to 100 % \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vignette<\/td><td>Darkened corners.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vignette Size<\/td><td>How far the vignette reaches.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Light Leak<\/td><td>A warm glow coming in from an edge.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leak Angle<\/td><td>Which edge it comes from.<\/td><td>0\u2013360\u00b0 \u00b7 45\u00b0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leak Spread<\/td><td>How far it reaches.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leak Color<\/td><td>The hue of the leak.<\/td><td>0\u2013360\u00b0 \u00b7 25\u00b0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dust<\/td><td>Specks of dust.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scratches<\/td><td>Film scratches.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Preset values<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>Vintage<\/th><th>Warm 70s<\/th><th>Cool<\/th><th>B&amp;W<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Grain<\/td><td>35 %<\/td><td>30 %<\/td><td>25 %<\/td><td>50 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Grain Size<\/td><td>1.5 px<\/td><td>1.8 px<\/td><td>1.2 px<\/td><td>2.0 px<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Roughness<\/td><td>50 %<\/td><td>45 %<\/td><td>35 %<\/td><td>70 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Color Grain<\/td><td>20 %<\/td><td>30 %<\/td><td>10 %<\/td><td>0 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fade<\/td><td>30 %<\/td><td>40 %<\/td><td>25 %<\/td><td>15 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Contrast<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>\u221210<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saturation<\/td><td>\u221220<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>\u221230<\/td><td>\u2212100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Warmth<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>\u221250<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tint<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>\u221210<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vignette<\/td><td>35 %<\/td><td>30 %<\/td><td>30 %<\/td><td>45 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vignette Size<\/td><td>50 %<\/td><td>50 %<\/td><td>55 %<\/td><td>45 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Light Leak<\/td><td>35 %<\/td><td>55 %<\/td><td>20 %<\/td><td>0 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leak Angle<\/td><td>45\u00b0<\/td><td>30\u00b0<\/td><td>120\u00b0<\/td><td>45\u00b0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leak Spread<\/td><td>45 %<\/td><td>55 %<\/td><td>35 %<\/td><td>45 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leak Color<\/td><td>25\u00b0<\/td><td>15\u00b0<\/td><td>195\u00b0<\/td><td>25\u00b0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dust<\/td><td>15 %<\/td><td>10 %<\/td><td>5 %<\/td><td>30 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scratches<\/td><td>10 %<\/td><td>5 %<\/td><td>5 %<\/td><td>30 %<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"adjustments\" data-summary=\"Color Hue, Color Balance, Brightness, Curves, Gradient Map, Black &amp; White and Invert.\"><h2>Colour adjustments<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Seven colour adjustments, each a layer of its own that changes the colours of everything under it.<\/p><p>Colour adjustment sliders have a colour track and a round knob in the colour under it. Drag, or tap the track to jump there; double-tap to reset.<\/p><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_hue\"><\/i><\/span>Color Hue<\/h3><p>Hue, saturation and brightness.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Hue<\/td><td>Shifts all hues, on a rainbow track.<\/td><td>\u2212180\u00b0 to 180\u00b0 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saturation<\/td><td>From grey to vivid.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to 100 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brightness<\/td><td>Darker or lighter.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to 100 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_balance\"><\/i><\/span>Color Balance<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Shadows, Midtones, Highlights<\/td><td>Which tones the three sliders below change. Each tone keeps its own values.<\/td><td>Shadows<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cyan \u2013 Red<\/td><td>Shifts the chosen tones between cyan and red.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to 100 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Magenta \u2013 Green<\/td><td>Shifts them between magenta and green.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to 100 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Yellow \u2013 Blue<\/td><td>Shifts them between yellow and blue.<\/td><td>\u2212100 to 100 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_bright\"><\/i><\/span>Brightness<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Exposure<\/td><td>The exposure, in fine steps of 0.01.<\/td><td>\u221220.00 to 20.00 \u00b7 0.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Offset<\/td><td>Lifts or lowers all tones.<\/td><td>\u221250 to 50 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gamma<\/td><td>Gamma correction, in steps of 0.01.<\/td><td>0.01\u20139.99 \u00b7 1.00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_curves\"><\/i><\/span>Curves<\/h3><ul><li>Chips choose the curve you edit: <b>Gamma<\/b>, <b>Red<\/b>, <b>Green<\/b> or <b>Blue<\/b>. The curve&#8217;s title shows the channel.<\/li><li>In the open curve pad, drag a point to move it, tap on the curve to add a point exactly on it, and double-tap a point to delete it. Two points always stay.<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_gradient\"><\/i><\/span>Gradient Map<\/h3><ul><li>Each gradient map is a card with its name and its gradient strip. The chosen map has an accent ring.<\/li><li><b>Tap a card<\/b> to use that map. <b>Tap the chosen card<\/b> again to edit it.<\/li><li><b>+<\/b>, at the top, makes a new map, puts it at the top of the list and opens it for editing.<\/li><li>While a map is edited, the + becomes an accent <b>Apply<\/b> button (a check) and a <b>Cancel<\/b> button (an X) appears. The map shows its colour points: drag a point to move it; drag a point up or down out of the strip to delete it, though two points always stay; tap the strip to add a point there, up to 8; tap a point to choose its colour in the colours window.<\/li><li><b>Options,<\/b> the two short lines at the card&#8217;s top right, offer <b>Duplicate<\/b>, plus <b>Delete<\/b> for your own maps or <b>Reset<\/b> for the built-in StylusX maps.<\/li><li>Leaving the page while a map is being edited keeps your changes.<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_bw\"><\/i><\/span>Black &amp; White<\/h3><p>Turns the picture grey, with control over how light each colour becomes.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Setting<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 reset to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Reds<\/td><td>How light the reds turn in grey.<\/td><td>\u221250 to 50 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Yellows<\/td><td>How light the yellows turn.<\/td><td>\u221250 to 50 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Greens<\/td><td>How light the greens turn.<\/td><td>\u221250 to 50 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cyans<\/td><td>How light the cyans turn.<\/td><td>\u221250 to 50 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blues<\/td><td>How light the blues turn.<\/td><td>\u221250 to 50 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Magentas<\/td><td>How light the magentas turn.<\/td><td>\u221250 to 50 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3 class=\"xh\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-menu_invert\"><\/i><\/span>Invert<\/h3><p>Inverts the colours. It has no settings, only the tiles at the top: hold to preview, Mask and Delete.<\/p><\/article><\/section>\n<section class=\"dx-stage\" data-stage=\"modes\" data-name=\"Modes\" data-desc=\"Select, Transform, Liquify and Drawing Assist change what the canvas does.\"><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"modes\" data-summary=\"One mode at a time, the tool windows, and switching between modes.\"><h2>How modes work<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Draw is where you paint. Select, Transform, Liquify and Drawing Assist change what the canvas does, and only one mode is on at a time.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Mode<\/th><th>Use it to<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-md_select\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/select\">Select<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Make selections to paint inside, copy, clear or turn into a mask.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-md_transform\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/transform\">Transform<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Move, scale, distort, warp, flip and rotate.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-md_liquify\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/liquify\">Liquify<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Push, swirl, pinch and expand the paint.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-md_assist\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/drawing-assist\">Drawing Assist<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Draw with 2D grids, symmetry, 3D perspective and patterns.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Switching<\/h3><ul><li>Tapping another mode first finishes the one that is on: liquify is applied, a transform is completed, select is turned off and an open assist editor is applied. Then the new mode starts.<\/li><li>If StylusX is still finishing the last switch, the new mode waits for it, up to about six seconds, and then starts by itself.<\/li><li>Tapping <b>Draw<\/b> always brings you back to drawing.<\/li><li>Gestures meant for drawing, such as the finger size and opacity drag, work only in Draw mode.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Tool windows<\/h3><p>Each mode except Liquify shows its options in a tool window. It opens on the side of the screen opposite the main window the moment you tap the mode. Drag it by its handle; it stays where you put it, and its place is remembered. Liquify keeps its own bar instead.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"select\" data-summary=\"Rectangle, ellipse, freehand and automatic selections, and what you can do with them.\"><h2>Select<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Tap <b>Select<\/b> on the modes bar. The tools bar stays, and the selection window opens. While Select is on, windows that don&#8217;t hold the Layers page are hidden.<\/p><h3>Add or subtract<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tile<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sx_sub\"><\/i><\/span><span>Subtract from Selection<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>New shapes cut away from the current selection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sx_add\"><\/i><\/span><span>Add to Selection<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>New shapes are added to the current selection.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Exactly one of the two is lit at a time.<\/p><h3>Selection type<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tile<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sx_rect\"><\/i><\/span><span>Rectangle<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Drag to select a rectangle. Shortcut <kbd>M<\/kbd>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sx_ellipse\"><\/i><\/span><span>Ellipse<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Drag to select an ellipse.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sx_free\"><\/i><\/span><span>Free Select<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Draw the outline freehand. Tap the small circle at the start point to close the shape. Shortcut <kbd>L<\/kbd>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sx_magic\"><\/i><\/span><span>Auto Select<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Tap a colour area to select it, like a magic wand. Shortcut <kbd>W<\/kbd>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-sx_all\"><\/i><\/span><span>Select All<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Selects the whole canvas at once. It is an action, not a type, so it never stays lit. Shortcut <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>A<\/kbd>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Exactly one of the four types is lit.<\/p><h3>Selection options<\/h3><p>These tiles show only while a selection exists.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tile<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-so_invert\"><\/i><\/span><span>Invert<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Swaps the selected and unselected areas. Shortcut <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>I<\/kbd>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-so_feather\"><\/i><\/span><span>Feather<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A switch. While it is on, a Feather slider row appears under the tiles and softens the selection&#8217;s edge.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-so_move\"><\/i><\/span><span>Move Selection<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A switch. While it is on, dragging moves the selection outline itself, not the pixels.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-so_deselect\"><\/i><\/span><span>Deselect<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Removes the selection, as one undo step. Shortcut <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>D<\/kbd>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-so_mask\"><\/i><\/span><span>Mask Select<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Turns the selection into the active layer&#8217;s mask, creating the mask or replacing the one it has. One undo step. It works only on a normal drawing layer and does nothing on the Background, a group or an adjustment.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-so_dup\"><\/i><\/span><span>Duplicate<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Copies the selected part of the layer into a new layer. One undo step. It works only on a normal drawing layer.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-so_clear\"><\/i><\/span><span>Clear<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Erases the pixels inside the selection on the active layer.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Auto Select tolerance<\/h3><p>The tolerance is set with the <a href=\"#\/pilot\">canvas pilot&#8217;s<\/a> slider and starts at 3 %. Right after an auto selection, moving the slider remakes the same selection live at the new tolerance. When you let go, the value is kept for later auto selections and remembered across restarts.<\/p><h3>Draw inside a selection<\/h3><p>Switch to Draw while a selection exists and the selection is kept: the brush paints only inside it. Two buttons appear beside the Select button on the modes bar:<\/p><ul><li><b>Reselect<\/b> goes back to editing the selection.<\/li><li><b>Cancel Selection<\/b> drops the selection and returns to normal drawing.<\/li><\/ul><p>Brush, Eraser, Smudge, Fill Color and Eye Drop work inside a kept selection, and Color Select keeps it too.<\/p><h3>Good to know<\/h3><ul><li>How strongly the area outside a selection is tinted is set in <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Advanced \u203a Selection Mask Visibility<\/span>.<\/li><li><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>T<\/kbd> transforms the selection. See <a href=\"#\/transform\">Transform<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"transform\" data-summary=\"Uniform, freeform, distort, perspective and warp, with flips, alignment and snapping.\"><h2>Transform<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Tap <b>Transform<\/b>. The windows and the tools bar slide away, a transform box appears around the active layer&#8217;s content, or around the selection, and the transform window opens.<\/p><h3>Transform type<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tile<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_free\"><\/i><\/span><span>Uniform<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Scales while keeping the proportions. This is the type every time Transform starts.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_uniform\"><\/i><\/span><span>Freeform<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Scales width and height independently.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_distort\"><\/i><\/span><span>Distort<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Moves each corner on its own.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_persp\"><\/i><\/span><span>Perspective<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Corner moves keep a perspective look.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_warp\"><\/i><\/span><span>Warp<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Shows a grid over the content. Drag any of its points, inside or on the edges, to bend the image smoothly.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>While Warp is on, a <b>Grid<\/b> slider sets the number of points per side, from 2 to 10, starting at 4. Each change of the grid size is one undo step. The grid is drawn with solid lines and white points at the same size on screen whatever the zoom, and the point you are dragging is filled.<\/p><h3>Actions<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tile<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_fliph\"><\/i><\/span><span>Flip Horizontal<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Mirrors the content left to right. Only the content flips; the handles stay where they are.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_flipv\"><\/i><\/span><span>Flip Vertical<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Mirrors the content top to bottom.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_alignh\"><\/i><\/span><span>Align Horizontally<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Centres the content horizontally on the canvas.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_alignv\"><\/i><\/span><span>Align Vertically<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Centres the content vertically on the canvas.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_snap\"><\/i><\/span><span>Snap<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A switch, on by default. Edges and the centre snap to guide lines and other content while you drag.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_rot45\"><\/i><\/span><span>Rotate 45\u00b0<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Turns the content by 45\u00b0.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tr_rotate\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reset<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Undoes all of this session&#8217;s transform changes with a short animation. It also clears flips and ends a warp, returning to Freeform.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Handles and gestures<\/h3><ul><li>Drag the box handles to scale or distort. Drag inside the box to move.<\/li><li>The <b>rotation handle<\/b> is a circle just above the top middle handle, with a white rotate icon and no connecting line. It grows when you hover it. While you rotate, the angle snaps to the nearest 90\u00b0 when it comes within 1.5\u00b0 of it.<\/li><li><b>Two fingers placed inside the box<\/b> move, scale and rotate the content together. Two fingers placed outside the box move the canvas as usual.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Apply and undo<\/h3><ul><li>The transform is applied when you leave the mode, by tapping Draw or another mode. A transform where nothing changed leaves no undo step.<\/li><li>Inside Transform, undo and redo first step back through the transform&#8217;s own changes. When those run out, the next undo completes the transform, undoes the step before it and turns Transform back on, with its window as it was. The undo buttons, the keyboard and finger taps all work this way.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Shortcuts<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Free Transform<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>T<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Perspective Transform<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>T<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Transform Selection<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>T<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>You can also start a temporary layer transform by holding a finger on the canvas; see <a href=\"#\/touch-settings\">Touch settings<\/a>.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"liquify\" data-summary=\"Push, swirl, pinch and expand the paint, and reconstruct it.\"><h2>Liquify<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Tap <b>Liquify<\/b>. The tools bar turns into the liquify bar. Only the Layers page stays available: the Brushes window goes back to the Layers page. The Liquify settings window is fixed at the top right.<\/p><h3>The liquify bar<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Button<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-lq_gear\"><\/i><\/span><span>Additional Settings<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The gear. Opens or closes the liquify settings window.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-lq_push\"><\/i><\/span><span>Push<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Drags the pixels along with your stroke.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-lq_twr\"><\/i><\/span><span>Swirl Left<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Twists the pixels under the brush in one direction.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-lq_twl\"><\/i><\/span><span>Swirl Right<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Twists them the other way.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-lq_sink\"><\/i><\/span><span>Sink<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Pinches the pixels toward the centre of the brush.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-lq_expand\"><\/i><\/span><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Pushes the pixels outward from the centre of the brush.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>You can liquify with the pen, the mouse or a finger. A finger drag starts after a small movement. The effect stops exactly where you lift.<\/p><h3>The liquify settings window<\/h3><ul><li><b>Reconstruct<\/b> is a switch. While it is on, the brush paints the original picture back in.<\/li><li><b>Reset<\/b> brings back the whole picture as it was when Liquify started, with a short animation. It is an undo step of its own.<\/li><\/ul><p>Each slider row has its own reset button, which returns it to its default.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Slider<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Size<\/td><td>Brush size.<\/td><td>13 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Strength<\/td><td>The overall amount of the whole liquify result. Changing it updates the picture live, and each drag of the slider is one undo step.<\/td><td>100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Intensity<\/td><td>How strong each brush pass is.<\/td><td>100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pressure<\/td><td>How much pen pressure scales the intensity.<\/td><td>54 %<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>How it works<\/h3><ul><li>There are no Apply or Cancel buttons. Everything is applied when you leave Liquify through the modes bar.<\/li><li><b>Liquify stays on when the layer changes.<\/b> If you add or pick another layer, liquify is applied to the old layer and turned back on, on the new one. It stays on until you leave it, start another mode or close the artwork.<\/li><li><b>One undo history.<\/b> Inside Liquify, undo first steps back through liquify strokes. When those run out, the next undo applies liquify (an untouched session leaves no undo step), undoes the step before it and turns Liquify back on. Redo works the same way.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"drawing-assist\" data-summary=\"Turn guides on and off, and the 2D grid.\"><h2>Drawing Assist<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Tap <b>Drawing Assist<\/b>. The tools bar slides away and the assist window opens. Its first block always shows the four kinds of guide.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Kind<\/th><th>What it is<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_grid\"><\/i><\/span><span>2D Assistant<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A 2D guide grid.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_sym\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/symmetry\">Symmetry<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Mirror symmetry.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_3d\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/assist-3d\">3D Assistant<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A 3D perspective grid.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_pattern\"><\/i><\/span><span><a href=\"#\/pattern\">Pattern<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The canvas as one tile of an endless repeating pattern.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Tapping a kind only shows its window. Nothing turns on by itself.<\/p><h3>Activate, Done, Turn Off<\/h3><ul><li>While a kind is off, its window shows only the kinds and one button, <b>Activate<\/b>. Activate turns the kind on with the type and values you used last, and its settings appear.<\/li><li>While a kind is on, two buttons appear. <b>Done<\/b> keeps the guide as you see it and takes you back to Draw. <b>Turn Off<\/b> switches the guide off and keeps you in the assist window.<\/li><li>The 2D grid and the 3D grid are never on together: activating one turns the other off. Symmetry and Pattern can be combined with either grid.<\/li><\/ul><h3>How it works<\/h3><ul><li>There is no Apply button. The guide is kept exactly as you see it when you tap Done, leave the mode or switch to another kind.<\/li><li>The values you last set for each kind are remembered across restarts.<\/li><li>While the assist window is set up, the pen and mouse draw nothing, and no brush cursor is shown.<\/li><li>Fingers can still pinch to zoom, move and rotate the canvas. A single finger draws nothing here.<\/li><li>Reference windows are hidden while Drawing Assist is on.<\/li><li>Perfect Shape doesn&#8217;t run while a guide is on, and Reshape Stroke isn&#8217;t available with guides.<\/li><\/ul><h3>2D Assistant<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Control<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_t_grid\"><\/i><\/span><span>Grid, Isometric, Points<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The grid type: square lines, isometric lines or a grid of dots. The lit tile is the type in use.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_t_eye\"><\/i><\/span><span>Show \/ Hide<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The eye. Shows or hides the guide.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_t_snap\"><\/i><\/span><span>Snap<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Strokes follow the grid lines.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_o_move\"><\/i><\/span><span>Move<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A drag on the screen moves the grid. On by default when the editor opens.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_t_rot\"><\/i><\/span><span>Rotate<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A drag on the screen rotates the grid.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_o_reset\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reset<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Resets the grid&#8217;s settings.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity<\/td><td>A slider. How visible the grid is.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quantity<\/td><td>A slider. How dense the grid is.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Exactly one of Move and Rotate is always on. Show \/ Hide and Snap only work on a guide that is on.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"symmetry\" data-summary=\"Mirror your strokes across 1 to 12 lines.\"><h2>Symmetry<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Mirror every stroke across up to twelve lines. Open it from the Drawing Assist window and tap Activate.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Control<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_t_eye\"><\/i><\/span><span>Show \/ Hide<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The eye. Shows or hides the symmetry guide lines.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_o_reset\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reset<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Resets the symmetry settings.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_o_radial\"><\/i><\/span><span>Lines<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A slider. The number of symmetry lines, from 1 to 12, starting at 1.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity<\/td><td>A slider. How visible the guide lines are.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>How the line count works<\/h3><ul><li><b>1, 2 and 4 lines<\/b> use the classic symmetry modes: Line, Quadrant and Radial.<\/li><li><b>Every other count<\/b> repeats each brush stamp into all the mirrored sections that fall inside the canvas.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Limits with other counts<\/b><ul><li>Dual brushes aren&#8217;t mirrored.<\/li><li>The Smudge brush may blend colours slightly between sections.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"assist-3d\" data-summary=\"A 3D perspective grid with sky and floor planes and a camera.\"><h2>3D Assistant<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">A 3D perspective grid to draw in. Open it from the Drawing Assist window and tap Activate.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Control<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_t_eye\"><\/i><\/span><span>Show \/ Hide<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The eye. Shows or hides the 3D grid.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_t_snap\"><\/i><\/span><span>Snap<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Strokes follow the perspective lines.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_o_reset\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reset<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Resets the 3D grid.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sky, Floor<\/td><td>Switch the sky plane and the floor plane on or off.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_o_cam\"><\/i><\/span><span>Camera<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Camera mode: drags move the 3D view.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_o_canvas\"><\/i><\/span><span>Canvas<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Canvas mode.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-as_o_lock\"><\/i><\/span><span>Lock<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Locks the camera.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity<\/td><td>A slider. How visible the grid is.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Distance<\/td><td>A slider. The distance setting of the perspective grid.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quantity<\/td><td>A slider. How dense the grid is.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>While you edit the camera, the <a href=\"#\/pilot\">canvas pilot<\/a> drives it: the knob moves it, the ring zooms and a double tap resets it.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"pattern\" data-summary=\"Draw seamless repeating tiles across the canvas edges.\"><h2>Pattern<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">While Pattern is on, the canvas repeats around itself as live copies, and you can draw across its edges. Open it from the Drawing Assist window and tap Activate.<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Control<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pt_grid\"><\/i><\/span><span>Grid, Brick by Rows, Brick by Columns<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The tile layout.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pt_both\"><\/i><\/span><span>Repeat Both Ways, Repeat Across Only, Repeat Down Only<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The direction of the repeat.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pt_wrap\"><\/i><\/span><span>Draw Across Edges<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A switch. A stroke near an edge is also painted where it comes back in on the opposite side.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tiles Shown<\/td><td>How many copies are shown per side.<\/td><td>3, 5 or 7 \u00b7 3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Copies Opacity<\/td><td>The opacity of the copies.<\/td><td>10\u2013100 % \u00b7 100 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tile Border<\/td><td>How visible the border lines between tiles are.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 35 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brick Offset<\/td><td>The shift of each brick row or column. Shown only for the brick layouts.<\/td><td>0\u2013100 % \u00b7 50 %<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div class=\"dx-how\"><b>Good to know<\/b><ul><li>Fill Color and Eye Drop on a copy act on the matching spot of the canvas.<\/li><li>Smudge-type brushes and dual brushes don&#8217;t wrap across the edges.<\/li><li>The pattern settings are saved inside the artwork file.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><\/section>\n<section class=\"dx-stage\" data-stage=\"colour\" data-name=\"Colour\" data-desc=\"The colour wheel, sliders, palettes and colour history.\"><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"colours\" data-summary=\"The colour pilot: the disk, the hue arc, the sliders and the colour box.\"><h2>The colour pilot<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The colour pilot takes the place of the Colours window. It is a round controller like the canvas pilot, and by default it sits at the top left.<\/p><p>The old Colours window doesn&#8217;t open in the new interface.<\/p><h3>Face 1: the colour disk<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Part<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Disk<\/td><td>Drag on it to pick saturation and brightness. Tap it to open the colour box.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hue arc<\/td><td>The curved rainbow slider around the disk. Drag it to change the hue.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Knobs<\/td><td>While you drag, a knob grows into a loupe: the old colour is shown around the edge and the new colour inside.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sun lock (luminosity lock)<\/td><td>Tap the hue knob without moving it to turn the lock on or off. While it&#8217;s on, a sun shows in the knob, white on dark colours and black on light ones. Changing the hue then keeps the brightness. It works in the hue mode only.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>History beads<\/td><td>The newest colours you used, as small circles around the ring, on both faces. Tap one to use it. On the sides and in the middle of the screen there are 8, centred in the room between the handle and the arc. In a corner there are 6, on one side of the handle.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Face 2: sliders<\/h3><ul><li>Tap the handle to switch between the disk and the sliders.<\/li><li>The sliders face has arc sliders for HSB, RGB or CMYK. Tap the middle circle to cycle through them.<\/li><li>Drag the handle to move the pilot. It has the same magnet as the canvas pilot.<\/li><li>The arcs turn with the screen zone, so they always face the inside of the screen.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The colour box<\/h3><p>Tap the disk to open the colour box. It opens to the width of the windows and sits above everything. From top to bottom:<\/p><ol class=\"dx-steps\"><li>The square, with a hue bar under it. Tapping the hue bar&#8217;s knob also toggles the sun lock.<\/li><li>Two colours side by side, primary and secondary. The active one is bigger; tap the other one to make it active.<\/li><li>The hex pill. Tap the icon to copy the code. Tap the code to paste, or long press the pill.<\/li><li>The colour mode button, beside the hex pill. It opens the colour mode list: hue, saturation, green and so on.<\/li><li>Recent: your last 16 colours in one row. Swipe the row sideways to see them all. Long press it for Delete color history.<\/li><li>Palettes, with a + menu: Create New Palette, Extract Color From Image, Import Palette. Each palette is a card with its name and an options button. Only the palette cards scroll; the two colours, Recent and the Palettes row stay fixed.<\/li><\/ol><h3>Where the box opens<\/h3><ul><li>When the pilot is in the upper half of the screen, the box opens downward.<\/li><li>In the lower half, it opens upward and the order is reversed: the box sits by the pilot, and Recent and the palettes go above it.<\/li><li>A tap on the canvas closes the box without drawing. A drag closes it and draws.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"palettes\" data-summary=\"Palette cards, pinning, reordering and editing, your two colours and the floating colours window.\"><h2>Palettes<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Keep your colours in palettes in the colour box, pin the ones you use most, and switch between your two colours.<\/p><h3>Palette cards<\/h3><ul><li><b>Options menu:<\/b> Edit, Rename, Pin to Top or Unpin, Duplicate, Export, Delete.<\/li><li><b>Pinned palettes<\/b> move to the top and show a pin icon to the left of their name. You can pin several. Unpin puts a palette right under the pinned ones.<\/li><li><b>Reorder:<\/b> long press a card, then drag it. A pinned card moves only among the pinned ones, and an unpinned card only below them. Hold the card near the top or bottom edge and the list scrolls.<\/li><li><b>Hover and press:<\/b> a palette colour widens under the mouse or pen, and a Recent square grows.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Icon<\/th><th>What it means<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pin_palette\"><\/i><\/span><span>Pin<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The palette is pinned to the top.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Edit a palette<\/h3><ul><li>Tap a colour to remove it.<\/li><li>The + tile adds the current colour. It shows only in edit mode, up to 10 colours.<\/li><li>Done and Cancel are at the top right of the card.<\/li><li>Only one palette can be in edit mode at a time.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Your two colours<\/h3><p>The primary and secondary colours show side by side in the colour box. Tap the other one to make it the active colour, or press <kbd>X<\/kbd> to swap them. The secondary colour is also used by gradients, Stroke Secondary Color and the secondary colour curves of a brush.<\/p><h3>The floating colours window<\/h3><p>Tapping the Background layer&#8217;s preview, a gradient map point, the onion skin colour, or a Shadow or Stroke Outline colour opens the same Colours page in a small window of its own, beside what it belongs to. It edits that item&#8217;s colour. A tap outside it closes it; a drag on the canvas still draws.<\/p><\/article><\/section>\n<section class=\"dx-stage\" data-stage=\"animate\" data-name=\"Animation &amp; recording\" data-desc=\"Animate frame by frame, and record a video of your painting.\"><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"animation\" data-summary=\"Turning animation on and off, how frames work with your layers, and the timeline and its controls.\"><h2>The animation timeline<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Animation mode is turned on and off from the modes bar, through Settings.<\/p><h3>Turning animation on<\/h3><ol><li>Tap <b>Settings<\/b> on the modes bar. The icons on the bar change, and the settings icons appear in their place.<\/li><li>Tap <b>Animation<\/b>, the icon at the far left of the bar. Animation turns on, and the Settings window closes.<\/li><li>To turn animation off, open Settings the same way and tap <b>Animation<\/b> again.<\/li><\/ol><p>Whether animation is on is remembered across restarts.<\/p><h3>Frames are your layers<\/h3><p>The animation has no separate drawings of its own: the frames are your layers. Every top-level row of the Layers window becomes one frame, read from the bottom up.<\/p><ul><li><b>A single layer<\/b> is a frame with one drawing.<\/li><li><b>A group<\/b> is a frame made of several layers, so you can paint one frame on many layers, such as line art, colour and shading.<\/li><li><b>The Background<\/b> is never a frame. It stays behind every frame.<\/li><li><b>A top-level adjustment layer<\/b> isn&#8217;t a frame either. It colours every frame.<\/li><\/ul><h3>What you see while animating<\/h3><ul><li><b>The Layers window shows only the active frame.<\/b> For a group frame, its layers appear flat from the top, without the group&#8217;s header row, so the window feels like &#8220;this frame&#8217;s layers&#8221;. Dragging a layer inside the window keeps it inside the frame.<\/li><li><b>+ in the Layers window<\/b> adds a layer into the active frame. A one-layer frame turns into a group of two.<\/li><li><b>The canvas shows only the active frame,<\/b> plus the Background, top-level adjustments and any frame set to In every frame.<\/li><li><b>The other frames are hidden quietly.<\/b> The hiding adds nothing to undo and doesn&#8217;t interrupt your drawing. Each layer&#8217;s own eye setting is remembered, and the eye on a row always shows that setting, not the temporary hiding.<\/li><li><b>Choosing another frame,<\/b> by tapping its card, swaps what you see in the Layers window and on the canvas at once.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Editing a frame is editing layers<\/h3><ul><li>Reordering cards reorders the layers and groups themselves, and renaming a frame renames its layer or group. Duplicate, Clear and Delete frame act on that layer or group.<\/li><li>Whatever you draw, mask, clip, blend or add effects to inside a frame is ordinary layer work. Playback and export show each frame with its effects, adjustments, masks, clipping and blend modes.<\/li><li>Saving while animating is safe. StylusX remembers, for each artwork, which frames it hid, so a file saved with animation on opens the right way. Holds and In every frame are remembered for each artwork too.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-tip\"><b>Turn any layered drawing into an animation<\/b><p>Because frames are layers, an existing layered drawing can become an animation at any time, with each layer or group as a frame. And an animation can go back to being a normal layered file just as easily.<\/p><\/div><h3>The timeline bar<\/h3><p>While Animation is on, a timeline appears at the bottom of the screen and the other bars move up above it. Windows keep clear of it, the way they keep clear of a bar.<\/p><ul><li><b>Frame cards.<\/b> Each frame is a card with a preview and its name at the bottom left. The active frame has an accent border. A frame with a hold longer than 1 shows &#8220;\u00d7N&#8221; and is drawn slightly wider. When there are more cards than fit, they scroll sideways with a drag or the mouse wheel.<\/li><li><b>Choosing a frame.<\/b> Tap a card to make it the active frame.<\/li><li><b>Reordering.<\/b> Long-press a card, for about 0.4 seconds, to lift it, then drag it sideways and drop it in a new place.<\/li><li><b>Adding.<\/b> <b>+<\/b> on the bar adds a new frame: a new layer above the active frame. Quick repeated taps are queued, and all of them are added.<\/li><li>The timeline strip is 25 % bigger.<\/li><li><b>Hold and fps sliders:<\/b> a tap puts the value under your finger, and a drag changes it relative to where you started. The further your hand moves from the slider, the finer the change.<\/li><\/ul><h3>The strip above the cards<\/h3><p>From left to right:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Control<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_copy\"><\/i><\/span><span>Duplicate frame<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Copies the active frame.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tb_lock\"><\/i><\/span><span>In every frame<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A switch. This frame shows with every frame: as a fixed backdrop if it is below the others, or as an overlay if it is above them. It isn&#8217;t played as a frame of its own and is never an onion skin. Its name pill turns accent.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_pen\"><\/i><\/span><span>Rename frame<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Type a new name on the card. This renames the layer or group.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_eraser\"><\/i><\/span><span>Clear frame<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Empties the frame&#8217;s layers.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-pop_trash\"><\/i><\/span><span>Delete frame<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Deletes the frame. The last drawing layer can&#8217;t be removed, and &#8220;The last frame stays&#8221; is shown.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hold (frames)<\/td><td>How many ticks the active frame stays on screen.<\/td><td>1\u201324 \u00b7 1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Playback<\/td><td>Opens the list of playback modes.<\/td><td>Loop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Onion skin<\/td><td>Opens the onion skin card. The icon turns purple while it is on. See <a href=\"#\/onion-export\">Onion skin and export<\/a>.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Speed (frames \/ s)<\/td><td>The playback speed.<\/td><td>1\u201360 \u00b7 7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_play\"><\/i><\/span><span>Play, Stop<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Plays the animation on the canvas.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-tl_plus\"><\/i><\/span><span>New Frame (Layer)<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>The + button.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>When the bar is narrow, the empty space goes first, then the three pills shrink, to 75 % at most, and then the whole strip scales down.<\/p><h3>Playback modes<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Mode<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Once<\/td><td>Plays one time and stops on the last frame.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Loop<\/td><td>Plays from the start again after the last frame.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ping-pong<\/td><td>Plays forwards, then backwards, and repeats.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reverse<\/td><td>Plays backwards and loops.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Turning animation off<\/h3><p>Tap <b>Settings<\/b> on the modes bar, then <b>Animation<\/b> at the far left of the bar again.<\/p><ul><li><b>Playback stops,<\/b> and the timeline bar, its settings card and the frame options close.<\/li><li><b>Every frame comes back exactly as it was.<\/b> Each layer and group gets back its own visibility, the eye you set, so the canvas shows all your layers stacked as ordinary layers again. Nothing stays hidden behind your back.<\/li><li><b>The Layers window shows the whole stack again,<\/b> with groups as normal groups and their header rows.<\/li><li><b>Nothing is deleted or merged.<\/b> The frames simply go back to being layers. Turn animation on again and the same layers are the frames again, in the same order, with their holds and In every frame choices.<\/li><li>The onion skin disappears, and its settings are kept.<\/li><li>An undo after leaving the timeline can&#8217;t leave a frame hidden: StylusX guards the frames&#8217; visibility.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"onion-export\" data-summary=\"See earlier frames while you draw, and export GIF or MP4.\"><h2>Onion skin and export<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Onion skin shows earlier frames faintly behind the one you draw. When the animation is ready, export it as a GIF or an MP4.<\/p><h3>The onion skin card<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Onion skin (frames back)<\/td><td>How many earlier frames are shown faintly behind the active one. 0 turns it off.<\/td><td>0\u20136 \u00b7 0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Onion skin colour<\/td><td>The silhouette colour, picked in the floating colours window.<\/td><td>The accent colour<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Onion skin opacity<\/td><td>The opacity of the nearest earlier frame; frames further back are fainter.<\/td><td>10\u2013100 % \u00b7 45 %<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>The onion skin is drawn under your drawing, hidden wherever the current frame already has paint, from your first touch.<\/p><h3>How playback works<\/h3><ul><li>Playback frames are prepared (&#8220;Preparing frames\u2026&#8221;) at up to 2048 px on the long side. A frame is prepared again only after it changes.<\/li><li>Effects, adjustments, masks, clipping and blend modes are all included.<\/li><li>Playback speed, playback mode, the onion skin settings and whether animation is on are remembered for StylusX. Holds, In every frame and the frames hidden by the timeline are remembered for each artwork.<\/li><li>If you leave the timeline and then undo, layers aren&#8217;t left hidden: the frames&#8217; visibility is guarded.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Export<\/h3><p>In <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Save &amp; Export<\/span>, choose <b>Animation GIF<\/b> or <b>Animation MP4<\/b>. A save dialog opens. Then:<\/p><ul><li>Frames are rendered at up to 4096 px on the long side.<\/li><li>They follow the playback mode: Ping-pong adds the way back, and Reverse plays backwards.<\/li><li>Each frame is repeated for its hold.<\/li><li>The file plays at the timeline&#8217;s speed. A GIF loops forever.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Messages you may see<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Message<\/th><th>When it appears<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Turn the animation on first<\/td><td>Animation is off.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No frames<\/td><td>There is nothing to export.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FFmpeg was not found<\/td><td>The video encoder is missing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No video encoder<\/td><td>MP4 only: no encoder is available.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Exporting\u2026, Saved, Export failed<\/td><td>During and after the export.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"recording\" data-summary=\"Record a video of your painting and export it in full or as a short clip.\"><h2>Recording<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Recording captures a video of your work while you paint, separately for each artwork.<\/p><p>Start or stop it with the <b>Recording<\/b> switch in <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Recording<\/span>, or with the Recording button on the settings bar.<\/p><ul><li>If no video encoder is available, the switch is greyed out and a message tells you recording can\u2019t start.<\/li><li>The video is recorded at about 28.7 frames per second, at up to about 2 megapixels per frame.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Recording settings<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Range \u00b7 default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-st_tlrec\"><\/i><\/span><span>Recording<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Turns recording on or off for this artwork.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Duration<\/td><td>How long the recorded video is so far. Read-only, and greyed while nothing is recorded.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Export Full Video<\/td><td>Saves the whole recording as an MP4 named after the artwork.<\/td><td>Needs a recording<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Short Video Length<\/td><td>The target length of the short video.<\/td><td>20\u201360 s \u00b7 25 s, remembered<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Export Short Video<\/td><td>Saves an MP4 sped up to the chosen length, named after the artwork and the video\u2019s length in seconds. A recording shorter than that is exported at its own speed, never slowed down.<\/td><td>Usable once 20 s or more are recorded<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delete Recording<\/td><td>In red. Deletes the recording. If recording was on, it carries on from zero.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Project: Tracked Time<\/td><td>The total time spent on this artwork. Read-only.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Project: Number of Layers<\/td><td>The layer count. Read-only.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Exports show a progress bar, and the interface waits until they finish.<\/p><\/article><\/section>\n<section class=\"dx-stage\" data-stage=\"settings\" data-name=\"Settings &amp; shortcuts\" data-desc=\"Every setting, every default shortcut, and every touch, pen and mouse gesture.\"><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"settings\" data-summary=\"Open and close Settings, its sections, and the Canvas section.\"><h2>The Settings window<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Tap <b>Settings<\/b> on the modes bar. The bar turns into the settings bar and the Settings window opens above it: below it when the bar is at the top, or beside it when the bar stands upright on a side edge.<\/p><ul><li>The section buttons are a column on the left, and the open section&#8217;s content is on the right.<\/li><li>The window opens on the section you used last.<\/li><li>To close it, tap anywhere outside it (a tap on the canvas closes it, while a drag still draws), tap Settings again, or press <kbd>Esc<\/kbd>.<\/li><li>Hovering a section button or an icon tile shows its name.<\/li><\/ul><p>The settings bar&#8217;s own buttons are described in <a href=\"#\/canvas-screen\">The canvas screen<\/a>.<\/p><h3>Sections<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Section<\/th><th>What it holds<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-nv_canvas\"><\/i><\/span><span>Canvas<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Canvas actions and the artwork&#8217;s information. Below.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-nv_touch\"><\/i><\/span><span>Touch<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Finger actions. See <a href=\"#\/touch-settings\">Touch settings<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-nv_iface\"><\/i><\/span><span>Interface<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Theme, glass, language and more. See <a href=\"#\/interface-advanced\">Interface and Advanced<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-nv_adv\"><\/i><\/span><span>Advanced<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Undo hold, messages, keyboards, input device and cursor.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-nv_tl\"><\/i><\/span><span>Recording<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Recording your painting. See <a href=\"#\/recording\">Recording<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-nv_save\"><\/i><\/span><span>Save &amp; Export<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Saving and exporting. See <a href=\"#\/save-help\">Save, export and help<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-nv_help\"><\/i><\/span><span>Help<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Updates, crash reports, support and About.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-st_full\"><\/i><\/span><span>Full Screen<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A button above Exit. Switches between full screen and a window.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-nv_exit\"><\/i><\/span><span>Exit<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Not a page. It closes the window and asks to quit StylusX.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Canvas: tiles<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Tile<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_crop\"><\/i><\/span><span>Crop &amp; Resize<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Closes the window and opens the crop bar. Shortcut <kbd>C<\/kbd>. See <a href=\"#\/crop\">Crop and resize<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_fliph\"><\/i><\/span><span>Flip Horizontal<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Flips the canvas view horizontally.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_flipv\"><\/i><\/span><span>Flip Vertical<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Flips the canvas view vertically.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_real\"><\/i><\/span><span>Zoom to Real Size<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Shows the canvas at 100 %.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-cv_reset\"><\/i><\/span><span>Reset Position<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Returns the canvas to its default position.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Canvas: artwork information<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Created by<\/td><td>The author&#8217;s name. Editable; it shows &#8220;Unknown&#8221; when empty.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wide, High<\/td><td>The canvas size. Read-only.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dpi<\/td><td>The resolution. Editable when allowed.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Color Mode<\/td><td>RGB or CMYK. Read-only.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Color Profile<\/td><td>The colour profile. Read-only.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Save Changes<\/td><td>An accent button that appears only after you edit Created by or Dpi.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>A row of action tiles follows: Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy and Paste.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"touch-settings\" data-summary=\"What one finger does: draw, erase, smudge or change the brush, plus hold and double tap.\"><h2>Touch settings<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Choose what a single finger does on the canvas. If your screen has no touch support, this section reads &#8220;Your screen doesn&#8217;t support touch&#8221;.<\/p><h3>Finger Action<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Finger Action<\/td><td>A switch. Turns on a special action for a single finger on the canvas.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Action<\/td><td>A list, usable only while the switch is on.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>The options of <b>Action<\/b>:<\/p><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Option<\/th><th>What a one-finger drag does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Draw<\/td><td>Paints.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Erase<\/td><td>Erases.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Smudge<\/td><td>Smudges.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brush Size &amp; Opacity<\/td><td>Changes the brush instead of painting. Right or left changes the size (right is bigger); up or down changes the opacity (up is more opaque). The first 10 px or so of movement decide which. A preview shows the value as it changes. It works in Draw mode only; in other modes the drag changes nothing.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>On the very first start, Finger Action is on with <b>Brush Size &amp; Opacity<\/b>. See <a href=\"#\/finger-pen\">Fingers and pen<\/a>.<\/p><h3>Finger Hold<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Finger Hold<\/td><td>A switch. Holding one finger still on the canvas triggers an action.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hold Delay<\/td><td>A slider. How long to hold, in seconds.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Action<\/td><td><b>Color Pick<\/b> picks the colour under the finger. <b>Transform Layer<\/b> starts a temporary transform of the layer.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Finger Hold does nothing while Fill Color is on, or while a window that blocks the canvas is open.<\/p><h3>Double Tap<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Double Tap<\/td><td>A switch. A quick double tap with one finger triggers an action.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Action<\/td><td><b>Canvas Menu<\/b>, which brings the ring of circles to your finger (see <a href=\"#\/canvas-menu\">Canvas Menu<\/a>), <b>Hide UI<\/b>, or <b>Flip Canvas Horizontally<\/b>, which flips the view. Canvas Menu is the default for new users.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>A double tap means two taps within 0.2 seconds, very close together.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"interface-advanced\" data-summary=\"Theme, Adaptive Glass, language, tool tips, the cursor, keyboards and the pen driver.\"><h2>Interface and Advanced settings<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">The Interface section changes how StylusX looks. The Advanced section fine-tunes how it responds.<\/p><h3>Interface<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><th>Options \u00b7 default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Theme<\/td><td>The app&#8217;s colour theme. Every part of the interface, the gallery and the create window follow it.<\/td><td>Light, Dark<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Adaptive Glass<\/td><td>A frosted, milky glass look for the windows, the bars, the pilots, the menus and pop-ups. It sits under Theme.<\/td><td>Off, remembered<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>The app&#8217;s language.<\/td><td>StylusX&#8217;s languages<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tool Tips<\/td><td>Names shown after hovering an icon with the mouse or pen for 0.4 seconds.<\/td><td>On<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Background Grid<\/td><td>The dotted grid on the board behind the canvas.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stylus Navigator<\/td><td>Shows the <a href=\"#\/pilot\">canvas pilot<\/a>.<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Adaptive Glass<\/h3><ul><li><b>The look:<\/b> soft frosted, milky glass in both the light and the dark theme, with a wide blur, a light milk tint and a very fine grain.<\/li><li><b>Active items:<\/b> buttons and selected or hovered items show as a brighter pane of glass. The accent colour stays on their icons and text.<\/li><li><b>Pattern mode:<\/b> the glass also blurs the pattern copies around the canvas, not only the canvas itself.<\/li><li><b>Cost:<\/b> with the switch off, the glass costs nothing.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Interface Layout<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Reset Layout to Default<\/td><td>Tools bar at the top centre, modes bar at the bottom, colour pilot at the top left, canvas pilot at the bottom left, layers at the top right with the brushes under them, all open. This is also the first-start layout.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Save Current Layout<\/td><td>Saves the bars, both pilots and every window (its pages, place, fold, put away) as Custom Layout 1, 2 \u2026 You can keep up to 10.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A saved layout<\/td><td>Tap it to apply it. The pen renames it. Tap the bin, then tap again within 2.5 seconds to delete it.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Advanced<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Undo \/ Redo Hold Delay<\/td><td>When you hold Undo or Redo (the button, the shortcut, or two or three fingers), the step repeats at this interval.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Selection Mask Visibility<\/td><td>How strongly the area outside a selection is shown, in percent.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Actions Messages<\/td><td>Short messages after actions such as undo. On by default.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>On-Screen Keyboard<\/td><td>Shows an on-screen keyboard for text fields. On by default when the device supports touch.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Numpad<\/td><td>Shows the number pad when you tap a value.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-nv_adv\"><\/i><\/span><span>Keyboard Shortcuts<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>Opens the shortcuts page. See <a href=\"#\/shortcuts\">Keyboard shortcuts<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Input Device<\/td><td>The pen driver. The first option is the default Windows pen input; the second is WinTab.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pressure Curve<\/td><td>A curve editor that opens in place. Drag a point or the line to change the curve, and double tap a point to remove it. Reset is beside the arrow.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tilt Curve<\/td><td>The same editor for tilt. It applies to every brush, and a straight line changes nothing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div class=\"xr\"><span class=\"xi\"><i class=\"xi-nv_cursor\"><\/i><\/span><span>Show Cursor<\/span><\/div><\/td><td>A switch for the brush cursor.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Show<\/td><td>While Drawing, While Hovering, or While Hovering &amp; Drawing. Usable only when Show Cursor is on.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cursor Like Brush Shape<\/td><td>Draws the cursor in the brush&#8217;s shape.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Style<\/td><td>Stamp Shape or Contour Shape. Usable only when both switches above are on.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"save-help\" data-summary=\"Save and Save As, every export format, and the Help section.\"><h2>Save, export and help<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Save your artwork, export it in the format you need, and get help.<\/p><h3>Save &amp; Export<\/h3><ul><li><b>Save<\/b> saves the artwork. The first time, it asks where. Shortcut <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>S<\/kbd>.<\/li><li><b>Save As<\/b> saves a copy under a new name or place. Shortcut <kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>S<\/kbd>.<\/li><li><b>Export<\/b> to any of these formats:<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dx-chips\"><span>PNG<\/span><span>JPG<\/span><span>Adobe\u00ae Photoshop\u00ae PSD<\/span><span>PDF<\/span><span>GIF<\/span><span>TIFF<\/span><span>WEBP<\/span><span>Animation GIF<\/span><span>Animation MP4<\/span><\/div><p>Animation GIF and Animation MP4 are explained in <a href=\"#\/onion-export\">Onion skin and export<\/a>. Recordings are exported from <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Recording<\/span>.<\/p><h3>Help<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Row<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Check for Updates<\/td><td>Opens StylusX in the Microsoft Store. Its status reads Checking\u2026, Up to Date or Update Available.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Send Crash Reports Automatically<\/td><td>Sends crash reports without asking. Your choice from the welcome card is kept here. See <a href=\"#\/first-start\">Opening StylusX<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Report an Issue<\/td><td>Opens the issue report.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leave a Review<\/td><td>Opens the StylusX page on the Microsoft Store.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Get Help &amp; Support<\/td><td>Opens this support website.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>About StylusX<\/td><td>Closes the window and shows the About screen.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Found a problem? You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/support.stylusx.com\/report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report it here<\/a>.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"shortcuts\" data-summary=\"Change shortcuts, and every default key.\"><h2>Keyboard shortcuts<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Every default shortcut in StylusX. All of them can be changed, except the mouse rows.<\/p><h3>Change a shortcut<\/h3><p>Open <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Advanced \u203a Keyboard Shortcuts<\/span>.<\/p><ul><li><b>Back<\/b> and <b>Reset Defaults<\/b> are at the top; <b>Apply<\/b> and <b>Cancel<\/b> at the bottom.<\/li><li>To change a shortcut, tap its row and press the new keys. Modifier keys can be combined with <b>one<\/b> other key. Caps Lock, the Windows key and the menu key can&#8217;t be used.<\/li><li>Tap the row again to cancel the edit.<\/li><li>If the keys are already used, &#8220;This shortcut is already assigned&#8221; offers <b>Replace<\/b>, which takes the shortcut from the other command, or <b>Cancel<\/b>.<\/li><li>Changes take effect only after <b>Apply<\/b>. Cancel throws them away, and Reset Defaults restores every default.<\/li><\/ul><h3>General<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Open File<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>O<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Save Artwork<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>S<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Save Artwork As<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>S<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Close Artwork<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>W<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cut<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>X<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Copy<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>C<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Paste<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>V<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Show\/Hide Bars<\/td><td><kbd>Tab<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Switch Full Screen<\/td><td><kbd>F<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quit Application<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Q<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Undo and redo<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Undo<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Z<\/kbd>, hold to repeat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Redo<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>Z<\/kbd>, hold to repeat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Undo\/Redo Step Backward<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Alt<\/kbd>+<kbd>Z<\/kbd>, switches between undoing and redoing the last step<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Tools<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Brush<\/td><td><kbd>B<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eraser<\/td><td><kbd>E<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Smudge<\/td><td><kbd>S<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eyedropper<\/td><td><kbd>I<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eyedropper, while held<\/td><td><kbd>Alt<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Crop<\/td><td><kbd>C<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>More Tools<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Clone Stamp<\/td><td><kbd>K<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Healing<\/td><td><kbd>J<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Line Width<\/td><td><kbd>Q<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fill Color<\/td><td><kbd>D<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Color Select<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>C<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Brush As Eraser<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>B<\/kbd>, on or off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fill: Close Gaps<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>D<\/kbd>, on or off<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><ul><li>A tool shortcut works like tapping that tool&#8217;s button. If the tool is already on, it stays on.<\/li><li>These shortcuts are ignored on the Home page, while Liquify is on, while the crop bar is open, while you are renaming something, or while StylusX is busy.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Selection<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Rectangle Selection<\/td><td><kbd>M<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Freehand Selection<\/td><td><kbd>L<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Auto Selection<\/td><td><kbd>W<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Deselect<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>D<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Select All<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>A<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Invert Selection<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>I<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Transform Selection<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>T<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Transform<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Free Transform<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>T<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Perspective Transform<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>T<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Brush and colours<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Increase Brush Size<\/td><td><kbd>]<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Decrease Brush Size<\/td><td><kbd>[<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Increase Brush Opacity<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>]<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Decrease Brush Opacity<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>[<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Swap Primary &amp; Secondary Colors<\/td><td><kbd>X<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Canvas control<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Fit to Screen<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>0<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fit to Real Size<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>1<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Move Tool, while held<\/td><td><kbd>Space<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Move Tool, while held (mouse)<\/td><td>Right mouse button<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reset Move<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>Space<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Move Horizontal (mouse)<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd> + mouse wheel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Move Vertical (mouse)<\/td><td><kbd>Alt<\/kbd> + mouse wheel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rotate Tool, while held<\/td><td><kbd>R<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reset Rotation<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>R<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zoom Tool, while held<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Space<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zoom (mouse)<\/td><td>Mouse wheel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fast Zoom (mouse)<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd> + mouse wheel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flip Horizontal<\/td><td><kbd>Alt<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>H<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flip Vertical<\/td><td><kbd>Alt<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>V<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Layers and effects<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Command<\/th><th>Default<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Open Layers Window<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>L<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Create New Layer<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>N<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Switch Layer Visibility<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>,<\/kbd>. In selection mode, the picked layers.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Duplicate Layer<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>J<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Clipping Mask, while held<\/td><td><kbd>Alt<\/kbd>. In the Layers window, Alt + click between two layers.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Group Selected Layers<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>G<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Merge Selected Layers \/ Merge Down<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>E<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Merge All Layers<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>E<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Layers Alpha Lock<\/td><td><kbd>\\<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delete Layers<\/td><td><kbd>Delete<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gaussian Blur<\/td><td><kbd>G<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Motion Blur<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>M<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Perspective Blur<\/td><td><kbd>P<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Noise<\/td><td><kbd>N<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sharpness<\/td><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd>+<kbd>S<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bloom<\/td><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>B<\/kbd><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Lens Blur, 3D Light, Shadow, Stroke Outline, Halftone and Film Grain have no default shortcut.<\/p><h3>Other keys<\/h3><ul><li><kbd>Esc<\/kbd> closes the Settings window, the layer options, effect pop-ups and open menus, and cancels a rename. It also closes Brush Settings and saves the brush.<\/li><li><kbd>Enter<\/kbd> confirms a rename.<\/li><li><b>Ctrl + click<\/b> on a layer row adds it to the selection or removes it; <b>Shift + click<\/b> selects a range.<\/li><li><b>Alt + press<\/b> with the Clone Stamp sets the copy source. With Lens Blur and 3D Light, <b>Alt + press<\/b> adds a focus point and <b>Ctrl + Alt + press<\/b> adds an exclude point.<\/li><li><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd>+<kbd>E<\/kbd> exports the brush while Brush Settings is open.<\/li><li>No shortcut fires while you are typing in a text field.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"dx-article\" id=\"gestures\" data-summary=\"Every gesture StylusX understands.\"><h2>Touch, pen and mouse<\/h2><p class=\"dx-lead\">Every touch, pen and mouse gesture StylusX reacts to on the canvas.<\/p><h3>Touch<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Gesture<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Two-finger drag, pinch or twist<\/td><td>Moves, zooms and rotates the canvas together.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Two-finger zoom near fit<\/td><td>Zooming close to the fit size snaps to a full reset (fit zoom, no rotation, centred), with a short animation. Keep moving your fingers past it and you&#8217;re free again.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Two-finger tap<\/td><td>Undo.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Three-finger tap<\/td><td>Redo.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Two-finger hold<\/td><td>Undoes again and again, at the Undo \/ Redo Hold Delay interval.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Three-finger hold<\/td><td>Redoes again and again, at the same interval.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>One finger<\/td><td>Whatever <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Touch \u203a Finger Action<\/span> says: Draw, Erase, Smudge, or Brush Size &amp; Opacity. With Finger Action off, the default finger behaviour applies.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>One-finger hold<\/td><td>The Finger Hold action, Color Pick or Transform Layer, if it is on.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>One-finger double tap<\/td><td>The Double Tap action, Canvas Menu, Hide UI or Flip Canvas Horizontally, if it is on.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>One-finger tap with Fill Color<\/td><td>Fills.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inside Transform<\/td><td>Two fingers inside the box transform the content.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inside Liquify<\/td><td>A finger liquifies after a small drag.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inside Drawing Assist<\/td><td>Fingers pinch and move the canvas. A single finger draws nothing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A tap on the canvas with some windows open<\/td><td>Closes them: Settings, the floating colours window, the numpad, the shapes and textures gallery. A drag still draws.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Pen<\/h3><ul><li>The pen draws with pressure and tilt.<\/li><li><b>Pen barrel button,<\/b> a click without dragging: opens the <a href=\"#\/canvas-menu\">Canvas Menu<\/a> ring.<\/li><li>The pen driver is chosen in <span class=\"dx-path\">Settings \u203a Advanced \u203a Input Device<\/span>: the default Windows pen input, or WinTab. With the default input, every pen sample between frames is used, so fast curves stay smooth.<\/li><li>Hovering with the pen shows tool tips and the brush cursor, depending on the cursor settings.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Mouse<\/h3><div class=\"dx-tw\"><table class=\"dx-t\"><thead><tr><th>Input<\/th><th>What it does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Wheel<\/td><td>Zooms the canvas.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><kbd>Shift<\/kbd> + wheel<\/td><td>Zooms faster.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><kbd>Ctrl<\/kbd> + wheel<\/td><td>Moves the canvas horizontally.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><kbd>Alt<\/kbd> + wheel<\/td><td>Moves the canvas vertically.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Right click, short and without moving<\/td><td>Opens the <a href=\"#\/canvas-menu\">Canvas Menu<\/a> ring.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Right button held and dragged<\/td><td>Moves the canvas.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wheel over the interface<\/td><td>Scrolls whatever is under the pointer instead: the settings page, the timeline&#8217;s frame cards, the brush settings, palettes and lists. 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