Texture

Texture

Texture, another element of art, is use to describe either the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a two-dimensional work. Texture is the way that a surface, material, or substance feels when we touch it. Can be Smooth, bumpy, rough, lumpy, Slimy, fuzzy, sharp, and fluffy…



Types of Texture

Physical
Physical texture, also known as actual texture or tactile texture, are the actual variations upon a surface. This can include, but is not limited to, fur, wood grain, sand, smooth surface of canvas or metal, glass, and leather. It differentiates itself from visual texture by having a physical quality that can be felt by touch. Specific use of a texture can affect the smoothness that an artwork conveys. For instance, use of rough surfaces can be visually active, whilst smooth surfaces can be visually restful. The use of both can give a sense of personality to a design, or utilized to create emphasis, rhythm, contrast, etc. Light is an important factor for physical artwork, because it can affect how a surface is viewed.



Visual
Visual texture is the illusion of having physical texture. Every material and every support surface has its own visual texture and needs to be taken into consideration before creating a composition. As such, materials such as canvas and watercolour paper are considerably rougher than, for example, photo-quality computer paper and may not be best suited to creating a flat, smooth texture. Photography, drawings and paintings use visual texture both to portray their subject matter realistically and with interpretation. Texture in these media are generally created by the repetition of shape and line. Implied texture is a visual texture that has no basis in everyday reality.It is most often utilized in works of abstraction.



What is it that texture describes of an object? The texture describes the surface (roughness or smoothness) of an object. The actual texture of a painting or sculpture may not be at all the same as the "visual texture" that the artist is imitating. Painters and sculptors who work in the Realist style imitate natural surfaces and textures, making objects look shiny, wet, deceiving or realistic.



How can texture influence the characteristics of a space? Texture can help a painting feel more realistic, it can apply depth to a scenery and make two dimensional objects look life-like and three dimensional.



<span style="color: #e882e4; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What is the importance of texture in architecture? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Scale, viewing distance and light are important modifying factors in our perception of texture and the surfaces they articulate. Textures can accentuate a plane's lenght or width. Coarse textures can reduce the scale of a plane and increase it's visual weight. We can learn to use textures to our advantage and create the desired illusions or sensations in the spaces we build.