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RunMCID
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March 6, 2021
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[How To] Gaussian Blur/Glow Effect?

  • March 6, 2021
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Recently switched from Procreate due to a hardware change and purchased full Adobe suite. I'm finding that even though Fresco is the closest competitor to Procreate, it seems to be lacking noticeably. One of my few nuances is the inability to create a uniform, clean blur or gradient via layer effects or something similar. Any workaround for this that doesn't include constantly exporting to multiple programs? 

 

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    Correct answer Ira293135845izy

    Just use a clipping mask and soft round brush to make clean shading around the edge of something

     

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    Some random dude
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    October 15, 2025

    Personally I like to use the soft brush in the basic category with the pixel brushes and to use a smudge to polish it off. Using a thinner thickness will give a fainter glow and thicker one will give a more bright one. (Tip: you can also use a paler color to give a slight or really faint glow). Hope this helps🙂

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    Ira293135845izyCorrect answer
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    April 9, 2023

    Just use a clipping mask and soft round brush to make clean shading around the edge of something

     

      Tavah
      Tavah
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      April 23, 2022

      If you have the full Adobe Suite, I suggest you use Photoshop... While over-engineered for simply drawing, etc, Photoshop has all the tools you'll ever need for that and more...

        Sjaani
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        SjaaniCommunity Expert
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        March 8, 2021

        Where you say Lacking, I say Differenciates. I like that Fresco is not an exact copy of Procreate and I hope they continue to be clearly separate programs, created by different businesses.
        If you use live brushes you should be able to get a good gradient or blur between two colours through painting each colour so it connects. Fresco also has a multi-colour selector option in the eye-dropper which gives a good/interesting flow between colours.

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        millemik
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        October 20, 2021

        So, what I hear you saying is, no, Adobe Fresco doesn't have a guassian blur feature? I would also call that 'lacking' a feature. As in, this feature doesnt exist in the tool. That's kind of the definition of lacking. I'm not finding live brush water colors to look anything like gaussian blur.

        If someone does know a good simulation of a guassian blur in Fresco, please share. I'm still learning the tool.

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          brianl35298113
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          April 25, 2024

          I agree. Let's call it like it sis, and a blurr is not re-investing the wheel or Copying Procreate. It's been an essential feature in apps like Adobe Photoshop for decades. They need dope Basic Effects so the apps is a ll in one,, why Not! I would use it and not have to open Procreate to do some/swap back to Fresco ((imports) to continue. It just makes sense. 

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