Fresco is a decent new drawing tool, which mimics some of the best elements of other fine art apps. However, the software is marred by its pricing model, and is slightly underwhelming when compared to other established apps.
Fresco starts as a free six-month trial, after which time you’ll have the option to upgrade to the paid-for version. Yet at £10 a month, Fresco is a high price for hobby artists and non- Adobe users in a busy and established market where one-off payments for apps are the norm. But as part of a Creative Cloud subscription, it’s another fine tool in the Adobe family.
Oil painting and watercolours are a tactile, messy pastime. It’s this malleable, evocative danger that makes them so appealing to artists and why most digital art programs miss the mark widely by being too synthetic or not blending colours well, with paint sitting flatly in layers.
While Fresco makes a good start, with the watercolour brushes working particularly well, it does feel a little underbaked. First-time users and onlookers will no doubt watch on in awe as the paint mix and watercolour bleed into one another on their tablet screens for the first time. However, if you’re an experienced artist, it’ll feel much like a polished but basic option.
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Jan Wessbecher
Dominic Carter talks to the visual artist about creating his own comic and why sketchbooks are great for creative experiments
Kyounghwan Kim
The Korean character concept artist speaks to Dominic Carter about staying open to ideas and the value of drawing regularly
Slawek Fedorczuk
Dominic Carter talks to the concept artist about what keeps him motivated and the advantages of using physical sketchbooks.
Raquel M. Varela
Raquel is inspired by magic, fantasy and fairy tales. She loves designing female characters from distant worlds. \"My greatest reference is Loish's art, thanks to her I learned to draw the movement and fluidity I like to convey.\"
Estrela Lourenço
Estrela is a children's book author and illustrator. Her work is influenced by her background in character animation and storyboards for clients such as Cartoon Network, and she channels comic strips like Calvin and Hobbes.
Daria Widermanska
Daria, also known as Anako, has been drawing for as long as she can remember. Inspired by Disney and classic anime, she loves creating new characters and often finds that a single sketch can spark a unique story.
Allen Douglas
Allen has been painting professionally since 1994 for the publishing and gaming industries. Inspired by folklore, he distorts the size, relationships and environments of animals, and calls his paintings 'unusual wildlife'.
Thaddeus Robeck
Thaddeus has been drawing from the moment he could hold a pencil, but it was the 2020 lockdowns that gave him the time to focus on honing his skills.
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