Texture



Everything, including works of art, has a texture or surface. Texture is that specific quality and physical structure given to a material or a surface. Texture also gives the appearance and feel of a surface that describe its relative smoothness or roughness. Texture can be rough, bumpy, slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly, the list is endless .
 * Definition of texture **

There two basic types of texture:
 * Types of texture **

>
 * **Visual texture:** Is the illusion of having physical texture and it is seen by the eyes. Two dimensions things as photography, drawings and paintings use visual texture both to portray their subject matter realistically and with interpretation. Texture in these media is generally created by the repetition of shape and line. Works of art have a variety of actual textures created by the artist’s choice of materials and how they are handled.

     
 * **Tact[[image:http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/images/martin_puryear.jpg align="left" caption="Martin Puryear, Ampersand, 1987-1988, Granite, Walker Art Center, Gift of Margaret and Angus Wurtele"]]ile texture: ** Are the actual variations upon a surface, its perception is multi- dimensional along different aspects of texture dimensions. 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.



 The texture describes the surface properties (roughness or smoothness) of the <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">object and the tactile quality of its form with respect to the size, shape, size variability, and geometric arrangement. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> It also describes the three dymensional structure of a surface.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">What is it that texture describes of an object? **

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 28px;">
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">How can texture influence the characteristics of a space? **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">In paintings, to create an illusion of space, the artist use different textures in their paintings. For example, to create the illusion of depth, the background is softer and less defined, as in the real life.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">In real life, textures tend to visually fill the space where we live. Textures without directional grains can accentuate a plains length or width. The relative scale can affect the shape and position of a plain in space.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; height: 216px; line-height: 28px; width: 379px;">** What is the importance of texture in architecture? ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Texture is very important in architecture because it has the quality to influence the characteristics of a space, by creating different sensations and perceptions according to the functions of that <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">space. And as we know architecture is all about defining spaces and creating feelings. Architecture also allows the use of visual and tactile texture which can give a sense of personality to a design, or utilized to create emphasis, rhythm, contrast, etc. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">