Key Sketch
Draw by moving and turning a pen.
Use the keyboard to move a pen across the canvas. Hold a turn key while moving to draw curves, lift the pen to leave a gap, and adjust speed and line width to change the drawing.
What you can do
Movement and curves
Move forward, backward, or sideways relative to the pen. Turning changes the direction those movements follow.
Pen and paper
Choose separate ink and paper colors and adjust line width. Lift the pen to move without leaving a mark.
Playback controls
Pause or resume movement, show or hide the cursor, and change movement and turning speeds.
Keeping your drawing
Local projects
Save PAX stores the sketch state and settings in a file on your device. Open PAX restores a saved sketch.
Clear or reset
Clear removes the drawn path. Reset returns the sketch to its initial state.
Why use Key Sketch?
Open Key Sketch when this style of making or play feels closest to what you want.
It is meant to be understood quickly through direct interaction, with more depth appearing as you keep playing.
Inputs and exports
Supported inputs
Key Sketch PAX projects
Available outputs
Editable PAX project files