Texture
Texture in art refers to the feeling given to a surface. This element of art applies to both the physical feeling of a piece of artwork, as well as the impression of a texture given to a smooth surface.
TACTILE TEXTURE: This refers to how the art surface physically feels. Rough, smooth, bumpy, scratchy etc. Painters, for example, will often add things to their artwork to give the surface a texture. Some may add gesso or impasto to create lumpy, rough textures right on their canvas.Tactile texture also refers to 3D artwork, where the surface of a clay sculpture can be scratched, poked, or pressed to give the actual surface a texture rich quality.
VISUAL TEXTURE: This refers to an implied texture. The surface of the actual artwork remains smooth, but the image on that smooth surface may look bumpy, rough, scratchy, velvety etc. A good example of this type of texture would be a photograph taken of tree bark. The photograph surface itself is glossy and smooth, but the visual image appears to have a rough, bark texture.
Texture, another element of art, is used to describe either the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a two-dimensional work.Take rocks, for example. A real, 3-D rock might feel rough or smooth, and definitely feels hard when touched or picked up. A painter, depicting a rock, would create the illusions of these qualities through use of color, line, shape, etc.
TACTILE TEXTURE: This refers to how the art surface physically feels. Rough, smooth, bumpy, scratchy etc. Painters, for example, will often add things to their artwork to give the surface a texture. Some may add gesso or impasto to create lumpy, rough textures right on their canvas.Tactile texture also refers to 3D artwork, where the surface of a clay sculpture can be scratched, poked, or pressed to give the actual surface a texture rich quality.
VISUAL TEXTURE: This refers to an implied texture. The surface of the actual artwork remains smooth, but the image on that smooth surface may look bumpy, rough, scratchy, velvety etc. A good example of this type of texture would be a photograph taken of tree bark. The photograph surface itself is glossy and smooth, but the visual image appears to have a rough, bark texture.
Texture, another element of art, is used to describe either the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a two-dimensional work.Take rocks, for example. A real, 3-D rock might feel rough or smooth, and definitely feels hard when touched or picked up. A painter, depicting a rock, would create the illusions of these qualities through use of color, line, shape, etc.
Texture ExampleImagine you have in front of you this painting of a cactus. The artist has taken a 3D object - a cactus - and painted it on a smooth canvas. They have added VISUAL TEXTURE by making the cactus appear sharp and prickly, yet the canvas feels smooth.
Now imagine that you have a REAL cactus in front of you. It is a 3D object, and it is sharp and prickly to the touch. When you pick it up it jabs your skin, this is TACTILE TEXTURE. |