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And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. Full-screen: Tap four fingers onto your canvas to start or stop full-screen mode.ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping.Cut/Copy/Paste: Swipe down with three fingers to open the Copy/Paste pop-up menu.Clear: Clear a layer by rubbing right and left on your canvas with three fingers.Redo: Tap three fingers on your canvas to redo actions.Undo: Tap two fingers on your canvas to undo your previous action.Pinch and Twist to Rotate: Similar to zooming, put two fingers on your canvas and twist them to rotate.

Pinch to Zoom: Place two fingers on the canvas and pinch them together to zoom in or push them apart to zoom out of your illustration.

Here are a few that you might find useful: Procreate has a ton of awesome gesture controls to help make the illustration process easier for artists. This can be a great method for adding texture or shading to an object without directly drawing onto its base layer. Then, tap your new layer and select Clipping Mask from the pop-up menu.Įverything you draw on that entire layer will now be constrained to the bounds of the illustration in the layer below it. To create a Clipping Mask, simply add a new layer above the layer you wish to lock your coloring onto. The difference is that Clipping Masks require multiple layers to be used.

To Alpha Lock, Clipping Masks allow you to keep your drawings within a specific set area.

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