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WelcometoourMischiefUserGuide!

ThegreatthingaboutMischiefisthatyoushouldbeabletogetstartedandgetcreating
instantly.Wevemadeapointofhavingalltheessentialsrightatyourfingertipsanddont
havecomplexmenusorhiddenfeaturessoyoucanjustopentheapplicationandstart
drawing!

Thismeansthatyoushouldntneedthisguidetogetgoingbutifyoueverneedaquick
helpinghandyoucanrefertohere.

Thisdocumentispackedfullofusefulinformationandhintsofhowtogetthemostoutof
Mischief.Ifyoudofindthatsomethingismissingthoughoryouwouldlikeustoexplain
somethingthatisntinhereletusknowbycontactingsupportthroughourwebsiteat:
http://madewithmischief.com/support

Happysketching!
TheMadeWithMischiefTeam

Free vs. Paid Mischief

PayingforMischiefunlocksanumberofextrafeaturesandfunctionality.Seethetablebelow
tocomparethefeaturesbetweenversions.

MischiefFree

MischiefPaid

InfiniteCanvas

SmallFileSizes

BrushPalette

LimitedtoThreeBrushes

WindowOpacity

ColorPalette

ImportImage

ExportPNGandJPEG

CustomColorSwatches

Layers

Papers

ExportPSDwithLayers

ExportSelection

SelectionMarquee

GeometricShapes

IfyouarethinkingofupgradingtoPaidMischiefbutwanttotryitfirstyoucangetafree15
daytrialthathasallthefeaturesunlocked.Togetthetrialgotoourwebsiteat:
https://madewithmischief.com/

Mischief-Free

Installation and Licensing Mischief-Free

Weknowtheinstallationandlicensingofanewapplicationcanbeaboringtaskthatyoujust
wanttobedonewithassoonaspossible.Tohelpyouwiththisprocess,thissectionguides
youthroughtothepointwhereyouhaveMischiefopeninfrontofyouandyoucanstartto
draw!

System Requirements

Beforeyoudoanythingelse,ensurethatyoursystemmeetsthefollowingminimum
requirementstorunMischiefeffectively:

Windows:

XP,Vista,Windows7,orWindows8,either32or64bitversions.

MischiefrequiresWintabdriversonWindowssystems.

MischiefrequiresOpenGL2.0orgreater.OpenGLisaprogramminginterfaceusedby
programstotalkwiththeGPU.Ifyoucanplaymoderngamesonyourcomputer,
Mischiefshouldrunjustfine.MischiefrequiredthisasitmakesheavyuseoftheGPU
(graphicsprocessingunit)toachieveitsdrawingspeed.

Ifyouareunsuretrythefreetrial,ifthatrunscorrectlythepaidversionwilltoo.

NOTE:ThereisntanofficialLinuxversionofMischief.Howeverusershavereportedbeing
abletogettheWindowsversionworkingthroughWINEonUbuntu12.04.Formore
informationonWINE,see:help.ubuntu.com/community/wine.

Mac:
OS10.6orgreater.
MischiefrequiresOpenGL2.0orgreater.OpenGLisaprogramminginterfaceusedby
programstotalkwiththeGPU.Ifyoucanplaymoderngamesonyourcomputer,
Mischiefshouldrunjustfine.MischiefrequiredthisasitmakesheavyuseoftheGPU
(graphicsprocessingunit)toachieveitsdrawingspeed.
Ifyouareunsuretrythefreetrial,ifthatrunscorrectlythepaidversionwilltoo.

Graphics Tablets

Mischiefhasbeendesignedtobeusedwithadrawingtabletwithhasapressuresensitive
pen.MischiefisfullytestedagainstWacomtablets,othertabletsmayworkbutarenot

officiallysupportedbyus.Ifyouareunsureifyourtabletwillworktryourfreetrial,ifthatruns
correctlythepaidversionwilltoo.

Installing Mischief
Windows Desktop:

ToinstallMischiefforWindows,completethefollowingsteps:
1.Downloadthecorrect.exeinstallationfilefromourwebsiteatwww.madewithmischief.com.
2.DoubleclickonthefiletoinstallMischief.
3.ClickRuntolaunchtheMischiefSetupWizard.
4.ClickNext.
5.ComplytothelicenseagreementbyselectingIaccepttheagreement,andthenpressNext.
6.TheinstallationlocationdefaultstoC:\ProgramFiles\<>.Tochangeit,click
Browseandselecttherequiredlocation,ortoacceptthedefault,clickNext.
7.ClickInstall,andthenFinish.

Mac Desktop:

ToinstallMischiefforMac,completethefollowingsteps:
1.Downloadthecorrect.dmginstallationfilefromourwebsiteatwww.madewithmischief.com.
2.DoubleclickonthefiletoinstallMischief.
3.ClickRuntolaunchtheMischiefSetupWizard.
4.ClickNext.

Mac App Store:

SearchforMischiefFreeintheAppStoreandfollowtheirinstallinstructions.

Licensing Mischief-Free

Theserequireinstallationbutnolicensing!

Upgrading to the Paid Version of Mischief

How To Upgrade The Desktop Version

ToUpgradetotheFullversionofMischiefjustgotoourwebsiteanddownloadthepaid
version,youcanthendownloadandinstallthefullversion.

How To Upgrade The Mac App Store Version

SearchforMischiefintheAppStoreandfollowtheirinstallinstructions.

Mischief-Free Overview
Mischiefisdesignedforsimplicity.Penandpaperstyles,toolselection,layers,andallthe
essentialsarerightatyourfingertips.Menusaresimpleandeasytoaccess.WithMischiefs
infinitecanvasandinfiniteresolutionthereisnoneedtopreplanyourpagesize.Justopen
theapplication,pickupyourstylusandstartdrawing.

Free Mischief Interface

Allofthesepanels(butnottheToolBar)canbemovedaroundthecanvasareatowherethey
bestsuityourworkflow.Ifyouhavemovedthemandwouldliketoplacethembackintheir
originalpositionsyouuseWindow>RestoreLayout.

YoucanalsohidethepanelsandToolBarfromyourcanvasbyusingTabtoshowandhide
orusingtheWindow>HideInterface/ShowInterface.

Lotsofthesecontrolshavehotkeysattachedtothemtohelpyouworkwithasmucheaseas
possible.YoucanfindafulllistofallthehotkeysintheHotkeyssectionofthisguide.
YoucanalsofindalistofthemintheHelpmenuoftheprogram

ForafulllistofallthecontrolsandwhattheydopleaseseeourMischiefFreeFunctions
Overviewsection.

Mischief-Free Functions Overview

Panel

FunctionName

FunctionDescription

Toolbar

Zoom

ZoominandoutoftheCanvas

Pan

MovearoundtheCanvas

Rotate

RotateyourCanvas

Brush

Selecttodrawstrokes

Eraser

Selecttoerasestrokes

Eyedropper

SelectcolourfromanywhereonyourCanvas

Undo

Undolaststroke

Redo

Redrawlaststroke

Brush

BrushesTab

Showsdockedbrushes

ErasersTab

Showsdockederasers

BrushSizeButton

Singleclicktriggerssliderpullout,Doubleclicktriggers
inputfield

BrushOpacityButton

Singleclicktriggerssliderpullout,Doubleclicktriggers
inputfield

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Navigation of Canvas

Youhaveanumberofwaystonavigatearoundthecanvas.Youcan:

Zoom,thisiscentredaroundwhereyourcursorisandiscontrolledbydraggingleftto
zoomoutorrighttozoomin.Mischiefcanhandleazoomrangeof50trilliontoone.Youcan
gettothisbyusingZ,youcanalsoquicklyzoominandoutincrementallybyusing+and.
Pan,letsyoumovearoundthecanvas.YoucanalsouseHorpresstheSpacebarat
anytimetoquicklybeabletopan.
Rotate,thisiscentredaroundwhereyourcursorisandiscontrolledbydraggingleftto
rotateanticlockwiseorrighttorotateclockwise.YoucangettothisquicklybyusingR.

Reset Canvas View

Youcanresetyourcanvastotheoriginalsizeandpositionitwaswhenyoufirstopened
MischiefbyusingEdit>ResetCanvasView.Youcanalsousethehotkeyswhichare
Cmd+0(Mac)orCtrl+0(Windows).

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Preferences

ThePreferencesdialogcanbefoundunderMischiefFree>Preferences

Cursor

Allowsyoutochangeyourcursor:

BrushSizewillshowyouacirclethesizeofyourcurrentlyselectedbrushor
eraser.

Crosshairwillshowyouacrosshair,itisaconstantsizeanddoesntscalewith
thestrokesize.

None,therewillbenocursorvisible.

Systemwilluseyourdefaultsystemcursor,normallythearrowshown.

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Freehand curve smoothing

Thismakesyourstrokesandcurvessmootherdependingonwhichoptionyouset.Itwill
defaulttothelowest,calleddefaultthisisbecausethehigherthesettingthemorelikelyyou
maygetaperformancehitwhenworkingonlargerfiles.

Scale brush width with canvas zoom

Turningthisonwillmakethebrushwidthscaleupanddownasyouzoominandoutofthe
canvas.Thisallowsyoutoachieveaconsistentlinewidth.

Collect usage and performance data

PleasehelpustoimproveMischiefbyleavingthisonandallowingustotrackany
performanceissues!

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Saving

YoucansaveyourfilesbygoingtoFile>SaveorFile>SaveAs.
IfitisthefirsttimeyouaresavingyourfileoryouSaveAsyouwillgetaSaveAsdialog.

InMaciswilllooklikethis:

InWindowsitwilllooklikethis:

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Note:Youcanalsoexportyourartworkas.JPEG.PNGand.PSDfiles.Formoreinformation
onthisseeourExportingsection.

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Brushes

Mischiefcomeswithavarietyofpressuresensitivebrushesanderasers.Youcanselecta
penoreraserfromtheToolPanel.YoucanalsouseBforbrushandEforerasorhotkeysto
selectthemostrecentlyusedpenoreraser.

OnceyouhavetheBrushtoolselectedyoucanusetheBrushPanelshownabovetoselect
whichofthethreebrushesorerasersyouwanttouse.Youcanchangethebrushessizeand
opacityusingthebuttonsunderneath,whenclickedslidersappearthatallowyoutochange
thesesettings.

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Youcanalsouse]toincreaseand[todecreasehotkeyscanbeusedtochangethewidth
andopacityofyourcurrentpenoreraser.

NOTE:ThecurrentversionofMischiefhasunlimitedundoandredoactions,thisallowsyouto
undoallofyourstrokesallthewaybacktoitbeingablankfile.Evenifyouopenandclose
yourfilemultipletimesitwillstillrememberallyourstrokesbacktoitsbeginning!

Scale brush width with canvas zoom

Itissometimesconvenienttoforcethebrushwidthtoscaleupanddownasyouzoominand
out.Thisallowsyoutoachieveaconsistentlinewidth.ThisoptionisinthePreferencesdialog
whichcanbefoundunderMischiefFree>Preferences

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Color
InMischiefFreeyouhavefullcolorrangetosketchinginanycolorandtone,butnoabilityto
saveswatches.

TIP:Wealsoliketouseaportionofourcanvasasacustomcolorpalettesowecanselect
colorsfromtherebyusingthecolorpickertool.Youcanthendeleteitwhenyouarefinished
withyourartwork.

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Flipping

InMischiefFreeyoucanfliptheentirecanvas.
Toflipthecanvashorizontallygoto,Edit>FlipCanvasHorizontally.
Toflipthecanvasverticallygoto,Edit>FlipCanvasVertically.

YouareunabletoonlyflippartsofyourcanvasinMischiefFree,todothisyouwillneedthe
selectiontoolsavailableinthepaidversion.

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Exporting

MischiefFreeallowsyoutoexportyourvisiblecanvasbygoingtoFile>ExportVisible
Canvas,thiswillopentheExportdialogshownbelow.

Hereyoucansetyourexportdocumentsizeinpixelsorinches.

Export Sizes

BecauseMischiefisvectorbasedyoucansaveourworkoutathugesizesandyouwontlose
thequalityofyourstrokes.ThemaximumsizeMischiefexportsatis20000Pixelsor277.778
InchesThatsabout7metresacross,orabouttheheightofathreestorybuilding.

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Note:Largeexportsmaytakealongtimetoexport!

Export File Types

Mischiefsavesoutfilesas.JPEGbydefaultbutyoucanalsosave.PSDand.PNGfiles

Ifyouexportyourfileasa.PNGitwilltakeoutthebackgroundcolorandjustgiveyouyour
strokesbythemselves.

YouareunabletoexportonlypartsofyourcanvaswithMischiefFree,todothisyouwillneed
theselectiontoolsavailableinthepaidversion.

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Importing

Youcanimport.JPGand.PNGfilesintoMischiefbyusingFile>ImportImage,thiswill
openadialogwhereyoucanselecttheimageyouwanttoimport.

Whenyourimageinimportedtowillbecentralonyourvisiblecanvas.

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Mischief-Free Hotkeys

Wehavemadeourhotkeyssimilartootherpaintingpackagestomaketransitioningbetween
themafluidprocess.

Mac Hotkeys

Windows Hotkeys

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Mischief

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Installation and Licensing Mischief-Free

Weknowtheinstallationandlicensingofanewapplicationcanbeaboringtaskthatyoujust
wanttobedonewithassoonaspossible.Tohelpyouwiththisprocess,thissectionguides
youthroughtothepointwhereyouhaveMischiefopeninfrontofyouandyoucanstartto
draw!

System Requirements

Beforeyoudoanythingelse,ensurethatyoursystemmeetsthefollowingminimum
requirementstorunMischiefeffectively:

Windows:

XP,Vista,Windows7,orWindows8,either32or64bitversions.

MischiefrequiresWintabdriversonWindowssystems.

MischiefrequiresOpenGL2.0orgreater.OpenGLisaprogramminginterfaceusedby
programstotalkwiththeGPU.Ifyoucanplaymoderngamesonyourcomputer,
Mischiefshouldrunjustfine.MischiefrequiredthisasitmakesheavyuseoftheGPU
(graphicsprocessingunit)toachieveitsdrawingspeed.

Ifyouareunsuretrythefreetrial,ifthatrunscorrectlythepaidversionwilltoo.

NOTE:ThereisntanofficialLinuxversionofMischief.Howeverusershavereportedbeing
abletogettheWindowsversionworkingthroughWINEonUbuntu12.04.Formore
informationonWINE,see:help.ubuntu.com/community/wine.

Mac:
OS10.6orgreater.
MischiefrequiresOpenGL2.0orgreater.OpenGLisaprogramminginterfaceusedby
programstotalkwiththeGPU.Ifyoucanplaymoderngamesonyourcomputer,
Mischiefshouldrunjustfine.MischiefrequiredthisasitmakesheavyuseoftheGPU
(graphicsprocessingunit)toachieveitsdrawingspeed.
Ifyouareunsuretrythefreetrial,ifthatrunscorrectlythepaidversionwilltoo.

Graphics Tablets

Mischiefhasbeendesignedtobeusedwithadrawingtabletwithhasapressuresensitive
pen.MischiefisfullytestedagainstWacomtablets,othertabletsmayworkbutarenot

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officiallysupportedbyus.Ifyouareunsureifyourtabletwillworktryourfreetrial,ifthatruns
correctlythepaidversionwilltoo.

Installing Mischief
Windows Desktop:

ToinstallMischiefforWindows,completethefollowingsteps:
1.Downloadthecorrect.exeinstallationfilefromourwebsiteatwww.madewithmischief.com.
2.DoubleclickonthefiletoinstallMischief.
3.ClickRuntolaunchtheMischiefSetupWizard.
4.ClickNext.
5.ComplytothelicenseagreementbyselectingIaccepttheagreement,andthenpressNext.
6.TheinstallationlocationdefaultstoC:\ProgramFiles\<>.Tochangeit,click
Browseandselecttherequiredlocation,ortoacceptthedefault,clickNext.
7.ClickInstall,andthenFinish.

Mac Desktop:

ToinstallMischiefforMac,completethefollowingsteps:
1.Downloadthecorrect.dmginstallationfilefromourwebsiteatwww.madewithmischief.com.
2.DoubleclickonthefiletoinstallMischief.
3.ClickRuntolaunchtheMischiefSetupWizard.
4.ClickNext.

Mac App Store:

SearchforMischiefintheAppStoreandfollowtheirinstallinstructions.

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Mischief Overview
Mischiefisdesignedforsimplicity.Penandpaperstyles,toolselection,layers,andallthe
essentialsarerightatyourfingertips.Menusaresimpleandeasytoaccess.WithMischiefs
infinitecanvasandinfiniteresolutionthereisnoneedtopreplanyourpagesize.Justopen
theapplication,pickupyourstylusandstartdrawing.

Using the interface

Allofthesepanels(butnottheToolBar)canbemovedaroundthecanvasareatowherethey
bestsuityourworkflow.Ifyouhavemovedthemandwouldliketoplacethembackintheir
originalpositionsyoucangotoEdit>RestoreDefaults>RestoreLayout.

YoucanalsohidethepanelsandToolBarfromyourcanvasbyusingTabtoshowandhide.

Lotsofthesecontrolshavehotkeysattachedtothemtohelpyouworkwithasmucheaseas
possible.YoucanfindafulllistofallthehotkeysintheHotkeyssectionofthisguide.
YoucanalsofindalistofthemintheWindowmenuoftheprogram

ForafulllistofallthecontrolsandwhattheydopleaseseeourToolPanelOverviewsection.

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Mischief Functions Overview

Panel

FunctionName

FunctionDescription

Toolbar

Zoom

ZoominandoutoftheCanvas

Pan

MovearoundtheCanvas

Rotate

RotateyourCanvas

Brush

Selecttodrawstrokes

Eraser

Selecttoerasestrokes

Eyedropper

SelectcolourfromanywhereonyourCanvas

Shape

Selectshape,oneClickwillselectedcurrentshape,Click
andHoldtriggerspullout

Marquee

Selectanareatotransformorexport

Undo

Undolaststroke

Redo

Redrawlaststroke

Layers

Name

Description

NewLayer

Addsanewlayer

ScaleLayer

Scalesstrokesonthislayer

MoveLayer

Movesstrokesonthislayer

RotateLayer

Rotatesstokesonthislayer

MergeLayer

Mergesthecurrentlyselectedlayertothelayerbelow

ClearLayer

Deletesallstrokesonthislayer

DeleteLayer

Completelyremovestheselectedlayeranditscontents

ToggleLayerVisibility

Show/Hidelayer

ToggleLockLayer

Lock/Unlocklayer

PaperThumbnail

Selectsatexturedbackground

PaperColor

Selectsacoloredbackground

Draw

Opensandclosestheswatchesdropdown

SwatchTile

Clickanddragfromthecurrentcolortileintotheswatch
youwanttopopulate

Color

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DeletePalette

Deletesthecurrentswatchpalette

AddaNewPalette

Addsanewswatchpalette

Brush

BrushesTab

Showsdockedbrushes

ErasersTab

Showsdockederasers

BrushSizeButton

Singleclicktriggerssliderpullout,Doubleclicktriggers
inputfield

BrushOpacityButton

Singleclicktriggerssliderpullout,Doubleclicktriggers
inputfield

DockedBrushTile

Draganddropfromthebrushpreviewtothedocked
brushtilestosaveabrush

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Navigation of Canvas

Youhaveanumberofwaystonavigatearoundthecanvas.Youcan:

Zoom,thisiscentredaroundwhereyourcursorisandiscontrolledbydraggingleftto
zoomoutorrighttozoomin.Mischiefcanhandleazoomrangeof50trilliontoone.Youcan
gettothisbyusingZ,youcanalsoquicklyzoominandoutincrementallybyusing+and.
Pan,letsyoumovearoundthecanvas.YoucanalsouseHorpresstheSpacebarat
anytimetoquicklybeabletopan.
Rotate,thisiscentredaroundwhereyourcursorisandiscontrolledbydraggingleftto
rotateanticlockwiseorrighttorotateclockwise.YoucangettothisquicklybyusingR.

Reset Canvas View

Youcanresetyourcanvastotheoriginalsizeandpositionitwaswhenyoufirstopened
MischiefbyusingEdit>ResetCanvasView.Youcanalsousethehotkeyswhichare
Cmd+0(Mac)orCtrl+0(Windows).

View All Strokes

YoucancentreandscaleyourartworksoitfillsyourvisiblecanvasbyusingEdit>ViewAll
Strokes.YoucanalsousethehotkeyswhichareCmd+1(Mac)orCtrl+1(Windows).

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Preferences

ThePreferencesdialogcanbefoundunderMischief>Preferences...

Cursor

Allowsyoutochangeyourcursor:

BrushSizewillshowyouacirclethesizeofyourcurrentlyselectedbrushor
eraser.

Crosshairwillshowyouacrosshair,itisaconstantsizeanddoesntscalewith
thestrokesize.

None,therewillbenocursorvisible.

Systemwilluseyourdefaultsystemcursor,normallythearrowshown.

Freehand curve smoothing

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Thismakesyourstrokesandcurvessmootherdependingonwhichoptionyouset.Itwill
defaulttothelowest,calleddefaultthisisbecausethehigherthesettingthemorelikelyyou
maygetaperformancehitwhenworkingonlargerfiles.

Scale brush width with canvas zoom

Turningthisonwillmakethebrushwidthscaleupanddownasyouzoominandoutofthe
canvas.Thisallowsyoutoachieveaconsistentlinewidth.

Collect usage and performance data

PleasehelpustoimproveMischiefbyleavingthisonandallowingustotrackany
performanceissues!

Show splash screen on launch

WhenyoustartMischiefforthefirsttimeyouwillseeasplashscreenthatprovidesyouwith
linkstoJoinOurCommunityandtoseeourSampleFiles.Youcanclickthetickboxtonotsee
itwhenwhenyouopenMischiefagaininthefuture.Thissettingcanbetoggledhereinthe
Preferences.

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Brushes

Mischiefcomeswithavarietyofpressuresensitivebrushesanderasers.Youcanselecta
penoreraserfromthetoolpanelfromtheToolPanel.YoucanalsouseBforbrushandEfor
erasorhotkeystoselectthemostrecentlyusedpenoreraser.

OnceyouhavetheBrushtoolselectedyoucanusetheBrushPanelshownabovetoselect
whichofthethreebrushesorerasersyouwanttouse.Youcanchangethebrushessizeand
opacityusingthebuttonsunderneath,whenclickedslidersappearthatallowyoutochange
thesesettings.

Youcanalsouse]toincreaseand[todecreasehotkeyscanbeusedtochangethewidth
andopacityofyourcurrentpenoreraser.

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NOTE:ThecurrentversionofMischiefhasunlimitedundoandredoactions,thisallowsyouto
undoallofyourstrokesallthewaybacktoitbeingablankfile.Evenifyouopenandclose
yourfilemultipletimesitwillstillrememberallyourstrokesbacktoitsbeginning!

Scale brush width with canvas zoom

Itissometimesconvenienttoforcethebrushwidthtoscaleupanddownasyouzoominand
out.Thisallowsyoutoachieveaconsistentlinewidth.ThisoptionisinthePreferencesdialog
whichcanbefoundunderMischiefFree>Preferences

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Color

MischiefhasasimpleColorPanelforsettinghue,saturationandvalue.

YoucanopentheswatchesbyclickedonthearrowundertheCurrentlySelectedColorbox.
YoucandraganycoloroutoftheCurrentlySelectedColorboxanddropitintooneofthe18
swatchslotsinacolorpalettetosaveit.

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Amoreextensivecolorpanelcanbeopenedupbyusingthe
buttoninthetopright
corner.ThismenugivesyoutheoptiontouseRGBorHexvaluestoselecttheexactcolor
youwant.

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Hereyoucanalsogetaccesstomultiplecolorpalettes.YoucansaveuptoXXXpalettes,
eachcontainingupto18savedcolorswatches.

TIP:Youcanalsousethecolorpickertoselectacolorfromyourartworkoranimage
importedintoyourcanvas.

TIP:Wealsoliketouseaportionofourcanvasasacustomcolorpalettesowecanselect
colorsfromtherebyusingthecolorpickertool.Ifyouputthisonaseparatelayer,youcan
moveandscaleitindependentlyfromtherestofyourcanvasanddeleteitwhenyouare
finishedwithyourartwork.

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Paper

ThepaperisthebackgroundlayerofaMischiefcanvas.

Hereyoucanselectthepaperthatyouwishtouse.Youcanalsochangethepapercolorby
usingthecolorcontrols.Youcanalsocontrolthepapertexturestrengthbyusingthetexture
strengthslider.

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Selection

Usetheselectiontooltoselectaregionofyourcanvas,onceanareaisselectedyoucancut,
copy,pasteorevenexportit.Shortcutsareavailablefortheseactionsandalsofor
deselectingaregion.

Select and Transform

UsetheselectiontooltoselectaregionofyourcanvasandthenchoosetheTransform
SelectionXXXfromtheXXXmenu.Thisallowsyoutomove,scaleandrotatetheselected
region,forexample,toadjusttheproportionsorposeofacharacter.

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Geometric Tools

Mischiefprovidesasmallsetofgeometrictoolsforyourconvenience,theywillbedrawn
usingthecurrentpenoreraserstyle.Availableshapesare:Square,Circle,LineandCustom.
Tocloseashapeorlineyoucandoubleclickorhitescapeonyourkeyboard.

NOTE:Youcanusegeometrictoolstocreatepageboundariesorpanelsifaninfinitecanvas
isjusttoobig!

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Exporting

Mischiefallowsyoutoexportyourcanvasintwoways,youcaneitherexportyourvisible
canvasoryoucanexportaselection.

Export Visible Canvas

YoucanexportyourvisiblecanvasbygoingtoFile>ExportVisibleCanvas,thiswillopen
theExportdialogshownbelow.Hereyoucansetyourexportdocumentsizeinpixelsor
inches.

Export Sizes

BecauseMischiefisvectorbasedyoucansaveourworkoutathugesizesandyouwontlose
thequalityofyourstrokes.ThemaximumsizeMischiefexportsatis20000Pixelsor277.778
InchesThatsabout7metresacross,orabouttheheightofathreestorybuilding.

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Note:Largeexportsmaytakealongtimetoexport!

Export File Types

Mischiefsavesoutfilesas.JPEGbydefaultbutyoucanalsosave.PSDand.PNGfiles

Ifyouexportyourfileasa.PSDyoucanretainyourlayerswhichcanbeveryusefulifyou
wanttotakeyourartworkinPhotoshop.

Ifyouexportyourfileasa.PNGitwilltakeoutthebackgroundcolorandjustgiveyouyour
strokesbythemselves.

Export Selection
YoucanexportyourpartofyourcanvasbygoingtoFile>ExportSelection,thiswillopen
theExportdialogshownbelow.Hereyoucansetyourexportdocumentsizeinpixelsor
inches.

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Export Sizes

BecauseMischiefisvectorbasedyoucansaveourworkoutathugesizesandyouwontlose
thequalityofyourstrokes.ThemaximumsizeMischiefexportsatis20000Pixelsor277.778
InchesThatsabout7metresacross,orabouttheheightofathreestorybuilding.

Note:Largeexportsmaytakealongtimetoexport!

Export File Types

Mischiefsavesoutfilesas.JPEGbydefaultbutyoucanalsosave.PSDand.PNGfiles

Ifyouexportyourfileasa.PSDyoucanretainyourlayerswhichcanbeveryusefulifyou
wanttotakeyourartworkinPhotoshop.

Ifyouexportyourfileasa.PNGitwilltakeoutthebackgroundcolorandjustgiveyouyour
strokesbythemselves.

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Importing

Youcanimport.JPGand.PNGfilesintoMischiefbyusingFile>ImportImage,thiswill
openadialogwhereyoucanselecttheimageyouwanttoimport.

Whenyourimageinimportedtowillbecentralonyourvisiblecanvasandwillbecreatedina
newlayer.

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Mischief-Free Hotkeys

Wehavemadeourhotkeyssimilartootherpaintingpackagestomaketransitioningbetween
themafluidprocess.

Mac Hotkeys

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Windows Hotkeys

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