Plus, you can always go in with the eraser and remove any aspects you don't like from the various layers. If you make a bad stroke, you simply tap two fingers on the screen to undo. This realism opens up a lot of possibilities, but the program also allows you to cheat since it's more forgiving than traditional mediums. This really helps you get the exact feel you're going for with your work. Plus, you can adjust how much water is on the brush, the opacity, and the flow, thus affecting what it looks like when you make strokes on the screen. Similarly, the harder you press down with the vector brush, the thicker the strokes become, allowing you to give depth to your images like you can do with physical pen and ink. In addition to drawing with the Apple Pencil's tip, you can even use the sides of the tip to produce a scumble effect for soft shading. The pencil tool responds to pressure and looks just as though I've been sketching in my notepad. The water color brushes spread and create that familiar cloudy effect whenever I put down multiple brush strokes. Strokes look true to life like they've been made with physical mediums instead of on a tablet. Whenever I use the various tools, the program responds so realistically that it looks exactly as though the designs have been created with physical art supplies instead of via tablet. True-to-life effects Looks like the physical medium If you're already a fan of the Creative Cloud (opens in new tab), this is a great companion software and if you aren't familiar with Adobe's other programs, it's a far more user-friendly starting point compared to Photoshop or Illustrator. However, you only need to upgrade to the paid version if you'd like access to additional brushes and tools. There is a premium subscription for Adobe Fresco. Adobe Fresco at Udemy for $19.99 (opens in new tab).

It's available on a number of iOS and Android tablets (opens in new tab) and there are plans to bring it to even more devices. I used it in my testing and found that it pairs beautifully with Adobe Fresco. Though the software is free, I will say that you will definitely want to use the Apple Pencil (opens in new tab) in order to get the most out of this app. In the 30+ hours I spent testing it, I discovered that not only is the interface incredibly easy to navigate, but the tools work beautifully and give you plenty of control when designing. I had the opportunity to test Adobe Fresco on an iPad Pro - a free drawing and painting app created specifically for tablets.

Adobe fresco is free