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staceyb35765635
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December 11, 2019
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Apple pencil pressure sensitivity in Fresco

  • December 11, 2019
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I can see the option to adjust the input sensitivity, but the range isn't variable enough. In other drawing apps, I can adjust the sensitivity to be extremely light, and get expected results – but in Fresco, at the lightest setting, I have to really push the pencil against the screen to use many brushes. My finger seems to be better, but this isn't suitable for accuracy. 

 

Has anyone else experienced this? Hoping that more advanced settings will become available?

    Correct answer chanaart

    Some brushes are more sensitive than others...almost like people. So depending on the brush you use. 

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    Huzaifa_
    Participant
    September 16, 2025

    So when i first connected apple pencil 2 i was not getting pen pressure, then i restarted ipad and pencil would not work untill i magnetically connected it with the ipad again, after i did that the pen pressure started working as expected - tried and tested on ipad mini 7 - before using apple pencil i was using a 3rd party pressureless pencil so don't know if it was because of that or what

     

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    canozcivelek
    Participant
    July 18, 2020

    Hi, I'm having trouble with Apple Pencil pressure. I've selected charcoal of say 8 px thick and when I try to draw it requires too much pressure to be able to actually draw. Otherwise it doesn't even show up on the canvas. It wasn't always like this. Maybe a setting was changed that I don't remember. When I draw with my finger it works normally. With Adobe Sketch, it works fine too. I have the pressure setting in its lightest setup but can't figure out how to fix this. Other pencil effects seem to work okay but there's something wrong with the charcoal. Really appreciate some help here, thanks!

    Sue Garibaldi
    Community Manager
    Sue GaribaldiCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    July 21, 2020

    Hi Janozcivelek. 

    Sorry the brushes aren't working correctly with Pencil. I tested the Charcoal brushes on my device and they are working as expected so I'd like you to check Pressure Sensitivity in App Settings.

     

    But we do hear this with some frequency with regard to Fresco's Pixel brushes. They all respond extremely well to finger pressure but when used with a pressure-sensitive stylus they require quite a bit more pressure. And some,  not intended to be used at small sizes don't work with Pencil at all unless they're sized-up (which I think could be the problem with the Charcoal brushes. 


    A couple of things:
    * Please tell me which brushes are not working (and the size settings at which you're using them), so I can test them on my end.

    * Please also check Pressure Sensitivity in App Settings:
    From the Home screen in Fresco tap the gear icon in the upper nav.
    In the App Settings menu tap Input > Pressure Sensitivity make sure the slider is all the way to the left and test the Lettering brushes.


    Let me know and we can go from there.

     

    Sue.

    Sue.

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    canozcivelek
    Participant
    July 22, 2020

    Hi, thanks for the suggestions. I'm using charcoal brush of size 8. My pressure sensitivity is already on the lightest configuration. My finger input, as you said, works fine, however with Apple Pencil, it barely draws anything unless I really press hard. For the time being, I switched to the Sketch App which works fine. But let me know if you can draw as expected with similar setup as mine. Other than that, I ran out of ideas. I even deleted and reinstalled the app with no results. I guess I will have to wait for a software update or something. Thanks again!

    chanaart
    Community Expert
    chanaartCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 12, 2019

     

    preasure sensitivity is working great with Fresco. Try again!!!!!

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    staceyb35765635Author
    Participating Frequently
    December 12, 2019

    I've been using the program for several weeks, so I've already tried again!

    Sjaani
    Community Expert
    SjaaniCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 11, 2019

    I do see a bit of difference between different brushes, but I think that can also be attributed to the brush settings themselves.

    There has been another post on this same topic and the response indicates that a pressure curve setting is under consideration.

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      staceyb35765635Author
      Participating Frequently
      December 12, 2019

      Thank you, I hope that becomes the case. Maybe I should take a look at the brush settings, but when the issues seems so widespread in the choices, I wonder if there's another setting that I'm missing. Thanks for the reply!

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      DaveJCummingsCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 11, 2019

      I haven't seen that issue.  The pressure sensitivity set on mine works amazingly 

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        staceyb35765635Author
        Participating Frequently
        December 12, 2019

        Thanks for the response. That's odd that mine isn't behaving the same, even though it's super responsive on other apps 😞 

        moustace
        moustace
        Participant
        April 9, 2020

        I'm completely with you on this. Sensitivity is not great and only get the faintest lines without pressing hard. The comments here are not very helpful,' try again etc. ' just know you're not alone and I would love a solve for this too

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