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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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joebarajas82

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joebarajas82

Artist, Animator, and Educator who seeks to learn and grow.

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  • Animating 3D Cartoon Characters in Blender. 3D, and Animation course by Ulises Cervantes

    Animating 3D Cartoon Characters in Blender

    A course by Ulises Cervantes

    3D, and Animation

  • Introduction to Autodesk Maya. 3D, and Animation course by Miguel Miranda
    Domestika Basics 6 courses

    Introduction to Autodesk Maya

    By Miguel Miranda

    3D, and Animation

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  • Joe Barajas Final Project & Character Lineup: Introduction to Design of Characters for Animation and Video Games. Traditional illustration, Animation, Character Design, Video Games, and Game Design project by joebarajas82 - 09.10.2022
  • Joe Barajas Final Project: Creative 3D Animation in Blender. 3D, 3D Animation, and 3D Design project by joebarajas82 - 08.29.1982
  • Joe Barajas Final project for course: Fantastic 3D illustration with Blender. 3D, Digital Illustration, and 3D Design project by joebarajas82 - 08.15.2022
  • Joe Barajas Final project for course: 3D Character Creation in Blender. 3D, Character Design, 3D Modeling, 3D Character Design, and 3D Design project by joebarajas82 - 08.01.2022
  • Short Film Project- "Back in My Day". 3D Animation, 3D Modeling, 3D Character Design, 3D Design, and Character Animation project by joebarajas82 - 07.15.2022

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  • joebarajas82 – @joebarajas82
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    • Traditional illustration
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    • Sketching
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    • Pencil Drawing
    • Digital Illustration
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    • Watercolor Painting
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    • Colored Pencil Drawing
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    • Oil Painting
    • Pattern Design
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    • Video Games
    • 3D Lettering
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    • Acrylic Painting
    • Botanical Illustration
    • Editorial Illustration
    • Figure Drawing
    • Gouache Painting
    • Tattoo Design
    • Motion Graphics
    • VFX
    • Kinetic Typography
    • Pixel Art
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  • Joe Barajas Final Project & Character Lineup: Introduction to Design of Characters for Animation and Video Games. Traditional illustration, Animation, Character Design, Video Games, and Game Design project by joebarajas82 - 09.10.2022

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  • Joe Barajas Final Project: Creative 3D Animation in Blender. 3D, 3D Animation, and 3D Design project by joebarajas82 - 08.29.1982

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