TEXTURE

TEXTURE Texture refers to surface

Everything that has a surface has texture

There are 2 kinds of texture:Physical and Visual

TEXTURE Physical Texture (tactile)

Tactile means touch

Physical texture is the actual feel of a surface. It is 3D texture.

TEXTURE Visual Texture

Visual texture refers to the illusion of the surface’s texture. No matter how rough objects in a photo or painting look, the surface is still smooth and flat.

Cataract 3, Bridget Riley, 1967. Visual texture through repetition of line.

TEXTURE Techniques for creating physical texture Brushstrokes

Texture can be smooth or rough, depending upon the brushstrokes. For smooth and even textures, you can use swift brushstrokes with soft bristles. For a rough texture, brush stokes are hard, broad and impulsive. Dry brush and wet brush techniques are also used for different textures. Brushing with heavy colours creates a heavy texture, while mild textures can be done by gliding the brush smoothly.

Shading is one of the most important aspect of building texture in an art work.

Painting Surface Interesting textures can be created by painting on glass, wood, fabrics, walls, carpets, rough canvas, recycled paper, smooth papers…….

Painting Tools Textures can also be created using different types of painting tools. Acrylic paints, oil paints, fabrics and water colours are different forms used to bring textures in paintings.

TEXTURE Textures video

SOURCES http://

www.buzzle.com/articles/texture-painting-techniques.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texture_%28visual_arts%29