I’ve Been Sleeping on Fresco. Here’s Why!

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @MarcCardwell
    @MarcCardwell Год назад +238

    Adobe really REALLY messed up by not making it much clearer how free / cheep Fresco is.

    • @Artofcarissa
      @Artofcarissa Год назад +23

      Yeah when I first heard about it and saw there was a subscription/paid cost I automatically assumed the free version was just a trial like with so many other pay-to-subscribe apps

    • @amralhayek6829
      @amralhayek6829 Год назад +3

      Cheap.

    • @MarcCardwell
      @MarcCardwell Год назад +8

      @@amralhayek6829 I know how to spell, buddy. I was being funny.

    • @da5idnz
      @da5idnz Год назад +7

      I'm pretty sure when it was first released it was priced at $9.95 a month. It's only later on that they made it a yearly fee.

    • @blackjew6827
      @blackjew6827 7 месяцев назад +3

      Adobe needs a better marketing team

  • @PauloSousa86
    @PauloSousa86 Год назад +35

    One trick to get brushes, just trial fresco for a couple days and add all the brushes you want, even photoshop ones, after trial ends the brushes stay in the program

    • @reehamariyam7117
      @reehamariyam7117 6 месяцев назад +4

      Wait actually??

    • @PauloSousa86
      @PauloSousa86 6 месяцев назад

      @@reehamariyam7117 yup, mine are still there

  • @chukakins
    @chukakins Год назад +41

    Hi Brad-One of the absolute BEST features when drawing vector lines is the ability to easily “trim” excess/overlapping lines. This will make pefectly intersecting lines. Try it out. With a vector brush tool, draw a bunch of lines that overlap. Now, while holding the modifier button “outer ring”-(slide your finger directly up or down while on the modifier button and hold)-then, with your finger (or apple pencil,) just “swipe” across the excess-overlapped lines, to delete them. Bam, you have perfectly intersected lines. Note: the lines have to be vector, and they have to be separate lines. Meaning, for instance, if you drew a quick circle that’s ends overlap, you can’t trim the overlapped part without deleting the whole thing. Having said that though, the technique does make a quick way of quickly deleting any specific vector lines as well. I was in on the Beta, and it took Adobe a good while to make vector lines like these “convert” cleanly, without a bunch of tiny artifacts, but, finally, it works beautifully. GREAT way to create fluid, tight, line work!

    • @PauloSousa86
      @PauloSousa86 Год назад +1

      Also you can use the iPad shape forms on fresco, just draw a circle and hold, and bam perfect circle

  • @AlReich
    @AlReich Год назад +52

    Also, Fresco's oil brushes, when applied to a single layer, appear to use realistic color mixing, not RGB or CMY mixing. For example, blue + yellow = green, like it does when you mix real paint. Procreate uses RGB mixing, and so does Photoshop, that is, blue + yellow = grey.

    • @pastuh
      @pastuh 8 месяцев назад

      Nice. I've been thinking about finding something similar to the Adobe Playful Palette demo.

  • @kyletwebster
    @kyletwebster Год назад +12

    … and don’t forget about the incredible Multicolor painting abilities with pixel brushes and live brushes - paint with as many colors as you want on your brush simultaneously by selecting any area of your canvas while holding down the Touch Shortcut. This doesn’t exist anywhere else (except in Photoshop with the Mixer Brushes + eyedropper).

  • @bnpray2279
    @bnpray2279 Год назад +24

    My first drawing is in fresco because I have Adobe photography package for my work. I just started my drawing on tablet stuff and fresco working really well. I just bought procreate and still adapting to it. One note is the manga brush on fresco are great, couldn’t find one on procreate yet, I know we can create and customize but that just a plus for fresco for providing that on the get go.
    Edit: stupid of me, fresco paid version is NOT included in the photography package lol so I’ve been using the free version, so I’m not using the comic brush but the basic inking brush haha glad that I just bought procreate.

    • @gg4333
      @gg4333 Год назад

      Look up Ittai Manero for great procreate brushes.

  • @oaax20
    @oaax20 Год назад +21

    I really like fresco, free version really have everything for beginners or intermediate artists

  • @linuxzero7283
    @linuxzero7283 Год назад +10

    Great review! I agee with another commenter. Adobe really didn't do this app any favors by not promoting it. That fast animation was also pretty impressive.

  • @wolfeyez
    @wolfeyez Год назад +6

    I'm using fresco for vector drawing for the past 3 years.

  • @damonasberry288
    @damonasberry288 Год назад +17

    Fresco is actually pretty awesome! I just wish it was on MacOS though. I would love to use it on my Mac desktop.

  • @OliverJustChillin
    @OliverJustChillin Год назад +6

    Someone’s been watching Chris Piascik!

  • @kyletwebster
    @kyletwebster Год назад +2

    You can see all of the functions of the Touch Modifier (the white circle floating on the screen) by tapping on the little Question Mark icon in the top right menu of your screen (along with a ton of other great Help/Learn content). 👍

  • @cgtang
    @cgtang Год назад +5

    I've used Fresco on iPad more than Procreate due to the limited canvas size. I have an ancient iPad gen 6 so it left like 5 layers when I worked on a 6k canvas. Fresco let me set unlimited canvas sizes which is so much better. I rather draw on the big canvas with a bit of laggy every now and then than drawing on a small canvas just for smoother zooming. I can't use the small one for print, that's the point. The sacrifice for 10% better workflow isn't worth enough for me.

  • @UI_Design_Deli
    @UI_Design_Deli Год назад +3

    If I have Illustrator open on my Macbook and ask Fresco to open it in Illustrator it just opens it, almost instantly. I would call that seamless :) Fresco is great

  • @sacb0y
    @sacb0y Год назад +5

    I use fresco just cause it's the only program where tilt works the way i expect it to. Like the tilt is offset so it feels like using the edge of the brush. Using a pencil in fresco is the best thing ever on my surface.
    If more programs used tilt like this i would use it way more.

    • @hossel_
      @hossel_ Год назад +1

      Wait, is that not how tilt usually works? God that explains why it always felt so alien to me in other apps lmao

    • @sacb0y
      @sacb0y Год назад

      @@hossel_ right?! It's baffling to me why every program isn't like this.

  • @christophergardiner7372
    @christophergardiner7372 Год назад +11

    Nice. I haven’t used fresco much since it’s release. Was kind of basic at first. Looks like it has some new features I should check out.

    • @SasukeUchiha723
      @SasukeUchiha723 Год назад

      ikr

    • @kyletwebster
      @kyletwebster Год назад

      It has been updated every 6-8 weeks since its launch in 2018! Over 100 new features added since launch. Well worth a good, hard look - it’s brimming with great stuff now.
      😊

  • @joyousjoyness
    @joyousjoyness Год назад +5

    I love fresco! I find their brushes superior to procreate's default brushes. Takes a bit getting used to the interface!

  • @neliaironwood7573
    @neliaironwood7573 Год назад +18

    You know, I'm surprised nobody, not even Clip Studio or Procreate, has tried to get physics like as seen in Fresco working on them. To this day, only Fresco is the only drawing program to have this feature, where the drawing has actual physics and not static layers.

    • @yeet-hu1xs
      @yeet-hu1xs Год назад +6

      its not the only program, Rebelle pro has far better physics

  • @kawfeebassie
    @kawfeebassie Год назад +6

    After struggling with Procreate and Affinity Designer I switched to Fresco a while ago. Really great for novice artists. Vector is just drawing, no worrying about points, etc. Love Fresco!

  • @eduardovillacis432
    @eduardovillacis432 Год назад +2

    Reagrding perspective grids, Krita has a fantastic and very complete set of tools for perspective and is free

  • @9NitrogeniuM6
    @9NitrogeniuM6 Год назад +2

    Awesome video ! do you plan on making a video about Inspiroy 2 ? and the difference between Pentech 2.0 and 3.0 ?

  • @EuphoricPentagram
    @EuphoricPentagram Год назад +3

    Omg i just downloaded it, it looks Amazing, especially the live brushes and the Amazing animation tools!

  • @TheKevphil
    @TheKevphil Год назад +2

    I'm on Windows (with a Huion Display Tablet). No "Touch" functions, but still good. Didja notice the ability to "erase past intersection" feature with the Vector tool? Used to be, only Clip Studio Paint had that feature. It's still much better implemented in CSP, but it's still good to see. I got Fresco mainly for the watercolor features.

  • @LaGatitaPH
    @LaGatitaPH Год назад +2

    I never got used to Procreate. I just use Fresco all the time! 😊

  • @celestethoms
    @celestethoms Год назад +9

    I started checking out Fresco this past weekend. The animation feature is definitely better Procreate. It’s great to be able to animation one layer and elements on different layers.

  • @Les_Noar
    @Les_Noar Год назад +7

    I also was surprised at how little is missing from the free version of Fresco, really just the brushes you mentioned and some of the fonts, nothing you can’t manage without. The only thing I couldn’t work out how to do and think there is no way was to add text and make it follow a curve. But Fresco has come a long way, I tried it quite a long time ago and set it aside as not really useful, then recently tried it again and was really surprised.

  • @jayc6159
    @jayc6159 9 месяцев назад

    I would have never imagined giving up Procreate for Fresco but I did the combination of the vector brushes, trim feature, animation on different layers better work flow with Illustrator, color palettes. I don't like pattern making in Capture as much as in Affinity Designer but other than that I can do most of my work in Fresco and finish details in Illustrator.

  • @MalrusOSC
    @MalrusOSC Год назад +1

    I used to use this for making “animations”. I used that frame by frame feature in it that I thought was really cool. At the end, I had to make separate PNGs and stitch them together in like Davinci Resolve or smth (I now use Adobe Animate)

  • @InkyOrchid
    @InkyOrchid Год назад +2

    My only real complaint about Fresco is the poor pixel art support. I'd really like to make sprites on a canvas that's smaller than 100x100 pixels! I also haven't figured out how to make pixel art using the built-in brushes. I'm assuming you could get a good pixel art brush by importing one from Photoshop, but it feels like it shouldn't be a premium ask to get a hard square brush.

  • @cisnerosjerez
    @cisnerosjerez Год назад +6

    Hey man. Not sure about what you said about Fresco on the Mac. AFAIK there is no Fresco for the Mac. Just iPad and iPhone on the Apple side.

    • @albertkinng
      @albertkinng Год назад +2

      Brad is a human. I think we can let him make mistakes. Cherish his presence now because in the near future, artificial intelligence could replicate his voice and create a virtual avatar, with ChatGPT producing his video content.

    • @thebradcolbow
      @thebradcolbow  Год назад +2

      Yep, you're right! my bad!

  • @haiderimran7020
    @haiderimran7020 Год назад

    I'm an illustrator from Pakistan and I use both fresco and Photoshop for my work both come handy when dealing particular stuff

  • @jat9926
    @jat9926 Год назад +1

    Hi Brad, I don’t really use half the products you talk about (an iPad Pro and procreate is all I have) but I really enjoy listening to your reviews.

  • @Sophie-qy4cm
    @Sophie-qy4cm Год назад

    With the help of the perspective grid and the animation and path tool I manage to finish all of my animation assessments before the deadline ❤

  • @AdrianFoy
    @AdrianFoy Год назад +2

    Fresco is actually a super awesome program/ app. I’ve been using it for a bit and it’s great. I just wish it was available for MacOS.. seems silly at this point it’s still not available. I read somewhere it was because MacOS was lacking some touch functionality, or such? I hope at this years Adobe Max, they announce it for Mac.

  • @orangeofmars2835
    @orangeofmars2835 7 дней назад +1

    A really annoying missing feature in Fresco as well as Procreate and other art apps is the lack of a save as feature. Not sure why it is missing in these apps but frustrating. Saving and not saving and deleting are annoyingly clunky.

  • @Arkapravo
    @Arkapravo Год назад +2

    Great stuff Brad, loved that bit on fly/man animation. Never knew Fresco can do that.

  • @Thanatos--
    @Thanatos-- Год назад

    I'm downloading now. That little animation demonstration reminded me of making (or attempting to make) animations in Power Point so long ago. I have CSP but this is so clean I have to give it a whirl.
    Thanks for the video.

  • @cathychats
    @cathychats 11 месяцев назад +1

    The thing with Adobe is..they have so many software that you get lost:D

  • @Artofizanagi
    @Artofizanagi Год назад +6

    I think Adobe needs to change their advertisement strategy cuz I see nobody but you talking about how the animation works. When procreate added their animation they explained to the public and also had other artists use. That gave people a clear idea of how it works.

  • @tonycartoonish8758
    @tonycartoonish8758 10 месяцев назад

    They also don’t share you can get their entire suite of mobile apps for $14.99 a month (Ps, Fr, Ai, Ru) which gives you full features on iOS. Includes CC storage. Not need to pay for the more expensive CC.

  • @ales4423
    @ales4423 Год назад +3

    are we getting a review on the lenovo yoga series in terms of art? o.o :)

  • @mgdoodlestudio
    @mgdoodlestudio Год назад +2

    I can't wait to try the animation tools!

  • @RuneRealmRPG
    @RuneRealmRPG 9 месяцев назад

    you don't need touchscreen to draw u can just turn on windows ink and u will get pressure sensitivity even with drawing tablets. No touchscreen required

  • @697_
    @697_ Год назад +1

    I've never had a problem with sending a layered file over airdrop. I think you are doing it wrong.

  • @MattHalpain
    @MattHalpain Год назад

    I have a Photoshop and Lightroom subscription. I used to only use Adobe Draw then it got canceled. And Adobe Fresco replaced Adobe Draw. I mainly use Procreate now and edit my drawings in Pixelmator and Photoshop after I draw my drawings on physical paper and import the drawing to my iPad to touch up the drawing and then export to the computer for Pixelmator and Photoshop editing.

  • @dracolegend7739
    @dracolegend7739 9 месяцев назад

    Gonna use this to try and paint realistic portraits, I usually use an anime style and I can’t figure out how to make realism look good in digital, but I’m going to try and use the live brushes to make one

  • @JonathanPriceArt
    @JonathanPriceArt Год назад +4

    Fresco is actually a really awesome app. What you get in the free version is more than enough for most users, I feel. Love drawing in vector on it, the cloud saving easily allowing jumping between iPad and desktop, the speed and control...not much to complain about here. It doesn't have filters that I can see, and it's missing some small things like symmetry tools (but it's also constantly being updated) but it's a great tool overall. I now do all my line art in Fresco.

    • @kyletwebster
      @kyletwebster Год назад +1

      Symmetry drawing is coming to Fresco by Adobe MAX (October).

  • @yair2215
    @yair2215 Год назад +1

    U should make a review on the acer spin 3 its not that new but it has touch comes with a pen and its a great bought drawing laptop

  • @ImogenValkyrie
    @ImogenValkyrie Год назад +1

    I've been using both Fresco and Procreate for a few years now.

  • @kipporah
    @kipporah Год назад

    I may have to try this Fresco out! It makes me excited to see all these options!

  • @thestellarelite
    @thestellarelite Год назад +1

    I haven't been on my ipad in a while! Now that I have a desk mount for my cintiq i've fallen back in love with PS lol. Fresco is fun I don't really have need for it though. I don't get the point of it I guess? I'm a graphic designer so I already sub to CC. I've used PS and AI for the ipad and they've improved quite a bit. I actually really like working in them save ipad's bad file management as you mentioned! That yoga laptop is INSANE though. Major wants lol. Dual screens on the go with nice keyboard sign me up! Goofy name though. Love your videos!!

  • @inkyug
    @inkyug Год назад +1

    Mr. Brad, could you please try making a video on 'drawing on lenovo book 9i'? That'd be kool :D

  • @devanshi2193
    @devanshi2193 Год назад +1

    Hi! Great review! Can you also help compare this to something like Affinity Designer? I have the affinity suite(its just cheaper to learn vectors on than adobe illustrator)

  • @PaulByrd1
    @PaulByrd1 Год назад

    Fresco is an amazing application. I use it every single day on the iPad pro

  • @GregEagel
    @GregEagel Год назад

    I want to like this. But I'm not sure Adobe cares about it. How does it still not have symmetry mode!? They've been promising that feature since launch

  • @bevgordon7619
    @bevgordon7619 Год назад

    Hey Brad! Thanks for your enthusiasm and shared wisdom! Question about Fresco. Can a Fresco pic be imported into Krita or another site that has cymk??

  • @matticarts2526
    @matticarts2526 Год назад +1

    Fresco is a good software but the canvas limitations makes it hard to work with. An 11x17 at 600 ppi psd files won’t open unfortunately. Great video as always.

    • @kyletwebster
      @kyletwebster Год назад

      This is a function of iPads, mainly - as soon as Apple makes the iPad capable of supporting a file that large without significant lag, Adobe will be ready to provide Fresco users with bigger canvases - promise!

  • @scribblingjoe
    @scribblingjoe Год назад

    The inability to import brushes is kinda a turn-off but the animation tools look really nice. Still the price for iOS looks amazing! Did I see that right? Is that 9.99 per year. I only wish they had made an Android version.

  • @kapablekid
    @kapablekid Год назад

    Thank you for sharing your testing. I was curious about it.

  • @plasticarcade
    @plasticarcade Год назад

    I have adobe creative cloud but I haven’t really used fresco maybe I should check it out, I wasn’t aware you could use it on desktop either. Great video, I’ll have to check it out again :)

  • @sanekibeko
    @sanekibeko Год назад +1

    Maybe if it comes out on Android I would check it out.

  • @godboat.
    @godboat. Год назад

    you can't use any Photoshop brush. if you try to import pixel art brushes it breaks them and adds antialiasing.

  • @riczio
    @riczio 11 месяцев назад

    is there some app for ipad with slide path like in adobe fresco? i really miss it in procreate, this is great you can draw a bird and make it move on your screen and there is only 3-5 frames and they are moving, not frame by frame.

  • @benpenph
    @benpenph Месяц назад

    Hey I just downloaded it but the only available plan for me is the free ver and then monthly is actually 9.99usd what just happened 9.99 yearly is good deal fr me

  • @nicolasn3832
    @nicolasn3832 Год назад

    Hey Brad! I recently started using AF and love it. Unfortunately I'm having an issue with Vector Trimming. For some reason, the previous vector paths that I've made are no longer trim-able. Now when I try to trim it, it removed all the paths that are touching each other (95% of my artwork). What really trumps me is that vector trimming works just as its supposed to with new paths that I lay down. This issue has really interrupted the workflow I was enjoying with Fresco. Would you happen to know anything that I'm experiencing? Theres nothing I can find searching online.

  • @artbybenjamin
    @artbybenjamin Год назад +6

    Too bad us Windows users do have to pay $110 more for exactly the same app as on the iPad. It's the main reason I haven't bought it and of course there's subscription. I like to pay once, own forever and decide my own upgrade path.

    • @arogyam047
      @arogyam047 3 месяца назад

      So enjoy your iPad system who's telling you to buy

  • @mr_don_key
    @mr_don_key 5 месяцев назад

    Well.. it seems (months later) that Fresco has gone totally free of charge! (i cannot find any prices anymore on fresco)

  • @Kripeld
    @Kripeld Год назад

    Hey Brad, do you know how to export animations with a transparent background? It seems neither Fresco or Toonsquid are able to do this, or i can’t figure it out.

  • @brucejunboxing
    @brucejunboxing Год назад +1

    Love your reviews 😀

  • @AlanORourke
    @AlanORourke Год назад +3

    The reason I have stayed away from Fresco is every example I have seen of artwork from it just looks digital. That watercolour brush you showed looked very artificial.
    Have you tried creating some finished artwork with it? What did you think?
    Also do you know, can you still access any brushes you import AFTER your subscription expires?
    I only miss one Photoshop brush on my iPad but do not want to be paying forever to access that brush.
    Thanks for all the reviews!

  • @chaosordeal294
    @chaosordeal294 Год назад +1

    Why do Apple people think anyone would want "the ipad experience" on Windows?

  • @acexkeikai
    @acexkeikai Год назад

    I think they really don't want you to have it for free because I get notices to get my subscription if I try and download it.

  • @franciscogomeziii
    @franciscogomeziii 9 месяцев назад

    can you use Adobe Fresco with a wacom 1 tablet?

  • @justingiovanetti
    @justingiovanetti Год назад

    Is there a way to motion capture the rate of speed of drawing with the Apple Pencil and map that data to a layer property in After Effects?

  • @redford4ever
    @redford4ever 6 месяцев назад

    Looks like a dumbed down version of Clip Studio BUT with a vastly better UI, and free.

  • @rivales8614
    @rivales8614 Год назад

    Unfortunately Fresco isnt available for macs yet

  • @andrewfroedge8227
    @andrewfroedge8227 Год назад +2

    The $9.99 a year option may just get me back to using an Adobe product. Looks like a solid app. Adobe's pricing is only thing that has kept me away from their products for 10ish years

  • @LarcTald
    @LarcTald Год назад

    You didn’t mention the lag…for me is a dealbreaker.

  • @jeffreypostma6832
    @jeffreypostma6832 Год назад +1

    You missed the most useful function of the modiefier circle: on vector layers you can use a trim eraser that can erase a line up to an intersection, like Clip Studio does on vector layers. Very handy when doing line work.

  • @fidelisomoni7537
    @fidelisomoni7537 4 месяца назад

    Never been this excited about animation before😢🎉😊
    Why did Adobe keep this from me so long😢😂❤

  • @v-buckschan111
    @v-buckschan111 Год назад

    I love how your facial hair grew grayish white ❤

  • @QenFn
    @QenFn Год назад

    Ive been using fresco and its amazing im surprised you didnt know

  • @TonyTylerDraws
    @TonyTylerDraws Год назад

    Oh they have vector brushes on the freeeeeeeeeee

  • @davidosaje4100
    @davidosaje4100 Год назад +1

    Are you going to do a review of the device used in this video?
    First time commenter
    Subscribed for a while

    • @thebradcolbow
      @thebradcolbow  Год назад +1

      Yep, I'm allowed to talk about it starting Friday!

    • @davidosaje4100
      @davidosaje4100 Год назад

      @@thebradcolbow okay
      Do you think that Samsung should make a windows version of the Samsung Galaxy S8 ultra?
      Greetings from Nigeria

  • @DaniAlexandria
    @DaniAlexandria 8 месяцев назад

    How are you able to get fresco on Mac

  • @Nicros21
    @Nicros21 Год назад +1

    So basically another great drawing app that isn't available on android?

  • @teo2157
    @teo2157 Год назад

    i don’t really like fresco on drawing/display tablet with no touchscreen

  • @PascalGaggelli
    @PascalGaggelli 29 дней назад

    Now the premium version is free!!!

  • @Lagomorpho
    @Lagomorpho Год назад

    Oh man that animation feature!!!

  • @OrucheChibueze
    @OrucheChibueze Год назад

    Hi Brad, just for extra clarity can this app work on ANY windows laptop

  • @mauricioflores3732
    @mauricioflores3732 Год назад

    My heart loves both apps, Fresco and Procreate. Procreate is much easier though

  • @HerveMaas
    @HerveMaas Год назад

    Now... if only they brought it to Android... to my Z Fold 4 or Tab S8/9

  • @paulgray3444
    @paulgray3444 Год назад

    Thanks for doing this!

  • @dj_nomen311
    @dj_nomen311 Год назад

    The thumbnail really said:
    "Fr I Had No Idea" 💀

  • @krishtick
    @krishtick Год назад

    Hello Brad, I've a video request for you. Please review xiaomi pad 6 with their 2nd gen pen. Please Brad, I want to know if it could be good for drawing. Thanks. MI PAD 6 with 2nd Gen Pen.

  • @NeilOttoTep
    @NeilOttoTep Год назад +2

    Okay, Brad ... But 10$ a month will also get me Clip Stuido Paint EX... I mean Frsco looks nice and all, but I can get a full-on PS competitor with a qubic ton of features. Fresco is still a hard-sell.

    • @roofoofighter
      @roofoofighter Год назад

      You’re comparing $10 a month to $10 a year….

  • @JulianGamer199
    @JulianGamer199 5 месяцев назад

    how can i do frames in fresco?

  • @unknownrender
    @unknownrender Год назад

    Please make a video on Xiaomi pad 6.

  • @Mimi_Sim
    @Mimi_Sim 7 месяцев назад

    So much user friendly

  • @brm5682
    @brm5682 Год назад

    wait, Fresco is $9.99 per year now??? it's been there forever or it was $9.99 per month? I"M SURE that it was $9.99 per month?
    like previously mention is other yt vid I watched somewhere that the price of procreate is the same as monthly subscription fee for fresco 😕😕😕

    • @simplebutsplendid
      @simplebutsplendid 11 месяцев назад

      it is 9.99/year on iPad and iPhone if you want premium brushes + fonts! but everything else is free :)