Draw curved lines anywhere on the canvas, as your strokes snap to the ruler. Customize the curvature of this bendable ruler through direct manipulation. Use for curves you can't create with the Ellipse or French Curve tools. When finished using the ruler, tap the tool icon again to disable it.

When finished using the ruler, tap to exit the ruler. To reset the ruler’s position, double-tap with 1 finger. To snap the ruler to 0º or 90º, double-tap an end handle

To move the ruler horizontally and/or vertically without changing its rotation, tap-drag with 1 finger. To move the ruler, tap-drag the center handle To rotate the ruler, press with 2 fingers. To pivot the ruler, tap-drag an end handle Use to create a perfect line anywhere on the canvas, by moving and repositioning the ruler.ĭid you know you don't have to draw directly over the ruler? Drawing anywhere in the canvas still draws a line along the edge of the ruler.

French Curve (only in Sketchbook Pro on desktop).

Sketchbook Pro includes more tools than Procreate, another professional-level creation app, though not as many options for canvas-size and resolution.Need help drawing a straight line, circle, ellipse, or curve? These guides can be found in the toolbar. It would be nice to see a few improvements (such as a select tool, and for the Android version, a smudge tool), but all in all, it's an excellent tool. Teens can pin their most-used tools to their canvas and reset them easily in the settings, making pinning tools for specific projects easy. The options for tools, pens, and stamps are outstanding. The app does offer an option for pen only, which lets artists use the stylus without hand pressure registering on the screen, so teens can draw with precision. The controls are exhaustive and intuitive, and maneuvering with both fingers and a stylus offers some ease in creation. Teens familiar with the desktop version of Sketchbook Pro will pick up the tablet version with no problems, but others will require some instruction and exploration to get comfortable.

The app offers tools available in the desktop version with the ease of a sketchbook on the tablet. It is an excellent, professional-caliber tool designed by Autodesk, developers with a history of well-regarded apps for designers, engineers, and architects. Sketchbook Pro is a serious digital art tool not to be mistaken for the many simple drawing apps available.

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