Digital Doodle Club Lessons
Learn the basics of digital drawing with simple, beginner-friendly tutorials in Adobe Fresco. The Digital Doodle Club gives you straightforward lessons on tools, layers, colour, and creating small characters and shapes. Subscribe to get updates sent to your inbox.
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Lesson 5: Animating Details & Adding Effects
In this one I’m taking the finished drawing from the last lesson and giving it some proper movement. We’ll add a wobbling bow tie, animated eyebrows, a bit of line boil, and even try some smoke or fire effects on top.
If you’ve been following along and there’s anything you want me to look at next...
by Rhys —
Nov 19, 2025
animation
bow tie
effects
fresco
layers
line boil
Lesson 4: Editing a Real Drawing in Fresco
In this one, I’m doing something I do a lot: taking a photo of a real drawing and playing with it in Fresco. It’s a really easy way to test ideas, change colours, fix mistakes, add shading, and generally mess about without ruining the original piece.
I’ll show you how to bring in the photo, work ...
by Rhys —
Nov 19, 2025
cutting in
fresco
layers
photo import
posca
shading
smudge tool
Lesson 3: Adding Line Boil & Eye Movement
In this lesson I’m giving the octopus a bit more life. We’ll add a wobbly “line boil” around the outline, and then make his eyes move so he looks like he’s tracking the fish. It’s all really simple once you see it done, and it makes the drawing feel a lot more alive.
You’ll also see how to use ex...
by Rhys —
Nov 19, 2025
animation
eyes
fresco
layers
line boil
octopus
Lesson 2: Playing With Animation in Fresco
In this one I’m taking the octopus a step further and showing you how quick and easy it is to animate things in Fresco. We’ll draw a simple fish, tidy it up, add some colour, and then make it move using the animation tools.
It looks like a lot written out, but honestly it’s just easier to watch i...
by Rhys —
Nov 19, 2025
animation
fish
frame by frame
fresco
layers
octopus
vector brush
Lesson 1: Getting Started in Adobe Fresco
This first lesson shows you how to open Fresco, set up a canvas, use the pencil tools, and start sketching with simple scribble lines. It’s a relaxed walkthrough to help you see how everything works before we get into the proper drawing.
Watch the video, follow along, and try things out on your o...
by Rhys —
Nov 19, 2025
fill tool
fresco
layers
octopus
pencil
scribble
vector brush