Designing Characters in Adobe Fresco - Part 1

This course demonstrates how to create two character illustrations in Adobe Fresco, progressing from reference photos and initial sketches to shapes, vector and pencil brushes, color, backgrounds, and a brief animation-tool demonstration.

Syllabus

Start
Melissa’s work and intro
Starting in Fresco with reference - starting with basic shapes
Blocking out proportions - making changes to reference
Using the Smudge Tool in Fresco
Blocking in shadows - completing the sketch phase
Where Melissa gets her inspiration
Melissa’s journey through Behance
Built in shapes in Fresco
Adding color with shapes and blend modes
Switching to vector brushes
Working on the hair and keeping everything organic
Adding midtones and highlights
Creating a 3D effect - adding bright contrast colors
Encouragement and breaking the starving artist mentality
Adding paints to digital canvas prints
Melissa’s biggest artistic influences
Adding multiple colors and using blending modes
Placing more shapes w/ color variation - erasing into the shape
How Melissa found her style
Connecting with reference and making mood boards
Bringing in background colors to the foreground
Fresco Animation Tools - quick demo of animation in Fresco
Adding linework to the background to make the piece more cohesive
Recap of today’s work and preview of day 2