: Texture with simple brushes/traditional media I know that for creating texture on their paintings many digital artists use texture overlays or fancy custom brushes. But how to achieve similar effects

@Kaufman565

You can get paint gels that are made to be mixed in to various types of paint to thicken it, add texture, make it more suitable for 3D structuring and / or add matt, gloss etc.

Here's a few from www.eckersleys.com.au/ (no affiliation or recommendation, just the first search result)






Or, the DIY / low budget approach is to just either:


Mix textured things like sand and/or wood glue in with the paint (don't use your best brushes!)
Mix the texture (e.g. sand) with something like wood glue, apply it, then paint with something thin (e.g. spray, airbrush, ink, watered down acyrlic - consider a white base coat first, or mixing white in with the texture)

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