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Hannah Lock draws hard with pencils and pastels to create vibrant, textured illustrations

Creative Boom

Lately, I’ve been adding a bit of oil pastel and crayon into a few of my colour pencil drawings to add more texture to them.". Matisse's colours and pencil drawings also helped to inform her style. I press quite hard into the paper with the pencils and go for a solid line, which you can't do with some brands of coloured pencils.

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10 Top Graphic Design Trends for 2025

Graphic Design Junction

Examples of AR Integration in Graphic Design AR in E-Commerce Packaging Brands are now using AR to create interactive product packaging that delivers additional information, instructions, or brand storytelling when scanned with a smartphone.

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Articlier’s Sculptural Collection Merges Aluminum + Acrylic

Design Milk

Beginning with the selection of premium aluminum, the material is precision-machined with milling and turning equipment before being hand-sanded to achieve a texture reminiscent of finely finished wood. For more information on Articlier, visit articlier.kr. The CA88 Table features a round, two-tiered assembly.

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Bala crafts a radical label for category-first grasshopper beer

Creative Boom

"We created unconventional scenarios, such as placing the bottle upside down, without worrying about the readability of the text and relied on the recognition of colours and textures to transform them, through repetition, into brand signs that we could leverage with animations."

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Former doctor Emma Cheng on switching to illustration, and how her medical background has informed her art

Creative Boom

I learned how to use lots of mediums initially and found colour pencils to be my favourite due to the texture and the gradient when mixing them. How has working as a medical doctor informed your art? I believe there's a more captivating way to present the valuable information behind these days, so I've taken up the challenge.

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Best Halftones Brushes, Textures and Effects for Photoshop and Illustrator

Graphic Design Junction

It adds depth, texture, and a vintage charm to designs, making them stand out with character and style. In the realm of digital design, harnessing the power of halftones requires the right tools – and that’s where the magic of best halftones brushes , textures, and effects for Photoshop and Illustrator comes into play.

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A Love Letter to Stockport: Alison Waters' ceramic tribute to an 'unloved' car park

Creative Boom

She applies layers of slip to add depth and texture, followed by an initial bisque firing. For more information, visit The Modernist Society's website. A Hands-On Process The sculptures themselves are the result of a meticulous, hands-on process.

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