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Sarah Mafféïs illuminates everyday moments through texture, tone and craft

Creative Boom

Two years ago, she decided to set up a shop and make prints of her drawings, slowly but steadily winning the hearts of diverse clients. Adding colour and texture is the part she most enjoys (and one she's clearly very good at) – "I try out different combinations until everything clicks.

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25 Best PAPER Art & Crafts Resources for Designers

Just Creative

When we were all in grade school, every one of us loved arts & craft days, building things with paper, paint, and other crafts. Recapturing the magic that you felt, we thought we’d mosey on down memory lane and present our list of the 25 Best PAPER Art & Craft Resources for Designers. The subscription costs $16.50

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Malin Rosenqvist's textural works are inspired by her love of reading

Creative Boom

With a background in animation and a passion for storytelling, Malin's work reflects a deep connection to literature, culture and the power of visual narratives – oh, and there's a hefty amount of colour and texture involved, too. In a recent piece titled The Metamorphosis, Malin references her love of the printed form. "At

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James Olstein uses his love of screen printing to create stunning digital illustrations with an analogue feel

Creative Boom

James Olstein chats to us about his love of zines, how web design led to his career as a freelance illustrator, and how his love of screen printing has shaped his work as a digital artist. Based in Philadelphia, James Olstein is an illustrator, author and teacher specialising in creating digital art that retains an analogue look and feel.

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Paper artist Lisa Lloyd explores the flow of emotions in dazzling new foil block printed sculpture

Creative Boom

Previously, her work has been featured on the BBC, Countryfile and The Morning Show, while her latest piece, Flux, is set to appear at the upcoming Start Art fair. I have always wanted to try to make some fish, and we felt that combining iridescent paper and foil block printing would really bring them to life.

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Distressed Halftone Textures Pack for Premium Members

Spoon Graphics

Access All Areas members have a useful set of textures to download this week, courtesy of Shapeshift. The Distressed Halftone Textures Pack allows you to mimic the style of classic industrial printing methods by adding halftone patterns to your artwork, as seen on old comic books, newspapers and low-cost prints.

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Top 15 Premium & Free Textures for Photoshop

Just Creative

The difference between traditional and digital artwork usually comes down to the texture that either image has. Your digital artwork will stand out without a canvas behind it but by adding texture to the image in Photoshop, you can help give your artwork a little bit more realism. Top Premium & Free Textures for Photoshop.

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