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Last updated on
Sep. 12, 2024
- Adobe Fresco User Guide
- Introduction
- What's New in Adobe Fresco
- What is Adobe Fresco
- System Requirements for Adobe Fresco
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- Adobe Fresco on the iPhone
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- Get started with the user interface
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- Storage for Adobe Fresco
- Supported features on iPad and Windows devices
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- Draw, paint, animate, and share
- Layers
- Shapes in Adobe Fresco
- Pixel brushes
- Live brushes
- Vector brushes
- Mixer brushes
- Ribbon brushes
- Adjust pressure curve on stylus
- Colors
- Paint inside boundaries
- Apply motion to artwork
- Free Transform tool
- Magic Wand tool
- Smudge tool
- Liquify tool
- Add and modify text
- Elements
- Publish, export, and share
- Layer masks
- Access Creative Cloud libraries in Fresco
- Ruler
- Erasers
- Add your own font
- Grids alignment
- Symmetry
- Adobe Fresco and Creative Cloud apps
- Cloud documents
- Troubleshooting
- Examples, ideas, and inspiration
Learn how to use pixel brushes to blend and smudge colors.
Use the Smudge tool to create natural blends in your artwork. All built-in brushes, and Photoshop brushes from CC libraries can be used as a Smudge brush.
Use Smudge tool to create Smudge brushes
Follow these steps to create a smudge effect in your artwork:
- Open a new artwork and double-tap the pixel brushes
icon. - Select a pixel brush and draw color patterns or lines.
- Double-tap the Smudge tool icon
in the toolbar and select a brush in the Smudge brushes panel. You can adjust brush size, the strength of Smudge brush, smoothing, and other settings, such as the smudge spacing and shape dynamics. - Tap the Smudge tool, select your Smudge brush and smudge existing pixels on the canvas.
Note
Fresco does not support Smudge brushes on Surface Pro X and Surface Pro 9 devices. For more information, see Supported features on iPad, iPhone, and Windows.
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