MacBook Pro Touch Bar support

Note:

Exclusively available on SketchBook Pro Desktop for MacBook Pro users

For MacBook Pro users, we've added quick access icons and sliders to the Touch Bar for undoing/redoing and changing brush/color attributes.

Check out this video on Autodesk SketchBook Pro - MacBook Pro Touch Bar [Youtube].

Default

This is the default state of the Touch Bar when using SketchBook Pro. It contains buttons for undoing and redoing an action, as well as for accessing the brush size, brush opacity, slant, or amount/density/strength, and color sliders.

This is the default state of the Touch Bar when using SketchBook

The tool you are in will determine whether certain Touch Bar options are accessible. For example, when zooming in, rotating, or moving the canvas, only Undo and Redo are accessible. When using Fill, Undo, Redo, and the Color Sliders are accessible.

For the following tools, all buttons are accessible: Ruler, Ellipse, French Curve, Perspective Guides, Symmetry, Steady Stroke, Predictive Stroke, and Draw Styles.

Brushes

For the brush buttons, the first one will always control size. The second button will be determined by the current selected brush. For some brushes, this button will change brush opacity. For others, it could be slant or amount/density/strength.

The Autodesk SketchBook Pro brush buttons in the Touch Bar

The Autodesk SketchBook Pro brush slant button in the Touch Bar

The Autodesk SketchBook Pro brush amount/density/strength button in the Touch Bar

Brush Size

When you tap the Brush Size option in the Touch Bar, this is what you see. Tap-drag to change the size of your brush. When finished, tap Cancel icon (the Quit icon).

The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Brush Size option in the Touch Bar

Brush Opacity/Slant/Amount/Density/Strength

When you tap the second button option in the Touch Bar, you will see one of these. Tap-drag to change that parameter of your brush. When finished, tap quit (the Quit icon).

The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Brush option in the Touch Bar

The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Brush option in the Touch Bar

Color Sliders

There are three Color Sliders: Hue, Saturation, and Luminance. When you tap one of these options in the Touch Bar, you will see one of the following. Tap-drag to change the color. When finished, tap The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Quit icon (the Quit icon).

Hue

Select The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Hue icon to change the color used, like from red to green.

The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Hue slider in the Touch Bar

Saturation

Select The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Saturation icon to change the purity or intensity of the color used, like from bright blue to a very dark blue.

The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Saturation slider in the Touch Bar

Luminance

Select The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Luminance icon to change the brightness of the color used, like from bright blue to a faded jeans blue.

The Autodesk SketchBook Pro Luminance slider in the Touch Bar