One thing that has often irritated me in digital art is its smoothness. No I don't mind smooth blending at all but there's something enchanting about textures - rough, mild, colorful, messy... Sometimes they can be very expressive and give an ordinary painting such a magical glow...
There really are a lot of different kinds. Just take a look at these.



The style of Jack Morefield is so unique that I just can't think of something to compare it to.




What enchant me in Cristina's works is the relief, it gives such life to the colors, makes them even more vibrant and glowing.




Sasha Montiljo's paintings have this attractive pattern of colorful dots which works just as well for water as it does for rocks, and it's also incredibly realistic. I love the light in his works.




Just like the perfect oxymoron, Ms Calcara's paintings have rough texture which only emphasizes the gentleness and femininity of her models.




I can honestly say that it's the emotion that first attracted me to her paintings. The flowing watercolor reminded me of tears or of something breaking or bleeding. And the eyes of her characters express the emotion brilliantly.




Another talented Cristina, this artist's "texture practices" are really successful. Added to the warm colors it reminded me of cozy evenings at home.




I felt overwhelmed by Jennifer Allnutt's incredible inspiration. Her textures give so much movement to her paintings, fills them with suspense and sensuality.




She use a technique some of you may have seen but what makes her paintings so unique is the way she merges model and background and the way she gives a fresh feeling even to the warm-colored works.