When a sketch calls for pencil lines, watercolor washes, or crisp vector strokes, Adobe Fresco brings those drawing tools into one canvas. The app is built for sketching and painting with a stylus or touchscreen, and it also supports mouse input.
Try watercolor and oil brushes
Frescoās live brushes simulate the way watercolor and oil paint move and mix. Watercolor colors can flow and blend across the canvas, while oil strokes create a paint-like effect. Brush controls include settings such as thickness, flow, water amount, angle, spacing, and pressure dynamics, so strokes can be adjusted to suit the artwork.
The left-side tool menu gathers brushes and erasers alongside tools for moving, transforming, filling, selecting, and adding shapes. An eyedropper samples colors from the canvas. Tutorials and step-by-step guides in the app introduce its drawing tools and techniques.
Combine layers, masks, and vector strokes
Layers keep parts of an illustration editable independently. Select a layer to adjust its opacity or blending mode, or use selection and mask tools to target specific areas of the canvas. These controls support changes to a portion of a drawing without having to repaint the whole piece.
Fresco also supports vector strokes for artwork that needs to stay sharp when scaled up. Mixing vector marks with painted brushwork lets an illustration include both clean-edged details and textured paint effects.
Share or continue a Fresco project
Creative Cloud integration gives Fresco projects a path to other Adobe apps: a drawing started in Fresco can be continued in Photoshop or Illustrator. Cloud access also lets projects be opened across devices.
For sharing or delivery, export a finished design as a PNG, JPG, or PSD. The layer panel on the right shows layer properties, while the tool menu on the left keeps drawing and editing controls close to the canvas.
- Use PNG or JPG for a flattened image to share.
- Choose PSD when the project needs to continue in a layered workflow.
Pros
- Live watercolor and oil brushes blend colors on the canvas
- Vector strokes stay sharp when enlarged
- Export artwork as PNG, JPG, or PSD
System requirements: Windows 10, Windows 11 Ā· Intel, Nvidia, or AMD GPU with DirectX Feature Level 12.1 Ā· 8 GB RAM Ā· 5 GB available disk space Ā· Internet connection and registration required
What file formats can Adobe Fresco export?
Fresco can export artwork as PNG, JPG, and PSD.
Can Fresco artwork be continued in Photoshop or Illustrator?
Yes. Creative Cloud integration supports continuing Fresco projects in Photoshop or Illustrator.
What makes Frescoās live brushes different?
Live watercolor and oil brushes simulate paint behavior, including colors flowing and blending on the canvas.