Adobe Fresco might be the best beginner art app for Surface PC users
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Adobe Fresco is a free app available on select devices, namely iPad Pro and most Surface Pro models (although, not yet the Surface Pro X).
Fresco takes Adobe’s industry-leading creative tools and condenses them down into something a lot more comfortable to work with than Photoshop, complete with touch-optimized tools and piles of easy-access brushes.
As someone who dabbles in digital art from time to time, I thought I’d give Adobe Fresco a look to see how quickly I could get to grips with the app, having read up on literally zero tutorials or information about it. It turns out that I got it down pretty quickly, despite the fact I was using the app on my girlfriend’s Surface (which is set to German. I don’t speak German).
Here are some early impressions from a relative digital art newb.
Sleek and sophisticated interface
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Commands you might expect, like pinch to zoom, two-finger touch to rotate, and so on, work really well. It makes those finer details and angled shades more easy to accomplish.
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You can see it in action in the iPad Pro YouTube video below, which closely mirrors the Windows 10 version. The best I was able to achieve was to splatter some purple and black paint for a spooky background.
Indeed, I beelined straight for the tool that felt most similar to pencil, and scribbled out a rendition of N’Zoth from World of Warcraft, using layers for highlights and shadows, and so on. It’s simply fun to use.
A truly great app, that is a tad expensive
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Despite the price, if you’re specifically into painting, the realism that comes with Fresco’s watercolor brushes coupled with the ease of use is tough to beat. As someone who doesn’t know the first thing about painting, it might be more economical for me to stick with an app like Sketchable, but Fresco is where you’ll want to go to take your digital art to the next level without going for full-blown Photoshop.
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