What do you do when you get the best toy ever? Yes, you sit down, play and hope the world can cope without you for a while ... learning a new program and at the same time trying to create compelling artwork can be quite scary, especially with so much amazing work out there already, so I thought to document my journey and first steps, even if it's not quite as polished. The big question was:
Which brush to try out first?
1. JELLYFISH
To get started, I used a sketch I'd drawn a while ago and imported with Adobe Capture ... I used it as a mask to be able to just play with the brushes, try them and experiment.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/812e94ec-041b-4fcf-bc8a-0a8d9fc9aec8_rw_1200.jpg?h=650980d9c12b6c9b821f51fc2ce0c2a8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/8e41b4b2-fa29-42f7-9279-45937280af85_rw_1200.jpg?h=70369661ced6935f4b6840dd6249759f)
pixel/photoshop brushes
2. PUMPKINS
As it is October, my next step was to draw a simple pumpkin, but use the different brushes to create masks, and try out different styles.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/58ccdb42-1e89-4013-8f27-b4e260d1565d_rw_1200.jpg?h=e5d3cf950ca5ad4610dd49b12112da1c)
pencil brush, vector brush
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/d528283e-1454-4023-9108-adfc1780e1d4_rw_1200.jpg?h=d7cb7bdc8dd388cbaa91d33a22c7a2cc)
live oil brushes
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/636a8853-69a7-40f3-bef3-f0575510f84b_rw_1200.jpg?h=fca734363d8a3de9a761b5a31baf3847)
live watercolour brushes
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/8fe1d2ec-6449-41d5-815d-75a0d0c54258_rw_1200.jpg?h=d5dcf613a835911111712a791e0653fb)
vector brushes
3. MORE FISH
Moving on to experimenting with the basic default pencil ... I love that you can just add layer after layer without ruining the paper.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/d70d4e1e-0a04-4724-bca5-d339d841637c_rw_1200.jpg?h=8ae6bb2fb9d0fa9b3b8a00ba31409e91)
Here is the vector brush version of it:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/8318e036-b576-4ee6-86d8-99e40910aa14_rw_1200.jpg?h=49a25708ecf6f3f12587cbd11c6cbafa)
4. BLOB
To experiment with the oil colours I painted this blob and photshopped it onto my outside wall.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/e243292e-3d0f-4771-acbe-65b3681fda28_rw_1200.jpg?h=1b29b33139b001f9eba26d01e45ebb6e)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/107b9c34-f651-4104-b0d4-72449ae3da68_rw_1200.jpg?h=446cd70696c3a70bc6e2bf96d68733b0)
Thank you for looking - and please let me know how you got on using Fresco - I'd love to hear your story!