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Symmetry

The Symmetry tool enables you to turn symmetry on and off as you sketch, using hotkeys. The X hotkey displays a vertical axis of symmetry and Y a horizontal axis. Anything drawn on one side of the axis will be mirrored. The axis of symmetry always appears at the center of the window. Rotating, scaling, and panning within the canvas alters where the axis is placed.

Sketching with symmetry

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1. Select a brush and color. See Choose a brush and Choose a color.
2. Press X or Y (depending on the axis of symmetry) to enable symmetry. Any strokes are then mirrored across the axis.

   NoteIf you transform a layer (see Edit a layer) or any of its content, symmetry may be lost.