Virtual Mirror Vector Studio 2.0 Quick Start Guide
Vector Studio 2.0 Tool Shortcuts:
Please note <Alt> and <Ctrl> refers to Windows keys, while <Option> and <Command> refers to Macintosh.
Direction
Handler Tools:
(1) Direction Handler (2) Horizontal
Symmetry (3) Vertical Symmetry (4) Quad Symmetry (5) Cross Insertion Tools.
| Result | Action |
| Select or cycle through Direction Handler Tools | Shift + 'A' |
| Insert point | Alt/Option -click |
| Constrain movement to 45° angles about the anchor (center) point | Shift - drag |
| Constrain movement to 45° angles about the hit point | Shift + Ctrl/Command - drag |
| Toggle horizontal axis of symmetry | 'X' - drag |
| Toggle vertical axis of symmetry | 'Y' - drag |
| Break smooth to corner points | Alt/Option - drag |
| Show all direction handles | Single click inside a selected object |
| Use of marquee for marking | Click - drag |
| Result | Action |
| Change brush size | Alt/Option - drag |
| Constrain brush size | Alt/Option + Shift - drag |
Sampler
Tools:
(1) Color (2) Transparency
(3) Weight (4) Weighted Transform Tools
| Result | Action |
Tuning mode  |
Click - drag on top of empty region or selected region |
Image Sampling mode  |
Click - drag on top of non-selected objects |
Gradient Sampling mode  |
Alt/Option + Click - drag |
| Toggle between radial and linear gradient | 'X' - drag |
| Reposition gradient | spacebar - drag |
Sample flat color for Color Tool  |
Shift - click |
| Sample gradient color for Color Tool |
Alt/Option + Shift - click |
| Constrain sliders to 10% increments in Tuning mode | Shift |
| Select a particular slider in Tuning mode. e.g. in HSB mode, if you want to change the saturation, you must press '2' | '1', '2', '3', or '4' - drag |
Change to Local or Global transform mode in Weighted Transform
Tool  |
Shift - click, either on selected object or empty region |
Retouch
Brush Tools:
(1) Color Brush (2) Brighten
Brush (3) Darken Brush (4) Saturate Brush (5) Clone Brush Tools
| Result | Action |
| Change brush size | Alt/Option - drag |
| Change brush intensity | Alt/Option + Shift - drag |
| Sample flat color for Color Brush Tool |
Shift - click |
| Define a Sample Object in Clone Brush Tool |
Shift - click |
[
Main ] [ Palette
Shepherd ] [ Direction Handler
] [ Zoom Lens ] [ Sampler
Tools ]
[ Retouch Brushes ] [
Wrinkle Remover ] [
Gradient Factory ] [ Gradient
Texture ]
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