Digital to real

One of my favorite things to do with the Adobe Fresco app is try out an art project before attempting it with traditional art media. This method worked particularly well on a recent painted rock commissioned project. I took a picture of my rock, and was able to practice different techniques in the digital cloud before committing them to the real.

Photo description: Round river rock picture with digitally created “Find joy and meaning where you can” surrounded by line art flowers. Created in Adobe Fresco with an Apple Pencil using an oil brush.
Picture description: same river rock with black ink in a similar pattern, created with a “gold pen”.

The gold pen, which has a tiny metal tube attached to small ink well, is my new favorite tool. It allows me to make fine even lines, even on rock (but it has to be a smooth rock).