Title: Texture
Course: EN_Overall composition > Section: 3. The elements of art and design

Reflection

Let your view turn through your room again.

What different surfaces of objects do you perceive?

- Choose five different ones and describe them verbally.
- Then try to sketch three of these surfaces.

 Many visual artists put emphasis on engage our sense of touch through presenting the surface of the artwork.

Texture is used to describe the surface quality of the work, referencing the types of lines the artist created. The surface quality can either be tactile (real) or strictly visual (implied). Tactile surface quality is mainlyseen through three-dimensional works, like sculptures, as the viewer can see and/or feel the different textures present, while visual surface quality describes how the eye perceives the texture based on visual cues.

In three-dimensional representation in software, such as computer simulations in games or CAD applications, texture plays a significant role in increasing realism.

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Watch the summarizing video  - and ... !work - table!

Elements of Art: Texture | KQED Arts (4:09)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoOb3JSDAUo

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See more in detail the following presentation:

Texture

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Practise: Draw a texture

h5p: See the following textures and label them.

Choose one texture to draw it.

Before starting, analyse the reference image: is the texture soft? rough? bumpy?

- What kind of lines and shading techniques should be used? What is the direction of the strokes? Are there any defined shapes in the texture pattern? What is the contrast?
- What's the overall value of the texture?
- What are the qualities of the texture?

Use very sharp pencil to get all little details.

… and, try!