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    5 digital illustration techniques you should try in 2026
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    5 digital illustration techniques you should try in 2026

    Digital illustration is evolving. By 2026, certain techniques will be consolidated as essential. Incorporate these 5 trends to your portfolio. Digital illustration continues to transform at an accelerated pace. Every year new tools, styles and approaches emerge that expand the creative possibilities for artists of all levels. In 2026, visual trends point to a balanced combination of digital, analog and narrative experimentation. Mastering new techniques not only broadens your skills, but also allows you to stand out in an increasingly competitive industry. Exploring trends is a way to stay current, nurture your style and discover unexpected ways to tell visual stories. Here are 5 key techniques that will shape digital illustration in 2026, ideal to start integrating into your creative workflow today. 1. Analog textures applied digitally. The fusion between manual and digital will continue to grow. Illustrators are increasingly incorporating brushes that simulate graphite, charcoal, ink, oil or watercolor, achieving a handmade finish without giving up digital flexibility. It is also becoming common to digitize real textures rough paper, watercolor stains, handmade strokes to integrate them in layers and enrich the composition. This technique adds depth, imperfection and humanity, highly valued in editorial illustration, children, posters and personal art.

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  • 5 Community Favorite Online Courses for Black Friday
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    5 Community Favorite Online Courses for Black Friday

    Get creative with watercolors, craft chocolate art, and more with these top courses from the Domestika community

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  • COP26: 3 Key Factors That Shaped the Brand Identity
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    COP26: 3 Key Factors That Shaped the Brand Identity

    From bypassing borders to going beyond politics, discover the story behind the now globally-recognizable design

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  • Night Photography Tips: How to Create a Light Painting
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    Night Photography Tips: How to Create a Light Painting

    Learn to master the fun photography technique and shoot your own artistic light drawings with this step-by-step guide

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  • Basic Excel Shortcuts to Create Graphics and Infographics
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    Basic Excel Shortcuts to Create Graphics and Infographics

    Discover the keyboard shortcuts you need to master the popular Office tool

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  • Free Examples for the Different Types of Perspective Drawing
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    Free Examples for the Different Types of Perspective Drawing

    From one-point to isometric, get to the grips with the different perspectives in architectural sketches with clear examples

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  • Challenge: Draw Astonishing Headlines, with Del Hambre
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    Challenge: Draw Astonishing Headlines, with Del Hambre

    In this Domestika Challenge he has to illustrate some surprise headlines. Will he succeed? Illustrator Fernando Del Hambre, aka @del_hambre, has over 20 years’ experience. He studied illustration and graphic arts before starting his career in editorial design.

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  • What Is Botanical Illustration?
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    What Is Botanical Illustration?

    Discover the origins of botanical drawing and how it differs from scientific illustration

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  • The History of Anatomical Drawing: How Illustrations Revolutionized Science
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    The History of Anatomical Drawing: How Illustrations Revolutionized Science

    Discover the link between science and art found in anatomical drawing

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  • 9 Free Digital Marketing Tutorials to Grow Your Brand
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    9 Free Digital Marketing Tutorials to Grow Your Brand

    From a good elevator pitch to growing your presence on TikTok, learn how to create content for digital campaigns

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  • POSCA Pen Tutorial: Everything You Need to Know
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    POSCA Pen Tutorial: Everything You Need to Know

    Discover how to make your artwork pop with POSCA pens, with Polina Oshu

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  • The Essential Equipment for Flat Lay Photography
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    The Essential Equipment for Flat Lay Photography

    Discover how to set up photo shoots to create impactful visual content for social media

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  • 20 Amazing Projects in the Illustration Challenge: 31 Days, 31 Drawings
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    20 Amazing Projects in the Illustration Challenge: 31 Days, 31 Drawings

    From manga to ink to digital illustrations, here are some featured projects from our daily drawing challenge in October

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  • Download Free Resources and Textures for Artistic Retouching
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    Download Free Resources and Textures for Artistic Retouching

    Add fantasy to your photos with these artistic elements for digital retouching in Photoshop or other editing software

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  • What is Background Design in Animation?
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    What is Background Design in Animation?

    Discover the importance of background design and painting in animation and what a background artist does

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  • 5 Inspirational Books for Lettering Artists
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    5 Inspirational Books for Lettering Artists

    Stay up-to-date with lettering trends and expand your reference library with these essential reads

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  • Freelance Tutorial: How to Talk about Money with Your Clients
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    Freelance Tutorial: How to Talk about Money with Your Clients

    Discover five great tips on how to approach this all-important topic, with Sophie Simmons

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  • The Top 10 Domestika Projects in October 2021
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    The Top 10 Domestika Projects in October 2021

    Check out the most liked projects by Domestika’s creative community over the past month

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  • Download Free Tapestry Crochet Patterns for Geometric Designs
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    Download Free Tapestry Crochet Patterns for Geometric Designs

    Get inspired and experiment with designs that match your style with these beautiful crochet graphs

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  • 10 Free Classes to Learn How to Sell Your Brand Online
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    10 Free Classes to Learn How to Sell Your Brand Online

    Learn online marketing strategies, from the basics of eCommerce to social media copywriting with these classes Digital marketing has revolutionized business and entrepreneurship. It has enabled small companies and individuals to carry out marketing campaigns without the need to invest large sums (as was the case with traditional platforms), making it possible for small brands to appear alongside well-established giants. Anyone with passion and a great idea can set up their own viable business—the trick is having a solid action plan that taps into your creativity. You need to identify your strong points, establish your objectives, create a profitable niche, and set milestones to ensure long-term sustainability.

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  • 17 of the Most Talked About Rebranding Campaigns of 2021
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    17 of the Most Talked About Rebranding Campaigns of 2021

    Discover the big-name brands that changed their visual identity in recent months and the trends that guided them

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  • 4 Free Tutorials for Using and Creating Digital Brushes
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    4 Free Tutorials for Using and Creating Digital Brushes

    Discover how to make and master digital illustration brushes in Photoshop, Procreate, and Illustrator

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  • What Is Sustainable Packaging and How Can It Help Your Brand?
    Design

    What Is Sustainable Packaging and How Can It Help Your Brand?

    Incorporating eco-friendly packaging is one way in which businesses can show their commitment to sustainability

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  • 3 Essential Online Amigurumi Courses for Beginners
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    3 Essential Online Amigurumi Courses for Beginners

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  • Lettering Tutorial: How to Draw Spooky Letters
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    Lettering Tutorial: How to Draw Spooky Letters

    Learn how to draw spooky letters with typography artist and illustrator Adam Hayes Clever typography can communicate far more than just words, and there's no clearer example than the work of typography artist and illustrator Adam Hayes (@mrahayes). Merging his passion for typography and illustration to create fun, concept-driven lettering which is playful and full of character, his work spans the design, publishing, and advertising industries, and his clients include Apple, Facebook, Google, and Honda. Halloween offers a great opportunity to add some extra character to your usual creative style. In this tutorial, Adam demonstrates how to create spooky Halloween letters to add a creative twist to your typography.

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  • How to Get a Book Published: 4 Tips for Aspiring Authors
    Teacher Writing

    How to Get a Book Published: 4 Tips for Aspiring Authors

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  • 5 Interesting Facts About Cartoon Characters
    3D & Animation

    5 Interesting Facts About Cartoon Characters

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  • Needle felting artist Carolina Alles stars in this Domestika Diary
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    Needle felting artist Carolina Alles stars in this Domestika Diary

    Join needle felting artist Carolina Alles as she shows you around her studio and introduces you to some of her fun characters along the way

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  • Tricks For Taking Better Portraits with Your Cell Phone
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    Tricks For Taking Better Portraits with Your Cell Phone

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  • How Animations Tap Into Our Subconscious to Tell Stories
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    How Animations Tap Into Our Subconscious to Tell Stories

    From Peppa Pig to WALL.E, discover the visual tricks that help us emotionally connect with cartoon characters

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  • 9 Brilliant Documentaries and Books about Animation
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    9 Brilliant Documentaries and Books about Animation

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