Infinite Painter 7 iOS Reference Manual

Detailed reference manual for Infinite Painter 7 for iOS. Version reviewed for IP 7.0.7 v. 13.030523

for iOS version 7.0.7 v. 13. 2 3 0824 Reference Manual

ref: manual_about_cover

About... Donʼt Panic. Douglas Adams

ref: manual_about_about

About this manual TL;DR?

↑ HOME

This is the Reference Manual for Infinite Painter ® . It is not intended to be read from cover to cover, rather for finding detailed information about particular functions of the application. This version covers Infinite Painter version 7 for iOS/iPadOS. Note that the application is in constant development so certain features may appear different in your version. The topics are generally grouped to follow the organization of the interface of the application. However there may be exceptions. This is an interactive book. Tap on links within text to find more information.

Use the HOME button to return to the Table of Contents. (In the online version use the

button for expandable Table of Contents,

for text search)

This symbol indicates actions that may damage your work. Be careful.

™ All trademarks in this publications are used for informational purposes only. See page 534 for legal stuff.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_about_manual

Intro • Page 3

Contents

↑ HOME

Modification tools_ _______ 340 Color Adjustments_ ___________________ 341 Tonal Curve tool_ _____________________ 351 Filters_ ______________________________ 356 Liquify tool___________________________ 365 Pattern tools_____________ 374 Canvas tools_ ____________ 386 OPTIONS MENU__________ 399 Options menu overview_ _______________ 400 New project______________ 402 Project gallery_ __________ 409 Importing images_ _______ 418 Time-lapse recording_ ____ 424 Exporting images_________ 431 Clipboard_ ______________ 435 Settings_________________ 438 APPENDICES_____________ 441 Keyboard shortcuts_______ 442 Color blending modes_____ 445 List of built-in brushes_ ___ 477 List of filters_ ____________ 479 Canvas presets___________ 529 Using a stylus_ ___________ 531 Legal stuff_______________ 534

About...________________________________ 2 INTRODUCTION____________ 5 Welcome to Infinite Painter_______________ 6 Overview _____________________________ 10 Painter projects________________________ 16 Project version history__________________ 23 THE STUDIO______________ 27 Main workspace___________ 28 General controls_______________________ 29 Screen widgets_ _______________________ 41 Gestures_ ________________ 49 Basic gestures_________________________ 50 More gestures_________________________ 55 Brushes_ _________________ 62 Basic brush controls____________________ 68 Built-in brushes________________________ 73 Adding brushes________________________ 76 Brush editing__________________________ 85 Brush Editor_ _____________ 89 Color tools_______________ 104 Digital color__________________________ 105 Color panel___________________________ 116 Layers___________________ 137 Using layers__________________________ 138 Adjustment Layers____________________ 148 Layer grouping_ ______________________ 152 Layer visibility modes_ ________________ 160 Layer masking________________________ 163

Layer clipping_ _______________________ 169 Color blending modes_________________ 173 CREATIVE TOOLS_________ 178 Fill tools_________________ 179 Fill tools overview_____________________ 180 Solid Color Fill________________________ 184 Linear Gradient Fill____________________ 187 Radial Gradient Fill____________________ 192 Sweep Gradient Fill____________________ 197 Pattern Fill___________________________ 204 Advanced fill options__________________ 211 Cloning_ ________________ 216 Guides and Shapes_ ______ 225 Guides_______________________________ 227 Shapes_ _____________________________ 241 Shape detection_ _____________________ 249 Filled shapes_ ________________________ 252 Symmetry tools_ _________ 254 Perspective grids_________ 260 Perspective grids overview_ ____________ 261 Shapes in perspective_ ________________ 270 View tools_ ______________ 280 EDITING TOOLS__________ 287 Selection tools_ __________ 288 Using selections ______________________ 289 Mask editing functions ________________ 314 Content editing functions ______________ 317 Transformations__________ 320

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_about_toc

Intro • Page 4

Introduction PART ONE

ref: manual_about_intro_title

Welcome to Infinite Painter

ref: manual_intro_welcome_title

↑ HOME

About Infinite Painter application Definitely not only for painting.

Infinite Painter ® is a sophisticated mobile application for painting, drawing and crafting digital images

Infinite Painter ® works on any Apple iPad ® or iPhone ®* also on Android devices and Chromebooks.**

Infinite Painter works best with a stylus, especially the Apple Pencil® but you can equally well paint with your finger.

Note that iPhone version has certain limitations due to small screen size and lack of Apple Pencil® support.

Infinite Painter is a product developed by Infinite Studio LLC. Contact with the developer via email: support@infinitestudio.art Visit www.infinitestudio.art for more information.

* Infinite Painter 7 requires iOS / iPadOS version 13 or later. Learn more about using Infinite Painter on an iPhone on page 9.

**Android version of Infinite Painter is a separate product and must be purchased separately. Project files and other assets like brushes may be exchanged between the two versions.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_intro_painter_about

General Concepts • Page 7

↑ HOME

Infinite Painter's main features Desktop power in mobile application.

Superior brushes • Nearly 200 beautifully crafted brushes for every artist • Download or create new brushes • Fine-tune brush behavior with almost 100 parameters • Brushes interact realistically with paper textures • Special effects brushes • Designed for the Apple Pencil® with pressure and tilt support

Streamlined interface • It’s simple. It’s organized. It’s out of the way. • Highly customizable interface • Custom toolbar for quick access to favorite tools • Floating and dockable panels • Support for gestures and keyboard shortcuts

Advanced features • Project version history: restore any previously saved version of your work • Crop, resize or resample your artwork at any time • Use multiple reference images • Color selector with RGB, HSB, Lab, CMYK and Hex support • Multiple color palettes • 64-bit color support

Pixel-perfect editing • Photoshop-quality layers: • 30 color blending modes • Layer clipping • Layer masks

• Live filter and adjustment layers • Layer grouping with group nesting • Color curves: master, red, green, blue, and alpha channels • 40+ photographic, artistic, and motion filters • Focus and tilt-shift masking

• Liquify: move, bloat, pinch and swirl • Advanced color adjustment tools

Unparalleled toolset • Four types of symmetry with up to 32 planes • Create clean geometry using guides and editable shapes • Draw precisely with automatic shape detection • Design 3D cityscapes with five different perspective grids or use a standard 2D grid • Create seamless patterns with a set of Pattern tools • Extensive set of Selection tools •Transform tools: move, scale, rotate, flip, distort, warp

Import and export • Import and export PSD multilayer documents

• Import images from Photos™, camera, or Pixabay™ • Export images as JPEG, PNG, WebP, PSD, or ZIP • Share your artwork to Infinite Painter's ever-growing community and see what others are creating • Drag-and-drop and system clipboard support • Access to thousands of free assets created by other users • Record a timelapse video of your creative process

•Transform multiple layers simultaneously • Sophisticated Gradient and Pattern fills

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_intro_painter_features

General Concepts • Page 8

↑ HOME

iPhone version The same toolset on smaller screen

This manual covers the iPad version of Infinite Painter but the iPhone version works almost exactly the same way. In the iPhone version you have access to all tools and functions of the application with only a few differences.

Main differences between iPad and IPhone versions:

· iPhones do not support Apple Pencil However you can use a third-party stylus, either Bluetooth or capacitive one. And you can paint with your fingers pretty easy too.

· iPhone version supports only the portrait orientation of the screen.

· In the iPhone version you cannot have the custom toolbar (Learn more about custom toolbar on page 38) Still you have access to all floating widgets.

· In the iPhone version you cannot dock the brush panel But the functionality of the brush controls remain the same.

· On certain iPhone models, you may have limited canvas sizes and you could create fewer layers in the project, due to lower amount of RAM memory.

And, obviously, the iPhone interface is more compact.

Note that if you have purchased Infinite Painter on your iPad, you can use it on your iPhone too, with the same license.

Tip: You can exchange project files (in PNTR format) and brushes between your iPhone and your iPad.

Note that there are no cross-platform licenses: Infinite Painter for Android and Infinite Painter for iOS are separate products. For example, you cannot use the same license on an Apple iPad and an Android smartphone.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_intro_painter_phone

General Concepts • Page 9

Overview

ref: manual_intro_overview_title

↑ HOME

Installation and uninstallation of Infinite Painter Get the app and use it well

Infinite Painter ® can be installed only from the Apple App Store®

Tap the “Get” button Infinite Painter will be installed on your device. Enjoy.

Open the App Store® application on your Apple® device and find Infinite Painter app.

If you purchase the full version, you will be entitled to use it on any number of Apple® devices, provided you are using the same Apple ID on each device.

If you one day decide to delete ( uninstall) Infinite Painter from your device, make sure to backup all your projects , custom brushes and other assets beforehand. Apple® iOS and iPadOS® systems delete all data connected to an application when you uninstall it. Infinite Painter projects (your artworks) will be erased too, without much warning.

Infinite Painter in version 7 stores your artwork only locally, on your device and doesn't do any automatic backup to a cloud service or elsewhere. You have to export (share) your projects manually to have them stored outside your device. Learn more about project management on page 412

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_intro_overview_installation

General Concepts • Page 11

↑ HOME

Workspaces in Infinite Painter Create and organize.

Infinite Painter application consists of two main environments: Home and the Studio

Home screen basically a file manager where you can organize your projects, and start new ones. But not only that.

the Studio in which you create your projects: paint, draw and edit the images More on page 15.

Go to the Studio by opening a project

Return to Home by

button *

using the

Discover tab

New project creator

Project Gallery tab

Main workspace

Special workspaces:

Selections....................page 293 Fills.................................page 182 Transformations........page 323 Color Adjustments....page 342 Filters.............................page 359 Liquify...........................page 367 Clipboard.....................page 436 Settings.........................page 439 Classroom (help) Community

More on page 25

You can limit the number of history states to be saved in Settings. See page 439.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_intro_history_overview

Projects • Page 24

↑ HOME

Selecting previous history states Enjoy the time travel.

Long press on the project thumbnail

With Restore function you can return to an earlier version in the project history and restore this version as a new project. The original project will be left intact. You can also erase early versions of the project history to save storage space. This however deletes the data permanently.

to access the project options list. Learn more on page 412

Project-18 May, 04 2020 4:18 PM

Scroll vertically to browse available versions. Versions show their time stamp

Pick the version you want to edit

Version Restore interface showing current (the latest) version

Learn more about the options on page 26

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_intro_history_previous

Projects • Page 25

↑ HOME

Editing history states You can change the history.

Original version history

Version 1

Version 2

Version 3

Version 4

Version 5 (current)

Version 3 picked

Restore version 3: A new project is created with versions 1, 2, 3 only.

Version 4

Version 5

Version 1

Version 2

Version 3

(All versions will be kept in the original project)

Delete version 3: Versions 1, 2, 3 are deleted from the original project.

Version 5

Version 1

Version 2

Version 3

Version 4

Delete button permanently erases the selected version and all previous versions. Be cautious.

Versions 1, 2, 3 are deleted from the history. Warning: this is irreversible. History data is going to be permanently erased.

(Only versions 4 and 5 will be left in the original project)

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_intro_history_editing

Projects • Page 26

the Studio PART TWO the place where you create

ref: manual_studio_title

STUDIO:

MAIN WORKSPACE

ref: manual_studio_main_title

General controls

ref: manual_studio_main_controls_title

Main workspace in Infinite Painter (basics) It seems pretty minimalistic when you see it first time...

↑ HOME

Infinite Painter shows only the controls that are necessary at the moment

Tools menus All tools neatly sorted. (see page 35)

Layer panel toggle You can work on separate layers. (see page 139 ) Options menu Here you will find all file operations, settings and help. (see page 401)

Return to Home Closes and saves current project, opens the Home workspace (see page 13)

Canvas The place where you paint and draw.

Main toolbar Controls how your digital brushes work. (see page 33)

Undo button Correct mistakes easily (see page 45)

Redo button (see page 45)

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_basics

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 30

Optional controls Everything under control. When necessary.

↑ HOME

More controls show up when you need them...

Reference menu Place reference photos on your screen. (see page 43)

Tool settings menu (see page 47)

Selection controls (see page 292)

Active tool mini panels

Top bar (learn more on page 34)

Layer panel (see page 140)

Control panels open when you need to adjust a parameter (here brush opacity pop-up) (see page 72)

You can rotate your canvas, zoom and pan with two fingers

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_optional

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 31

Customize your workspace Place your favorite tools on top.

↑ HOME

...and you can easily build your custom workspace tailored to your needs

Custom toolbar (see page 38)

Reference menu Place reference photos on screen. (see page 43)

Navigator widget (Here used in monochrome mode for value checking) (see page 285)

Interface in light theme (see page 439)

Layer panel (here in collapsed view) Use as many layers as you need. (see page 140)

Color wheel widget Pick and adjust colors. (see page 125)

Main toolbar as a floating widget Move it where you like. (see page 33)

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_customize

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 32

Main toolbar Much more than it seems.

↑ HOME

Brush modes:

Eyedropper tool (color sampler) More on page 134

Paint

Brush Size button / indicator Tap to open dialog. Drag up/down to adjust brush size. See page 71

Tap to change mode. Tap again to select a different brush.

Blend

Erase

Learn more about Paint, Blend and Erase brush modes on page 64

Color button / indicator Drag up/down to adjust Brightness See page 136

Brush Opacity button / indicator Tap to open dialog. Drag up/down to adjust brush opacity. See page 72

Note that the color indicator is replaced by settings icon in Blend and Clone modes or with effect strength adjustment if the current brush has special effect applied.

Color panel More on page 117

More about brush modes on page 64

More about brush selector on page 69

You can place the toolbar (almost) anywhere on the screen. Long press on it and drag where you want it.

The toolbar snaps to the edges of the screen but may be positioned anywhere.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_toolbar

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 33

Top bar Always there.

↑ HOME

The top bar in Infinite Painter contains all menu icons and even more

Top bar — default look

Layer panel toggle See page 140

Options menu See page 401

Home button Tap to return to Home screen See page 13

Creative Tools See page 36

Editing Tools See page 37

Tools menus

Top bar with all controls

Tool settings menu (Shows up only for certain tools) See page 47

Selection menu See page 292

Active selection toggle See page 294

Reference menu Shows up only when you import a reference image See page 43

Custom toolbar area Here you can dock your favorite tools See page 38

Selection controls show up only when a selection is defined; more in "Selections" chapter, page 288

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_top_bar

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 34

Tools menus overview The hidden power of Infinite Painter.

↑ HOME

Top bar

Creative Tools detailed description on page 36

Editing Tools detailed description on page 37

Both Tools menus are connected to each other

You can swipe left-right to switch between the two menus

Tip: You can even combine both Tools menus into a single menu with two tabs (like it was in earlier versions of the app): In Settings uncheck the "Split Tools menu option" More about settings on page 439

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_tools_menus

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 35

Creative Tools menu Tools to create content.

↑ HOME

Creative Tools

Fill tools See chapter "Fill tools", page 179

Guides See page 227

Shapes See page 241

Symmetry tools See page 254

Perspective various grids See page 260

Camera tools Navigate the canvas See page 281

The chevron icon indicates that this row of icons may be scrolled sideways to show more icons

If you are using a physical keyboard, press T key to open this menu. For list of all keyboard shortcuts see page 444

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_creative_tools

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 36

Editing Tools menu Tools to alter content.

↑ HOME

Editing Tools

Selection tools See chapter "Selections", page 288

Transformations See page 320

Modification tools See page 340

Pattern tools See page 375

Canvas tools See page 387

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_editing_tools

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 37

Custom toolbar Create your own toolset.

↑ HOME

Drag* any tool icon onto the top bar The icon will remain docked

* Long-press and drag

An example of a custom toolbar; create a better one

Drag more icons to create a custom toolbar

Long-press and drag outside of the toolbar to remove an icon

Long-press and drag to reposition icons

The available number of slots depends on your screen size

You can dock any icon from the Tools menus, Options menu and from Layer options also a number of other tools. Try yourself which ones.

This functionality is available on iPads only Sorry, iPhone users.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_custom_toolbar

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 38

Immersive mode Hide all interface; work on.

↑ HOME

You can temporarily hide all interface elements (icons and panels) and continue working with current tool

Tap with four fingers to hide interface See also page 61

To return to regular interface tap again with four fingers

or tap the

icon in the upper-right corner.

In the immersive mode you can still use all gesture controls and keyboard shortcuts (if you use a physical keyboard) See chapter "Gestures" (page 49) to learn more about gestures; page 443 for keyboard shortcuts

Hide interface function does not hide widgets (reference images, color wheel widget and the Navigator window) see page 42 for details

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_immersive_mode

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 39

Docked panels Have them always on.

↑ HOME

You can have two panels permanently docked on the left and right side of your screen:

Brush panel combines brush selector and brush options see page 69

Layer panel see page 140

Layer panel hide/show button

Undock the panel

Layer panel can be collapsed to save screen space. See page 141

Close the panel (it will open next time in docked position)

Brush selector panel More on page 69

Main toolbar gets docked as well when you dock the brush panel

To temporary hide the panels (along with the rest of controls) use four-finger-tap gesture. More about immersive mode on page 39 More about gestures in chapter "Gestures" (page 49)

Brush options panel (brush editor) Learn how to use it on page 90

Learn more about the brush panel in chapter "Brushes" on page 62

Learn more about the Layer panel in chapter "Layers" on page 137

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_docked_panels

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 40

Screen widgets the floating panels

ref: manual_studio_main_widgets_title

Screen widgets Have them where you want them.

↑ HOME

You can have a number of floating widgets on your screen place them where convenient; scale them with two-finger pinch gestures

Reference images Import photos or your own sketches for reference See page 43

Navigator Keep track of your position on canvas while working on details See page 285

Color wheel pick colors without opening the color panel see page 125

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_widgets

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 42

Reference images Get inspired, not limited.

↑ HOME

Use photos for reference and inspiration Place them anywhere on your screen Lean how to import them on page 44

Move, scale and rotate the floating images with two-finger pinch gestures Learn more about gestures on page 52

Reference menu Manage your reference images See page 44 for details

The reference images may be partially hidden behind the screen edge.

Move them away to make more room.

Tip: You can sample colors from reference images by simply tapping with your stylus (or finger in Normal mode) or using the Eyedropper tool See page 134

When reference images overlap tap that one you want on top

You can have as many reference images as you wish in single project Note that in Infinite Painter 7 the reference images are stored within your project. Adding multiple reference images may increase the size of your project. If you delete the reference, it will disappear from the project, but the original file will not be affected.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_references

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 43

Using reference images Import them, use them, forget them.

↑ HOME

To place an image as reference use Import command from the Options menu with "Import As Reference" option See page 401

Options menu See page 401

Imported photo appears on the screen. Use two fingers to place where you want it.

Learn more about importing images on page 420

Use Reference menu to hide and show your reference images and remove them when no longer necessary

To flip a reference image double-tap on it

Reference image thumbnail

Toggle image visibility (hide/show)

Remove image from the project (this doesn't delete the original image file)

Tip: To quickly hide a reference image drag it with your stylus over the ✖ icon in the middle of the screen. Tip: You can quickly import a photo as a reference image using drag-and-drop technique.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_references_use

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 44

Undo system You can always backtrack.

↑ HOME

Infinite Painter allows you to undo any mistake usually more than one mistake as well

Redo button Appears only when undo has been used Tap to undo the undo

Undo button Tap to undo last action Learn how to undo multiple steps on next page.

Long-press on the Undo button to quickly clear content of current layer Note that clearing the layer permanently deletes your painting on this layer.

You can use two-finger-tap gesture to quickly undo mistakes (and three-finger-tap for redo) See page 54

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_undo

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 45

Undo history Correct huge mistakes. Or just experiment safely.

↑ HOME

Infinite Painter allows you to undo multiple steps tap undo button once and the history button appears

History button Tap to open the undo history slider

Redo button appears after the first undo

Close the slider Tap to hide the undo history slider

Undo history slider Drag left to quickly undo multiple steps; drag to the right to redo

Note that the number of available undos is limited in version 7 it is 64 steps. Single undo step may be a short brush stroke or a complex operation like merging multiple layers. If you reach the limit of the possible undo steps and still need to return back in time, try using the version history feature ; you may return to any previously saved version of your project. See page 24.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_undo_history

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 46

Tool settings menu All options in one place.

↑ HOME

Tool settings menu groups controls for all currently open tools if they have controls

Tool settings menu

Top bar; see page 34

Tool settings menu may be simple for just a single tool... (here shown Fill tolerance slider)

...or may be very complex if multiple tools are used simultaneously.

Here shown (for example):

Lazy guide options

Fill options

Perspective grid options

Symmetry options

Navigator options

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_tool_settings

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 47

On-screen feedback system Your head-up display

↑ HOME

Infinite Painter displays vital information in the upper part of your screen

Numerical readout here: brush size

Visual readout here: brush size

Outer ring shows max size

Inner ring shows current size

Brush settings like size, opacity, flow have real-time on-screen numerical readouts Several other functions like undo system report on screen as well

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_main_hud

Studio • Main Workspace • Page 48

STUDIO:

GESTURES and gesture-based controls

ref: manual_studio_gestures_title

Basic gestures for painting and navigation

ref: manual_studio_gestures_basic_title

↑ HOME

Tap and draw Use your finger or a stylus.

If you have a stylus like the Apple Pencil® you gain a lot more precision Note that once you use the stylus, certain functions in Infinite Painter may be used with the stylus only. (Learn more about using a stylus on page 531)

You may paint, blend, erase and use any of other tools with your finger alone Select tools by tapping them.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_gestures_tap_draw

Studio • Gestures • Page 51

↑ HOME

Navigate around the canvas With two fingers.

Pinch with two fingers to zoom in and out

Rotate canvas with two fingers You can simultaneously zoom and rotate.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_gestures_navigate

Studio • Gestures • Page 52

↑ HOME

Got lost? It is easy to return to full canvas view

Quickly pinch with your fingers and lift them up To see the entire canvas.

...or double tap with one finger Note that you may assign this gesture to other functions if you wish to. See page 439 for details how to do this.

...or just use a menu command Creative Tools menu

, Fit command

See page 282 for details.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_gestures_fit_screen

Studio • Gestures • Page 53

↑ HOME

Undo and redo with gestures So easy.

Tap with two fingers to undo last action Up to 32 steps back.

Tap with three fingers to redo if you changed your mind.

...or use the Undo button in the lower left corner of the screen See page 45 to learn more about undoing things in Infinite Painter.

...or use the Redo button in the lower right corner of the screen

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_gestures_undo_redo

Studio • Gestures • Page 54

More gestures for convenience and speed

ref: manual_studio_more_gestures_title

↑ HOME

Long-press Touch-and-hold.

Long press gesture (on canvas) can be bound to any of several actions Default action is the Eyedropper (color picker)

Settings panel

Learn more about Settings on page 439

Long-press on an item in a list gives access to its options *

Brush options (see page 86)

Brush folder options (see page 83)

* Long-press works also with project thumbnails, swatch palettes, color swatches, image thumbnails (in Texture and Pattern selectors and in Clipboard) etc.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_gestures_long_press

Studio • Gestures • Page 56

↑ HOME

Long-press-and-drag Move things around.

Long-press-and-drag gesture on an item usually allows you to move it

Reorganizing layers

Reorganizing brushes

Reorganizing brush folders

Learn more on page 144

Learn more on page 83

Drag-and-drop images from other applications

Reorganizing projects

Docking tool icons on the top bar

Learn more on page 411

Learn more on page 38

Learn more on page 420

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_gestures_press_and_drag

Studio • Gestures • Page 57

↑ HOME

Brush size with a gesture Don’t bother using sliders anymore.

Drag with three fingers up and down to adjust the size of current brush This works for other tools too.

Max size

Current size

Min size

You may change the brush size in other ways too See how on page 71.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_gestures_size

Studio • Gestures • Page 58

↑ HOME

Brush opacity with a gesture And not only opacity.

Drag with three fingers left and right to adjust opacity of current brush This works for other tools too.

Zero opacity

Full opacity

You may change the brush opacity in other ways too See how on page 72.

Pro tip: you may assign this gesture to changing Flow or Softness of current brush if you wish to. Learn on page 87 how to do that.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_gestures_opacity

Studio • Gestures • Page 59

↑ HOME

Touch-Alt Modify the stylus function with a touch of your finger

Depending on the tool used, the Touch-Alt function yields different results:

While using your stylus, you may quickly change its function by touching the screen with a finger You can touch the screen in any place. The resulting action depends on settings for the Finger function. Default is the Eyedropper (color picker) (See page 439 on details)

For brushes (in Paint, Blend, Erase and Clone modes) — switches stylus to Eyedropper

or to the function set for Finger (Blend, Erase or canvas move)

For Shapes: Rectangle: constrains to square Line: snaps to 15° direction Ellipse: snaps ellipse axis to 15° direction For Transformations: Move: constrains to 45° direction Resize: constrains to 100% size increments

For Gradient and Pattern fills: constrains the fill axis to 45°

For Crop/Resize: keeps original canvas ratio.

Change the finger function here (More about settings on page 439)

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_gestures_touch_alt

Studio • Gestures • Page 60

↑ HOME

Hide interface with a gesture For full immersion work

Tap with four fingers to hide all interface elements This however does not hide floating reference images and floating color picker so you can still use them in immersion mode.

Tap again with four fingers to return to regular interface

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_gestures_hide_ui

Studio • Gestures • Page 61

STUDIO:

BRUSHES and how to use them

ref: manual_studio_brushes_title

↑ HOME

Brushes in Infinite Painter There are more of them than you expect.

Infinite Painter comes with a large collection of built-in (default) brushes Learn more about finding brushes on page 70 You can create new brushes yourself Learn how to use Brush Creator on page 78 You can edit properties of any brush Learn how to use the Brush Editor on page 90 You can download new brushes from the Community For free. See page 81. You can download brush sets from the web There are third-party vendors who offer pro quality brushes. More on page 82.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_brushes_overview

Studio • Brushes • Page 63

↑ HOME

Brush modes You can use any brush for any task

Infinite Painter provides three basic brush modes for you creative process:

Paint mode — the brush adds color to current layer

Blend mode — the brush blends or smears existing colors

Erase mode — the brush removes unwanted colors from the layer

See page 65

See page 66

See page 67

You switch the modes on the main toolbar (page 33)

If you are using a physical keyboard, press B key for Paint mode, K for Blend mode, E for Erase mode For list of all keyboard shortcuts see page 444

You can also use other ways to quickly switch between the modes. See page 443 You can assign one mode to your finger while using the stylus for another. More about that on page 439.

In each mode you have access to every brush from your collection Note that there are a few specialized brushes that may not work well in certain mode.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_brushes_modes

Studio • Brushes • Page 64

↑ HOME

Paint mode Paint; sketch; draw. Apply effects too.

Paint mode is the basic way of using brushes: to apply color

You can use (almost) any brush from your collection in Paint mode. There are however brushes that are designed for blending only like Colorless Blender or Palette Knife; these will not add color. Special effects in brushes work only in this mode. Learn more about adding filters and adjustments to brushes on page 99

Main toolbar (see page 33)

The Paint mode indicator tap again to select another brush (more on selecting brushes on page 69)

Learn more about adjusting current brush size, opacity and other attributes on page 87

In general, the brush in Paint mode applies current color to the active layer However special effects added to the brush may change its behavior. Learn more about special effects brushes on page 99.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_brushes_paint

Studio • Brushes • Page 65

↑ HOME

Blend mode Mix colors on your canvas.

In Blend mode the brush blends or smears existing colors on active layer* The effect highly depends on the brush used

You can use (almost) any brush from your collection in Blend mode. Certain special effect brushes may yield unexpected results when used for blending. Note that special effects in brushes are ignored in this mode. Learn more about adding filters and adjustments to brushes on page 99

Main toolbar (see page 33)

The Blend mode indicator tap again to select another brush (more on selecting brushes on page 69)

Note that the color indicator turns into a cogwheel icon.

Blend mode settings

Blur Blurs the pixels and creates softer blending. At 0, this transfers the individual pixels (like a paintbrush would).

Note that Blur, Pull and Flow parameters in the Blend mode settings panel are the same as can be found in the Paint tab of the Brush Editor (see page 98) These settings apply to current brush only and are saved to the brush definition.

Pull Defines the rate at which the underlying color transfers to the brush head. Smaller values create a shorter smudge while higher values hold the smudge longer. Flow Multiplies with the Flow in the head setting specifically when blending. This can create softer blends. Do not confuse it with the main Flow parameter. Sample lower layers *If turned on, the brush "catches" the colors not only from the active layer but also from all layers below it. Even if the lower layers are sampled for color, the blending is applied only to the active layer. Pro tip: This allows you to keep the results of the blending on a separate layer, leaving your original artwork intact.

Note that these settings apply to the current brush only and they are saved to the brush definition automatically.

Infinite Painter’s Manual

ref: manual_studio_brushes_blend

Studio • Brushes • Page 66

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148 Page 149 Page 150 Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Page 167 Page 168 Page 169 Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Page 179 Page 180 Page 181 Page 182 Page 183 Page 184 Page 185 Page 186 Page 187 Page 188 Page 189 Page 190 Page 191 Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200

Made with FlippingBook - Online magazine maker