There is a charming and significant stylistic trend that sees the re-emergence of Nostalgic, Hand-Drawn Textures and deliberate line work being applied, even within 3D animated environments and characters. This aesthetic choice aims to inject a feeling of warmth, tactility, and intentional imperfection into digital creations, counteracting the often overly clean and polished look of pure computer graphics. This trend is driven by a desire to capture the handmade feeling of classic animation while benefiting from the flexibility and speed of modern tools.

Our faculty ensures students are not just proficient in clean digital painting, but also in simulating the look of watercolor, cel paint, and pencil sketch lines, which often involves special shader and texture mapping techniques in 3D software. This artistic versatility means graduates can appeal to projects requiring both high photorealism and highly stylized, artistic looks. By integrating traditional drawing principles into the digital pipeline, we prepare students to be versatile artists who can achieve any desired visual signature for their storytelling.