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Create your own brush icons

Create your own unique icons to identify custom brushes.

There is a comprehensive set of default icons you can use to identify your custom brushes. However, try creating your own icons. This topic provides instructions and criteria on how to create custom brush icons.

NoteYou can assign custom icons to custom brushes that appear in the bottom of the Brush Palette, not to default brushes.

What you need

Each icon you create must be a PNG image file that is 32 x 32 pixels. A custom brush icon not matching these criteria does not appear.

For each icon, create three image files:

One image of the icon itself, given a descriptive name. For example, MyBrush.png. This file name appears in the Icons list of the Identify Custom Brush window.

One image for the icon in rollover state (that is, for when the cursor passes over it). This file must use the same name as the first icon, but with “_over” added to the end (use the underscore character "_" and not a space). For example, MyBrush_over.png.

One image for the icon in selected state (that is, for when it is the current brush). This file must use the same name, with “_press” added to the end. For example, MyBrush_press.png.

About the sample icon

There is a sample icon called "Sample," visible in the Icon list of the Identify Custom Brush window.

This sample icon provides three image files for the icon in its three states. Find these files, named "Sample.png", "Sample_over.png", and “Sample_press.png", in the following folder:

- For PC:

  C:\Documents and Settings\[ytour login name]\application Data\Autodesk\SketchBook Pro\4.0\BrushPresetIcons

  You will have to create a folder called BrushPresetIcons.

- For Mac:

  [your user folder]/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/SketchBook Pro/4.0/BrushPresetIcons/

  You will have to create a folder called BrushPresetIcons.

Store any icon images you create in this same folder to see them in the Identify Custom Brush window.

Creating a brush icon and assigning it to a custom brush

1. Create three PNG files that follow the criteria listed in Create your own brush icons.
2. Copy the three PNG files to the following folder:

   - For PC:

     C:\Documents and Settings\[your login name]\Application Data\Alias\Alias SketchBook Pro\4.0\BrushPresetIcons

     You will have to create a folder called BrushPresetIcons.

     NoteThe Documents and Settings folder installs in the C: drive by default. If you cannot find it there, check other drives.

   - For Mac:

     [your user folder]\Library\Application Support\Autodesk\Autodesk SketchBook Pro\4.0\ BrushPresetIcons

     You will have to create a folder called BrushPresetIcons.

3. Double-click the Do-It-Yourself brush in the Brush Palette.

   The Brush Properties window appears.

4. In the Brush Properties window, click the Edit button.

   The Identify Custom Brush window appears.

5. The icon you created appears in the Icon list of the Identify Custom Brush window under the same name as its file name.

   If one of the following icons appear for any of its three states, you cannot select the icon or assign it:

   The PNG file for this icon state does not meet criteria.

   The PNG file for this icon state does not exist.

Tips for creating brush icons

It is a good idea to design the icon no larger than 28 x 28 pixels, so that there is a 2-pixel margin around it.

If you would like to match the RGB values used for other product icons, follow the values listed:

- The dark blue color used as the ink is R=84, G=107, B=126.
- The light blue color used as the background is R=222, G=230, B=235.
- The orange color used as the rollover highlight and selected color is R=255, G=153, B=0.

For the rollover state, an orange halo spills over the icon image. For the selected state, the orange is contained within the image.