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julien.vallette
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April 16, 2020
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[How To] Draw a perfect circle (or square) in Fresco using shape tool

  • April 16, 2020
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Hello, 

i'd like to know if there is a way to draw a perfect circle in Fresco (or a square) for iPad?

Is there any shape tool? or anything else to do it?

If not, maybe it would be great to add it on the next update, it can be really helpfull for the first sketches.

Maybe a tool like in Procreate since Fresco seem to be a direct competitor to Procreate.

I love Fresco but with this tool i would love it more;-)

Thanks a lot!

j.

 

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    Correct answer Lasse303297231w8l

    Just to put it out there: There are tutorial videos. Check this one out on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtIsM337Esk&list=PL_M1XqWciwDwc43ac2Bz_K01bBkjfoDwu&index=1 See the 24 min mark about "How to draw a perfect circle."

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    Lasse303297231w8lCorrect answer
    Participant
    June 6, 2023

    Just to put it out there: There are tutorial videos. Check this one out on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtIsM337Esk&list=PL_M1XqWciwDwc43ac2Bz_K01bBkjfoDwu&index=1 See the 24 min mark about "How to draw a perfect circle."

    Doc_Morrow
    Doc_Morrow
    Inspiring
    October 31, 2023

    This is not the correct answer. The question is how to DRAW a circle. The question is not how to use the selection tool to select a circular shape.

    "i'd like to know if there is a way to draw a perfect circle in Fresco"

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      heathersabrina26546549
      Participant
      October 31, 2023

      Yep. I quit using Fresco because this is such an integral element to my workflow that I can easily and quickly do without a struggle multiple menus deep in (another program that starts with P and ends with create). honestly Fresco has very poor user experience overall. Maybe it is powerful but after using the other program for 10 minutes I was able to do so many things that were unintuitive or seemed impossible in Fresco. 

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        Saimurai
        Inspiring
        September 2, 2022

        Just checking, we're nearing the end of 2022 and is there still no option for this? I'd like to be able to draw by hand an incomplete perfect circle with a sumi-e style brush but can't seem to find that as an option with out a time consuming process (in comparison to a simple wrist movement and hold on the screen like with a straight line, which is great by the way.) 

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          heathersabrina7163533
          Participant
          September 15, 2022

          It's wild to me that it's been two years and you still can't draw the most basic of shapes without several workaround. I hate to say it but this is keeping me from using this program, every time I open it and need a vector circle, I can't figure out how to, get frustraed and go back to using Procre@te!

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            Saimurai
            Inspiring
            October 24, 2022

            Yes I've started using procreate as well now. Can you do what I'm asking in there? I.e. draw your circle, keep the pencil pressed to the screen and it create perfect round-ness?

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            roba47962227
            Participant
            December 15, 2020

            I would love to see this feature in Fresco - It's a crucial part of the way I work in Draw so without this Fresco is simply not a good enough replacement. I read in some other posts on here from late 2019 that these features are coming. Can you please update us with the progress or expected delivery of these features because I'll hang in Draw until this feature is released in Fresco. 🙏

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              anan16269087
              Participant
              July 24, 2022

              Same with me

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                Tina5E47
                Participant
                August 15, 2020

                Friendly feedback: it would be helpful to mention how to do that with the selection tool. But at least you mentioned it as a possibility. So now I know what to search for next. 

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                Yves-CH
                Inspiring
                October 1, 2020

                Here is the mode suggested in Fresco....

                 

                 

                 

                Yves Crausaz, Suisse, retraité actif dans le monde de la photo et des arts graphiques.
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                  Yves-CH
                  Inspiring
                  October 1, 2020

                  And here is how they can make in Procreate.

                   

                  Yves Crausaz, Suisse, retraité actif dans le monde de la photo et des arts graphiques.
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                    WMIV
                    Participant
                    June 14, 2020

                    ....So there is not a quick and convenient way to draw a circle, you know... one that doesn't get filled? Is there plans for one? So the shape tool is really just a stamp tool?

                      Sue Garibaldi
                      Community Manager
                      Sue GaribaldiCommunity Manager
                      Community Manager
                      June 15, 2020

                      Hi Wmcqiv. 

                       

                      Sjaani's suggestion is, for now, the only way to create a simple shape in Fresco and, yes, it's only possible to fill shapes, not outline them. 

                       

                      We're working on those shape tools though. 

                       

                      Sue.

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                        KZephyrus
                        Participant
                        August 6, 2024
                        Like seriously!? It was in there previous app that this app replaced. How
                        difficult is it to import code?

                        insert "first time?" meme here. This is always how Adobe does things. 

                        Sjaani
                        Community Expert
                        SjaaniCommunity Expert
                        Community Expert
                        April 17, 2020

                        You might be able to use the selection tool to create your shapes. They work better with the fill tool than any of the brushes but at this point using the selection tool to create a square or circle would probably be your best bet. You could also use the ruler to create a square. Or draw a line hold the point in place and the line will straighten.

                        Other than the options in the selection tool there is no way to create shapes really though.

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                          eddya64_001
                          Participant
                          June 14, 2020

                          Why can't you suggest Adobe devs to study some of Lazy Nezumi Pro's features and implement them in Fresco ? Mainly drawing assistant tools like circle/ellipse ruler, perspective rulers, straights lines rulers, radial lines rulers and whatnot ? 

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