Resizing the Brush, Pencil, or Line tools on-the-fly
To quickly resize a brush tip and display a preview of the new size, click and drag the mouse or stylus while holding down the [O] key.
Drawing a straight line with the Brush tool
To create a straight line instead of a freehand brush stroke, hold down the [Shift] key as you click and drag the mouse or draw with the stylus. This even works with textured brushes!
Drawing a straight line in 15 degree increments
With the brush tool selected, hold down [Shift] + [Alt] to create a straight line in 15 degree increments.
Drag lock
To move artwork in a straight line or in increments of 15 degrees,
with the Select tool selected, hold down the [Shift] key while moving the object.
Moving the camera frame in a straight line
To nudge a selected camera frame in a straight line, hold down [Shift] and use any of the arrow keys repeatedly.
Copying and pasting the camera position
To copy a camera position, in the Camera view, use the Dynamic Camera tool
to select the desired camera frame. Use the keyboard shortcut [Ctrl] + [C] to copy the frame. Select another camera frame, possibly in another panel or shot, then use the keyboard shortcut [Ctrl] + [V] to paste the copied camera frame in place.
Edit Gradient/Texture Tool
The position, rotation and scale of a texture or gradient fill can be copied and pasted from one filled zone to another. Use the Edit Gradient/Texture tool
to select and preform transformations on a filled zone. With the zone still selected, use the keyboard shortcut [Ctrl] + [C] to copy the texture zone’s matrix. Select another zone that was filled using the same gradient/texture swatch. Use the keyboard shortcut [Ctrl] + [V] to paste the copied matrix.
Text in Perspective
In order to distort text so that it appears in perspective:
1) Write out your text with the Text tool in the desired font, size, colour, etc.
2) Select the text with the Select tool, then right-click on it and from the pop-up menu, select
Convert > Break Apart Text Layers. Breaking the text once will convert each letter into an individual text object.
3) Right-click a second time and select
Convert > Break Apart Text Layers again to convert each letter into a drawing object. These drawing objects can be modified, recoloured, drawn on, or partially or completely erased.
4) Use the Perspective tool
to select the entire body of text or just an individual letter, then use the bounding box corners and edge to distort the text so that it appears in perspective.
