Transcript Chapter 7-Texture
Texture
What Is Texture?
Texture
refers to how the surface of something feels to the touch.
It is perceived through touch & vision.
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Actual Texture
Actual Textures occur in real objects that you can actually touch. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture.
Simulated Texture
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An imitation of an actual texture using a visual illustration of a real texture You can see these textures and imagine how they feel, but they would only feel like the surface painted on.
It’s the illusion of a 3D surface.
Invented Texture
The impression of texture, invented by the artist, that it is used in a decorative, rather than realistic way QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture.
Glossy v. Matte
Glossy refers to a smooth & shiny surface, like a newly waxed floor. Reflects bright light.
Matte means dull- smooth but not shiny, like the surface of a chalkboard. Reflects soft, dull light.
Smooth v. Rough
smooth-reflects light evenly; ex: plastic, chrome, table top rough-reflects light unevenly; ex: fur, grass, sand paper
Methods Used by Artists to Add Texture to Their Work:
Decalcomania
pulling apart -a technique of creating random texture patterns by applying thick paint to two surfaces, pressing them together, and then
Frottage:
a method of creating texture by rubbing a crayon over a piece of paper on a rough surface to capture the texture or scraping across a freshly painted canvas that has been placed over a similar surface
Grattage:
the technique of scratching into wet paint with a variety of tools to create texture
Collage
artistic composition of materials, such as fabric or paper, pasted over a surface initiated by Picasso in 1912 when he pasted a section of commercially printed oilcloth to his cubist painting, Still Life with Chair Caning