Randomizing color

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Quickly lay down varying colored strokes using the same brush. I’ve found this really fun to use when playing with Radial Symmetry. Set a range for the hue, saturation, and luminance of the active color.


Randomizing color in Sketchbook Pro for desktop

  1. Select or create a brush.
  2. Open the Color Editor, either by selecting Window > Color Editor or from the toolbar, tap Color Editor icon.
  3. Below the Color Wheel, tap Toggle Palette properties, then the arrow and select Randomize from the menu.

Randomize color in the Sketchbook Color Editor

  1. Use the sliders below to set the following:
  • Hue Randomize – to set the hue range of the stroke.
  • Saturation Randomize – to set the saturation range of the stroke.
  • Brightness Randomize – to set the brightness range of the stroke.


Randomizing color in Sketchbook for mobile devices

  1. Open the Color Editor:

For tablet users:

  • Tap Color Editor icon at the bottom of the Layer Editor.
  • Tap the bottom section of the Double Puck.
  • If your UI is hidden, with one hand tap-hold the Trigger Trigger icon in the Sketchbook 64-bit iOS version and drag to select Color from the menu. With the other, make changes or select colors.

For handheld device users:

  • Tap Color Editor icon in the toolbar.
  • Tap Clutch tool in the mobile version of Sketchbook on iPad and tap the bottom section of the Double Puck.
  1. Tap Randomize icon in the mobile version of Sketchbook.

For handheld device users, you need to then tap ^ to access the sliders.

  1. Use the sliders to set the following:
  • Hue Randomize – to set the color range of the stroke.
  • Saturation Randomize – to set the range from pure color to gray of the stroke.
  • Luminance Randomize – to set the range of color brightness of the stroke.

For handheld device users, notice how the slider panel fades as you move the sliders, so you can see the randomized range.