Some small helpful tips for SAI users!
In SAI holding the shift key when resizing will Constrain proportions Holding Ctrl while clicking a layer will select the entire layer Ctrl + F = Fill canvas or selection on a selected layer Ctrl + S = Save button Ctrl + Z = Undo Button Ctrl + Y = Redo Button Ctrl + C = Copy Ctrl + V = Paste Ctrl + D = Clear Selection Ctrl + T = Transform menu Del and/or End= rotate Home = return to starting point Press and hold Ctrl on a canvas to move it without having to select it
Folders- Drag and drop layers into a folder for organization(You can double-click a folder/layer to rename if desired)
Ctrl-Clicking a folder will select everything showing in the folder
Ctrl + Dragging will move the entire contents of the folder
For things with Modes set in the folder, you can change Folder mode to “Pass Through” to allow Mode effects to show on other layers outside the folder
You can move multiple layers without them being in folders by hitting the “pin” box, and Ctrl + Dragging http://i.gyazo.com/e0404da8a1e2c9c50a47dd8a77622569.gif
You can move layers in a folder by holding Ctrl+T with the folder selected http://i.gyazo.com/ccd3081d80e17ba37168a9e45429d37f.gif
Gradients with the watercolor brush; http://i.gyazo.com/3722e0a0c40e765db0b5b5657c324e70.gif
Selecting on the outside and inverting selection makes things go faster; http://i.gyazo.com/356bba31e56ed7c16fc61fd1eac6114a.gif
do this for cropping; http://i.gyazo.com/51e6a113428eef67f014532458d8f9de.gif
Use the “all image” selection if you want to fill in lineart on a separate layer. http://i.gyazo.com/87573557033c852c055b30c5694f71f7.gif
If you have other colors in other layers you might have to hide them temporarily when doing this or this will happen! http://i.gyazo.com/2ef682340ee47b263acc26d1c3af75ed.gif
use the luminance to transparency option to make everything white transparent! especially useful for coloring lines or adding text; http://i.gyazo.com/53b7f5725148af014bb3562ed17d9f17.gif
Use the “increment” option to fill in behind your pictures; http://i.gyazo.com/db8369e2a0c6103480dd8690c7cd4897.gif
Experiment with the “density” option; http://i.gyazo.com/414f4b2c648b05a9c60ffc26246a0c83.gif (great for fur detail and shading)
Experiment with the brush sharpness; http://i.gyazo.com/0b61d2c54c146e6959f35843d384c118.gif (i tend to use this for spots and certain markings)
Mess with the stabilizer! i generally keep mine at 10, i dont know if you can tell the difference but i definitely feel it! http://i.gyazo.com/fa621422f7e17941925a3499f95080d0.gif
use multiply and luminosity! http://i.gyazo.com/708590a99d4bb6a344ec79d6567df354.gif generally used for shading!
making circles; Create a Linework layer http://i.gyazo.com/f09c691840faf349b7e6bb26048e2d8f.gif press “Curve tool” Place curser on the canvas and do not move it Now take turns by left clicking and pressing either “End” button or “Delete”(Or what you might have canvas rotation set to) Keep going until the circle is complete, to close the circle double-click the cursor it should be like this; http://i.gyazo.com/7b8e449fcaa1fb7eb21c083975d3deb5.gif The circle can be changed sizes by pushing Ctrl-T and resizing if you want to change the thickness of the lines do this; http://i.gyazo.com/f3fe3b5f2beea59c4b47069ced8d9d41.gif
done with help from silkiefeathers
