- Adobe Fresco User Guide
- Introduction
- What's New in Adobe Fresco
- What is Adobe Fresco
- System Requirements for Adobe Fresco
- Release Notes for Adobe Fresco
- Adobe Fresco on the iPhone
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Accessibility in Fresco
- Adobe Fresco | Common questions
- Get started with the user interface
- Upgrade to a premium plan to access premium fonts
- Storage for Adobe Fresco
- Supported features on iPad and Windows devices
- Content authenticity (not available in mainland China)
- Draw, paint, animate, and share
- Layers
- Drawing aids in Adobe Fresco
- Basic shapes in Adobe Fresco
- Load basic shapes as selections
- Brushes overview 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
- Pose 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
Explore the new and enhanced features in the latest releases of Adobe Fresco.
February 2026 (iPad and iPhone version 7.2)
Updated Elements panel
Browse categories more easily with the updated Elements panel on iPad, featuring larger previews and an expanded layout for improved discovery.
On iPad and iPhone, the Elements panel now includes white‑background thumbnails, three new categories: Plastic, Shadows, and Water, and over 400 new assets.
Learn how to browse categories more easily with the updated Elements panel >
Pose improvements
Experience smoother, more intuitive posing. When you drag a stroke or object, points pin automatically, so movements feel natural and fluid.
Learn how to freely move and pose the objects on the canvas >
Release notes
Review a summary of updates and fixed issues for previous Adobe Fresco releases.
December 2025 (iPad version 7.1)
New basic shape tools
Discover new shapes you can resize, color, and move, with the flexibility to edit them anytime, even after switching tools.
Load selections for vector layers
Use Load as selection on vector layers, making it easy to turn shapes and any vector content into editable selections for drawing, erasing, masking, and transforming.
Learn how to transform, draw, erase, and mask selections with ease >
October 2025 (iPad version 7.0)
Pose with precision
Reposition individual strokes or entire illustrations while keeping proportions intact, perfect for refining your composition effortlessly.
Brush panel redesign
Find your favorite brushes faster with a single, streamlined panel that merges all brush types into one intuitive browsing experience.
Start smarter with quick-start Tiles
With four new quick-start tiles on the Home screen, starting a document is faster and more intuitive than ever.
Unlock mesmerising designs in a snap using Symmetry
Choose from a variety of reflective or rotational symmetry options to make your art stand out.
Add curated background textures and overlays using Elements
Explore Elements - a curated collection of background textures, artistic overlays, and a specialized set of comic frames to enhance your illustrations.
