

I typically use the Pencil tool with a blue color to make a rough blue line sketch on one layer, lock it down and then I switch to the Vector Brushes to do my first black outline layer and refine the design from there. The ability to use the pen to draw naturally is a huge boon, and allows the freedom to experiment with ideas much more quickly and fluidly than with mouse and keyboard, or even a Wacom tablet. Using Fresco first in your workflow really gets things going fast. Let’s say you need to design a logo for a client.

The main point I want to talk about is workflow and how Fresco fits in to a standard art project. As a hobbyist It’s hard to justify the $10 a month without a specific reason, as there are similar drawing programs that have a lower cost per month and do almost the same thing. There are other stand alone drawing & painting software apps for the Ipad such as ProCreate, that have similar tools and functionality, but no Adobe integration, for a lot less out of pocket.īottom line here, if you are a professional artist, or are on your way to becoming one, you will already have a creative cloud subscription. Fresco works seamlessly with all of the other Adobe programs and, perhaps its’ most powerful feature, you can switch from Ipad to desktop and back in a flash.įor non-subscribers you can get it for $10 per month, although the absence of Creative Suite will significantly hobble fresco’s potential and considering you can have the whole suite for $50 per month, it hardly seems worth it. If you are an Adobe creative cloud user, the Adobe Fresco App is included free as part of your Adobe Creative Suite subscription.
