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Adobe Fresco | Drawing as a tool for thinking

Adobe Fresco | Drawing as a tool for thinking

Our brains love images: a quick sketch often sticks in the mind better than a page full of text. With this in mind, we’re going to explore Adobe Fresco – a way to make your ideas, lessons and notes visible and shareable, both for yourself and your pupils.

€ 120.00
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€ 120.00
Responsible Virginie Tijtgat
Last Update 11/08/2026
Completion Time 2 hours 59 minutes
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  • 1 Getting to know Adobe Fresco
    8Lessons · 33 mins
    • 1.0 Course description
    • 1.1 Why drawing is a thinking tool
    • 1.2 What is Adobe Fresco?
    • 1.3 Applications in educational practice
    • 1.4 Drawing on paper versus digital drawing
    • 1.5 Installing Fresco and logging in on your device
    • 1.6 Overview of the interface
    • 1.7 Organising, importing and configuring the display of designs
  • 2 Using a stylus and touchscreen
    5Lessons · 20 mins
    • 2.1 Drawing with a stylus
    • 2.2 Basic pen and touch operations
    • 2.3 Zooming, rotating and navigating on the canvas
    • 2.4 Undo, Redo and the Touch Shortcut
    • 2.5 Useful settings for comfortable drawing
  • 3 Brushes and colours
    6Lessons · 27 mins
    • 3.1 The three brush families: pixel, vector and live
    • 3.2 Choosing and setting up a brush
    • 3.3 Choosing colours, saving them and creating colour swatches
    • 3.4 Colour themes and a custom edu-palette
    • 3.5 Using the Fill Tool, Eyedropper and Smudge Tool
    • 3.6 Setting your favourite brushes
  • 4 Drawing with shapes and symbols
    6Lessons · 36 mins
    • 4.1 Building up basic shapes
    • 4.2 Pijlen, kaders en banners maken
    • 4.3 Working with simple iconography
    • 4.4 Using shapes, symmetry and images
    • 4.5 Selecting, moving and scaling
    • 4.6 Creating a visual hierarchy
  • 5 Working with layers
    7Lessons · 21 mins
    • 5.1 What are layers and why are they so useful?
    • 5.2 Adding new layers
    • 5.3 Organising, renaming and grouping layers
    • 5.4 Adjusting components individually
    • 5.5 Using transparency and coverage
    • 5.6 Layer operations: hide, delete and convert
    • 5.7 A grid as a basis
  • 6 Hand lettering for beginners
    4Lessons · 17 mins
    • 6.1 Writing legibly with a stylus
    • 6.2 Creating titles and subheadings
    • 6.3 Combining text with illustrations
    • 6.4 Using the text tool
  • 7 Designing visual lessons and learning sheets
    3Lessons · 9 mins
    • 7.1 Changing the size of your canvas
    • 7.2 A few ideas
    • 7.3 Accessible design: contrast, readability and UDL
  • 8 Sharing and collaborating
    4Lessons · 13 mins
    • 8.1 Export: PNG, PDF and PSD
    • 8.2 Recording the drawing process
    • 8.3 Sharing with colleagues and pupils
    • 8.4 Using comments
  • 9 In conclusion
    2Lessons · 3 mins
    • 9.1 Developing your own style
    • 9.2 Creating reusable templates
  • Knowledge test
    1Lessons ·
    • Adobe Fresco | Drawing as a tool for thinking
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