Creative Bloq

JULY 20, 2025

Add colour and texture (Image: © Edward Barons) Let’s apply some basic textures or colours. The Sanctus library add-on for Blender is a lifesaver if you’re not great at texturing like me. After that, add in some basic land masses for the main areas. These models and land masses can then be lit.

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Creative Bloq

JULY 22, 2025

The first is to establish the overall direction I want for the painting, which will require finding references that match up with the style I have in mind. Out of everything, I find the most important aspect is to have realistic references to make sure I’m creating a world that people can believe is real. designed by Porsche?

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Creative Bloq

JULY 23, 2025

Find references (Image: © Simone Ferriero) Utilising a vast visual library depends on an artist’s capacity for recalling the details of something not in front of them. This is what makes a character relatable for the readers. When creating a comic, it’s common to deal with subjects you’ve never seen before.

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Creative Boom

MAY 6, 2025

So whether you're seeking a versatile workhorse for editorial projects, a distinctive display font for branding, or something that embodies specific cultural references, you'll find thoughtfully designed letterforms here to inspire your creativity. Its bold, organic forms make it ideal for headlines that require liveliness and personality.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A vision lovingly referred to as Casa Sand Dune. Instead, the team referenced contemporary design in Mexico and Australia, which share a modern ethos and showcase monochromatic palettes paired with simple, natural materials such as textural stone and warm woods.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Craft sentences and use the words as a guide rather than visual references. In 2025, expect a visual language that whispers of environmental stewardship: natural textures, earthy palettes. As Perniclas Bedow, creative director at Bedow , puts it: "The industry is now ready to embrace the written word.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 7, 2025

"Everyone agreed that 'Ed at the news desk' was already feeling right and doing some heavy lifting, but we gave him a new coat of paint with some textural and colour changes and a scale adjustment," Fresneda explains.

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Graphic Mama

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This has opened up new possibilities for playing with color, form, texture, and handcrafted elements, so its adaptability across different mediums makes it a key player in 2025. The bold color choices, unusual shapes, layered textures, and hand-drawn art give these designs energy and movement.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2025

Its velvety opacity and just-right texture allow her to strike a balance between control and spontaneity. "It The final results have just the right amount of streaky and powdery texture that I like." It glides on the paper effortlessly and feels really cathartic," she says.

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Textured Gradients (JPG) – Offered in two variations, these textured blends add a tactile, organic feel to the geometric forms, enhancing the overall depth and engagement of the graphics. 1 PDF file as a reference or for direct use. 45 JPG files for each of the textured gradient styles, adding variety and texture.

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Abduzeedo

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

This splash screen is a celebration of how Illustrator can bring out unique textures, gradients, and typographic designs, making it feel like a blend of traditional and digital artistry. The design follows Adam G’s distinctive style—minimal yet quirky, with each element purposefully crafted to show off Adobe’s creative potential.

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Inkbot Design

JULY 14, 2025

Point your iPhone camera at a texture, shape, or colour; the app converts it into vectors, colour palettes, seamless patterns, 3-D materials, or custom brushes that sync straight to Creative Cloud. Brand specialists gain a pocket-sized reference for client discussions and colour approvals wherever work occurs.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Stained wainscoting and cement tile applied in a classic checkerboard pattern reference historical traditions whereas unexpected textures, extruded walls, and unique approaches to daylighting appeal to contemporary sensibilities.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 19, 2025

Once scanned back into her computer and assembled using free video editing software, the results are strikingly original and full of texture. And in the world of graphic design, 25-year-old designer Katrina Romulo has built an impressive portfolio of polished branding projects from her own bedroom studio, often using free fonts and textures.

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We And The Color

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It can be achieved through color, size, shape, texture, or any other visual attribute. Balance: Creating Visual Stability Balance in design refers to the distribution of visual weight. Alignment: Creating Order and Structure Alignment refers to how elements are positioned in relation to each other. Probably not!

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Design Milk

MAY 5, 2025

Throughout the home, musical references and cultural nods are woven subtly into the design language. The materials are deliberately restrained wood, concrete, natural stone, and brushed metal dominate inviting attention to texture, craftsmanship, and the quality of light.

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Design Beep

MAY 15, 2025

month for Photography plan or $52.99/month month for full Creative Cloud) Best For: Artists already invested in the Adobe ecosystem who want cross-platform compatibility and realistic media simulation. month or $24.99/year

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Limewashed walls are all the rage right now, offering a rich matte finish and depth of texture that is unmatched in other paints or finishes. Modern, reserved, and functional, letting the texture of the limewash shine, this collection elevates any space. Desert Red: Earthy orange-brown tones reminiscent of brick and clay.

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We And The Color

JUNE 17, 2025

The squares subtly reference the grids of a calendar, reinforcing the idea of structure and planning. This blend of shapes creates a visual texture that is both organized and approachable. The visual language combines clean, geometric squares with soft, organic circles. What does this combination suggest?

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Creative Bloq

JULY 21, 2025

Textured brushes are designed to replicate real-life brush, pencil, or ink marks, so why not utilise the power of those real marks that have already been laid down on the paper? Keep in mind, if your digital blending appears too smooth, it can overpower any nearby textures and stick out as a mistake.

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We And The Color

JUNE 23, 2025

This guide is your complete reference, walking you through everything this incredible pack offers. However, it’s a special kind of font that retains the rich color and texture of the original design. It will show you exactly how to leverage its unique features for your own work.

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Creative Bloq

JUNE 20, 2025

With a thinner stroke, we’ll refine textures and auxiliary lines. Mechanical texture (Image: © CAPCOM) A machinery-style design places Mega Man in his universe, and for this I use thin lines to avoid visual noise. You can see this on the right thigh, where it overlaps with the boot. concat(l,"-").concat(d()):l}return"".concat(u).concat(a).concat(d())}}(),jss:h,sheetsCache:null,sheetsManager:new

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UX Collective

JUNE 26, 2025

Image source: Apple.com / WWDC 2025 presentation Apple made its boldest UI move since iOS 7 (presented in 2013), when the company abandoned skeuomorphism and buried textures in favor of flat design. In general design, eye candy refers to visuals or objects that instantly grab attention and deliver aesthetic pleasure. Years have passed.

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Design Beep

APRIL 22, 2025

Procreate hair brushes are specialized digital brushes designed to mimic the natural flow, texture, and movement of human hair. Experiment with different techniques, study references carefully, and don’t be afraid to develop your own approach to achieve the results you envision. <p>The </p>

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Creative Bloq

JULY 19, 2025

No, this isn’t a reference to Star Wars Jedi. Resynthesizer is a plugin for GIMP that adds the ability to synthesize texture or image segments. Krita also isnt perfect here, but I am confident it still allows a few additional options for channel operations. More on that in the future. The Return of ReSynth!

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Inkbot Design

JUNE 27, 2025

The first official Instagram logo, the one that launched with the app in October 2010, was a direct visual reference to a Polaroid OneStep camera. The body had a textured, leathery feel. The current logo is referred to as the “glyph.” So he did what any founder under pressure does. Systrom designed it in a few hours.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 30, 2025

Exploring the uncanny valley between human and animal, a type of hybrid being, Michael references the importance and violence of transformation, which has roots in ancient traditions such as donning animal furs. Finally I make a digital collage that informs my composition as well as textural references.”

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

However, the effectiveness of these tools relies on a shared understanding or common frame of reference between the creator and the audience. A painter, for instance, might translate personal grief, joy, or fear into their work, using colors, forms, and textures to express feelings that words alone cannot capture.

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Creative Bloq

JUNE 9, 2025

Its now possible to more accurately represent texture, reflections, and refractions, although only to a limit. This is made possible through the layering of textures and maps, much like the process youd find in any other renderer. This makes it quick and easy to get a model textured and visualised without working too hard.

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Creative Bloq

JUNE 8, 2025

Coined somewhere in the fog of marketing brainstorms past, “phygital” refers to any design that blends the physical and the digital — AR packaging, VR pop-ups, immersive storefronts, you name it. So is texture and motion. Yes, it’s a word. In 2025, it’s no longer just a buzzy portmanteau. Sound is huge.

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Creative Bloq

JUNE 15, 2025

I have also slightly textured the canvas in ArtRage to make it look like a real canvas. This colour canvas gives us our mid tone right away and makes our lights and darks easy to see right off because we already have something to judge them against. This is the strong point of ArtRage. concat(l,"-").concat(d()):l}return"".concat(u).concat(a).concat(d())}}(),jss:h,sheetsCache:null,sheetsManager:new

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Creative Boom

JUNE 30, 2025

Maisy Summer Bright, playful prints with charm to spare Maisy Summer is an illustrator, animator, and educator who creates layers of delightful textures, bold colour combinations, and joyful compositions using everything from paper cutting and drawing with scissors to pastels, paints, and digital drawing programs.

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Mindsparkle Mag

JULY 7, 2025

Smooth gelato textures, dynamic props, and surreal compositions make each image feel like a still from a dream. What makes YOVO stand out most is its ability to mix traditional elements — such as references to local culture and language — with modern-day design principles and consumer sensibilities.

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Creative Bloq

JULY 13, 2025

Fictional AI and Practical AI refer to the applications we use, the tools we play with, the interfaces we engage with. Their design flow is built on pulling references, sampling finishes, cross-checking availability, nudging an idea into place – not by typing a prompt and hoping for the best. concat(l,"-").concat(d()):l}return"".concat(u).concat(a).concat(d())}}(),jss:h,sheetsCache:null,sheetsManager:new

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Abduzeedo

JANUARY 7, 2025

This manipulation creates what Gomez refers to as the trace of timea mark that leaves viewers questioning the balance between presence and absence. The artwork in New Age achieves this through layers and textures that challenge traditional illustration methods. Gomez starts with a clear image, representing the original moment.

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Colossal

JULY 7, 2025

For Ruiz Berman, magical realism is a way to translate his realities into dense, surreal compositions that become a constellation of references and memories. Layering, in Ruiz Berman’s work, isn’t to privilege the objects and textures of the foreground but a manner of depicting the relationships between all elements.

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Printmaking Gallery Animation Art 65

Creative Bloq

JUNE 19, 2025

The pair soon began populating their shared feed with decadent items, beginning with interior design and soon spreading to more conceptual visuals such as patterns, textures and aesthetic photography. While their natural tastes were distinct, it made for a wonderfully eclectic feed of inspiration which soon drew in followers. concat(l,"-").concat(d()):l}return"".concat(u).concat(a).concat(d())}}(),jss:h,sheetsCache:null,sheetsManager:new

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