Fresco makes use of floating
palettes to make settings.
The brush palettes can also
be docked.Customize how your Apple
pencil and finger touch input
are interpreted. It’s easy to get
by without an Apple Pencil.There’s even support
for masking and other layer–
based tools for greater
creative control.APP TIPSGet picture perfect with these tips
Image rights: Adobe Inc.For a long time,
Adobe’s iPad apps
were essentially
cut–down versions
of its desktop software. More
recently it has begun to
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the iPad, helped in no small
part by advances in hardware
and software technology and
tools like the Apple Pencil.
Fresco is just such an app, built
from the ground up for iPad,
with desktop versions slated to
follow at some point. It runs onAdobe Fresco
Unleash your inner artist with this app
Free (Premium $9.99/month) From Adobe, adobe.com
Made for iPad Needs iOS 12.4 or higherall recent iPads and Minis,
though a more powerful Pro
model will give the best
experience as well as more
screen real estate to work with.
Adobe has managed to take
a very powerful set of graphics
creation features and make
them as approachable and
usable as we’ve seen in an iOS
app. At its heart it works with
two layer types. Pixel layers
work with individual pixels
such as dots or splatters of ink,
and Vector layers with morevwulfwo|#ghĽqhg/#odujhu#duhdv#ri#
color. There are easy–to–follow
layer management tools,
accessed by long pressing on
the layer area — these include
masking, merging down,
duplicating, and so on.
Live Brushes are Fresco’s
standout feature and use
advanced computingLive Brushes recreate the behavior
of real watercolor and oil paints.THIS MONTH’S MOST INTERESTING iPHONE & iPAD APPS
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