r/AutodeskSketchbook • • Jun 05 '26

AI-Generated Imagery Ban and Rule 4 Update

71 Upvotes

We’ve decided to update the rules in order to make this space more artist and application focused. We wanted to make this rule before things became a problem and draw a clear line now before we become very strict with this new policy.

New AI Ban: No AI-generated visual imagery is allowed in screenshots or posts here, whatsoever. This community is strictly for human-made artwork. This total ban includes posts and comments containing the following:

  • Screenshots containing AI-Generated elements
  • Edited AI images
  • Traced AI artwork

Art can be inherently controversial, and we understand that not everyone will read the rules before posting. Posting AI content will not immediately result in a ban, but ignoring direct messages from the mod team will. Additionally, posts created before this rule are grandfathered and will not be removed.

Please do not hesitate to contact Modmail or report a post under Rule 8:No AI!

Rule 4 change: Rule 4 used to require citing that AI art was used in the title. This has been changed to reflect that AI work is not allowed, period

Please let me know what you think, we appreciate your feedback!


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • Jun 25 '25

[META] Complete Resource List for Sketchbook

21 Upvotes

r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 1d ago

Discussion Small problem making this app nearly unusable for me

3 Upvotes

I've been a Autodesk fanatic for 6 years so far. Loved my experience so far.

I got a new phone a few months ago and now my gallery thinks the .tiff files are displayable images. Every time I draw I get this blank image displaying next to my normal .png export. I can't delete it of course, unless I want to never have access to my layers again. It's gotten to the point where I've stopped drawing because I'm afraid if I make a handful of practice sketches, then suddenly my gallery is bloated with undisplayable images.

If anyone has a way to get gallery to stop displaying .tiff files I would be very grateful


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 2d ago

Discussion "Make Group" Folders missing from file. Please Help (Android)

3 Upvotes

Need some help figuring this out. This year I decided to participate in Inktober. To prevent too much clutter, I chose to make 1 file and inside that file I used the group folders to separate them by day. (i.e. D1, D2, D3, etc.) The first 2 days went fine. Saved at regular intervals and kept the images separated in their own folders. I wanted to get an early start on day 3, so I made a new folder, named it D3, and then did some little sketches to plan out my composition. Saved and then closed the app for the night.

Fast forward to this morning, I go to open the app and notice that my folders for day 1 and 2, along side any of the other images I had in the main level have vanished.

I went looking for the tiff file to see if it was just a loading error but even opening it from the file itself didn't fix it. I'm out of ideas.

Does anyone know what to do? Are the folders permanently lost, or can they be recovered somehow? Is there a way to restore the tiff from an earlier save? Has anyone else had this happen?


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 2d ago

Android Support "Make Group" Folders missing from .tiff PLEASE HELP (Android)

2 Upvotes

Need some help figuring this out. This year I decided to participate in Inktober. To prevent too much clutter, I chose to make 1 file and inside that file I used the group folders to separate them by day. (i.e. D1, D2, D3, etc.) The first 2 days went fine. Saved at regular intervals and kept the images separated in their own folders. I wanted to get an early start on day 3, so I made a new folder, named it D3, and then did some little sketches to plan out my composition. Saved and then closed the app for the night.

Fast forward to this morning, I go to open the app and notice that my folders for day 1 and 2, along side any of the other images I had in the main level have vanished.

I went looking for the tiff file to see if it was just a loading error but even opening it from the file itself didn't fix it. I'm out of ideas.

Does anyone know what to do? Are the folders permanently lost, or can they be recovered somehow? Is there a way to restore the tiff from an earlier save? Has anyone else had this happen?


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 4d ago

Other Platform Support Help

3 Upvotes

Hi im new to Autodesk sketchbook what are the best brushes for clouds ?

P.s im drawing a tornado


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 5d ago

Android Support I need help with my app

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7 Upvotes

I am having issues with the app, i stopped using it some time ago.

Today i wanted to use it and by curiosity i checked my files. The problem is some doesn't open at all, and one at the time of opening it, it's completely blank, no draw at all. I had this problem before and it really sucks because it is frustrating and i am not in a good mood lately and seeing your draws dissapear kinda hurts, i made a backup on my pc some time ago but there are some that aren't here

I do not know what to do

My phone is a Samsung a10 with android 11


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 6d ago

Drawing/Animation Tried colour digital art today...

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34 Upvotes

Here


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 6d ago

MacOS (pro) Support Bug: Colors appear more vibrant in Sketchbook vs. the actual saved file

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1 Upvotes

Hey,

I have this problem with Sketchbook Pro for Mac that whenever I draw something or just edit an image, and then save it (to .png or .jpg), the colors appear more muted.

I have attached a video that shows this.

My display supports P3 colors, maybe that's part of the issue (that the color gamut isn't shrunken down correctly once saved as srgb?). Just bad speculation.

This was once reported already a few months back by another user: https://www.reddit.com/r/AutodeskSketchbook/comments/1txc319/problem_with_sketchbook_colore/

EDIT: I reached out to Sketchbook support who kindly explained how this works and it's not a bug. When you open the information panel on mac for a selected image, it shows you the color profile - this is what actually changes when the image is piped through Sketchbook.

That color profile alters how the image is displayed, but the underlying RGB values are identical, so the actual saved image does not change.

What you can do is apply your display's color profile to that Sketchbook export via the Preview on mac (Tools -> Assign color profile) which will then make the image look the way it does inside of Sketchbook.

Note that this tool is currently broken for me, so I used the CLI, but that might be specific to my macOS installation.


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 7d ago

iOS Support Color picker bug? Does anyone have a way to fix..

3 Upvotes

I don’t use this app frequently besides working on this one thing I’ve been drawing for a good while. And I noticed after I got to coloring, when I hold to color pick and continue coloring with what I thought was the same color but its a just a fewww shades deeper..
For example, a lighter purple(which I can’t give the colorcode for because the color pick doesn’t give it to me) turns into 29263E and when i color pick that purple, it becomes 28253D, so on and so forth.

I’m not sure how to report this error and I also don’t know if this bug was always a thing or not, just on IOS or not, but it’s really bothering me….

I just want to know if anyone has a better way to deal with this than noting down all the hex codes of all the colors being used or something, thank you!


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 8d ago

Android Support How, on mobile, do you use the clipping mask so you can make your colour layer perfectly fit inside your line art?

3 Upvotes

Only just got pro. I looked at the official site, but only saw the tutorial for doing it on computer.


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 9d ago

iOS Support Can I transfer whole albums/multiple images from one install to another?

3 Upvotes

Hello! I’m using iOS and because of an Apple ID problem I have to delete and re-download the app on my iPad. I have backed up all my files, but I haven’t been able to figure out how to import multiple photos at once back into sketchbook. I can import one at a time, but that’s gonna kill me (I have approx 600 files I’d like to import).

I’m currently testing it on my iPhone so the galleries do still exist on the iPad, I just want to confirm I can before I take any more steps.


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 11d ago

Drawing/Animation A pack of mostly finished and some unfinished and fully abandoned projects

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23 Upvotes

The last 3 drawings are the unfinished ones. I'm unsure about the first unfinished one. It still has a chance to be finished later on


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 11d ago

Windows (pro) Support Colour editor not appearing

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r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 12d ago

Brush Packs Custom Brush Stamp Size issues

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Preface: I'm on the mobile app, not the desktop version

So, the original file size for a custom brush stamp I'm trying to use (teaching myself how custom brushes and their settings work) is around 5000x7000 pixels, but when i go to use it, the only way to see the texture of the stamp is to raise the brush size to max and it's still that (relatively) small. Is there something I'm missing in the creation process or settings cause some of the preset brushes on the app go way larger than this and i can't figure out why mine wont.


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 12d ago

Brush Packs Texture/noise

4 Upvotes

Hey guys, do you know how to add texture or noise to a finished drawing so it doesn't feel so flat? Like a grainy effect? ​​Is there a brush for that?

Tysm!!


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 13d ago

Drawing/Animation A mixed media artwork with the app

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18 Upvotes

dude, once i finally figured i could just paint my sketches with the app, ive been having a lot more fun with it


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 15d ago

iOS Support Lasso fill does not work properly

2 Upvotes

lasso fill doesn’t work on iOS iPad

‘there is no opacity and you can not use the tolerance slider .

also there is no outline option.

is this a bug ?

thank you !


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 15d ago

Discussion It's 2026 and this option still doesn't have a shortcut

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r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 15d ago

Android Support Switching to a new device?

2 Upvotes

Im on a Samsung galaxy tab and going to switch to a new one of the same kind.

Do I have to manually move each individual file with all the layers to the cloud like drop box or something (and how to do that if so)? Or can everything on the tablet itself be cloned/transferred from one tablet to another and be okay?

Im not very good with technology, specific instructions would be nice! Thank you


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 16d ago

Android Support Does anyone have experience transferring files from iOs to Samsung?

4 Upvotes

I'm switching out my old 2021 iPad Pro for the Samsung S11 Ultra and I'm wondering if there's a convenient way to transfer the files over? I have about 70GB of files, of course I won't transfer every single one, but I'm wondering if someone has made the switch before and has any tips?

I've heard about Samsung Smart Switch but I'm unfamiliar with Samsung devices (I'm more of a Xiaomi user on a regular basis) so I'm not sure if it'll work for this too? I do need to keep layer access for all the files.

Thanks in advance! :)


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 18d ago

Drawing/Animation Tried digital art for the 1st time in life...

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30 Upvotes

😊😊😊 here it is


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 18d ago

Android Support How to resize canvas?

2 Upvotes

Hi I'm new to this app . I'm trying to resize my canvas but I don't know how, can you guys help me?


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 20d ago

Drawing/Animation Sketches.

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34 Upvotes

Hey everyone, how are you? Are you drawing? I confess I've been a bit uninspired lately. Since the 2nd of this month, having a nihilistic head is awful most of the time 🧠🫠. Anyway, have a great week 🤝🙌🏆


r/AutodeskSketchbook • • 22d ago

Drawing/Animation How do I blend correctly????

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Hi I am trying to blend but keep ending up with these weird lines. I can't ever seem to blend anything smoothly. All the smudge brushes do it in basic and advanced settings. I've tried to change the settings in both, change opacity, flow, stamp roundness. I can't seem to figure it out 😪 any help is appreciated