texture



by Tiki Owens
 * Texture **

Texture is the visual design element which refers to the surface of an object. There are two types of texture: tactile and implied. Texture is one of the more subtle design elements. It can make an image richer and more interesting, but is not likely to save a poor composition all by itself (Shaw).
 * Definition **

 1. Tactile texture is texture which we can feel or touch. Tactile texture, also referred to as “real texture” is three-dimensional.  (Art Foundations)
 * Types **
 * **Tactile ** || **Touch ** || **3D ** ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;"> 2. Implied texture is a two-dimensional illusory texture which can be seen, but not touched. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><range type="comment" id="523198106_1">(Art Foundations)</range id="523198106_1">
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Implied ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Illusion ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2D ** ||


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Examples **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Texture may be used in a work of art to:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">create visual interest or a<range type="comment" id="523198518_1"> focal point</range id="523198518_1"> in a composition
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">create contrast within a design composition
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">help visually balance a design composition

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hashimoto, Alan and Mike Clayton. //Visual Design Fundamentals: A Digital Approac//h. 3rd.Boston: Course Technology, 2009. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">http://www.wcs.k12.mi.us/cousino/wcsart/Art%20Foundatons%20Site/texture.html
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resources **