HOW I SET UP AUTODESK SKETCHBOOK PRO FOR SKETCHNOTING Sacha Chua

Goals: 1 Simple interface so I can focus on the content Guides to make it easy ② for people & computers to read ③ Easy to reuse/repurpose images & templates Background highlighter instead of color/brush switching Pre-set brushes and colors Key functions one tap away Light dot grid for alignment & legibility لے (clesktop version) Why Autodesk Sketchbook Pro? Clear print handwriting, no fancy lettering/treatments Lots of whitespace between elements 3000x2250 canvas. Great pen-based interface Works well with my tablet PC Doesn't crash on me can print on 8.5x11" or 11x17" paper, still Ok for web . • May 17 Living an awesomelife.com 2013 Other useful preferences General-Undo 75 ~ Default save format PSD More recognizable Canvas-Default Canvas size width 10inches height 7.5inches resolution 300 pixels/inch Workflow: Handy commands File > Add Image File > Save Copy as Set up personal templates: Dot grid with logo & good for PNGS Brush puck for changing size (ex: eraser) Toolboxes organized on the left side for easy access (I'm right-handed) Color puck for lightness highlighter Felt Pen clones with different sizes: 1.1 (small) File Edit Image Window Help 2.3 (med) A 4.6 (large) I use these erasers instead of 1 the one on my stylus because they're more O O Colors + T Normal Layer 01 R: 0 G: 0 B: 0 I use this instead of the small undo in the bottom left corner. (Fitts' Law) Autodesk SketchBook Pro - Untitled @ 52.4% T x HOW I SET UP AUTODESK SKETCHBOOK PRO FOR SKE free form select/ resize draw draw, smoothly Use this to zoom & pan Layer 02 -set up favorite. colors & Logo/ branding colors (client) drawing layer insert a high ught layer here after credits, no grid. dot grid layer: locked to prevent editing Background precise logo on plain background. Set up sketchnote template. Event info, organization logos Speaker picture, name Talk title, date Sketchnote, adding as needed ☐ 888822 more layers I like sitting near the front so I can see, or near the back if I'm coming in late. front, may eavesdrop on <edge. seat: more space to stash backpack interesting conversations Quickly rearrange topics, add highlights on a separate layer. Save to Dropbox, Upload to website, tweet, etc. Sketched by Sacha Chua (esachac) ExperiVis