Texture

=Definition of texture=

Everything, including works of art, has a texture or surface. Texture can be rough, bumpy, slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly, the list is endless. = = =Types of texture=

There are two types of texture, tactile textures and visual textures. Some artists apply color with short, choppy brushstrokes to create rough texture. Others prefer hard, cold, and smooth textures. Some materials, such as granite, can be both rough and rocky, or smooth and polished. Coarse, scaly textures can be found on certain animals like lizards, and artists sometimes try to copy those type of textures working with different materials.

=What is it that texture describes of an object?=

The texture describes the surface (roughness or smoothness) of an object. The actual texture of a painting or sculpture may not be at all the same as the "visual texture" that the artist is imitating. Painters and sculptors who work in the Realist style imitate natural surfaces and textures, making objects look shiny, wet, deceiving or realistic.

**How can texture influence the characteristics of a space?**

Texture can help a painting feel more realistic, it can apply depth to a scenery and make two dimensional objects look life-like and three dimensional.

= = =**What is the importance of texture in architecture?**=

Scale, viewing distance and light are important modifying factors in our perception of texture and the surfaces they articulate. Textures can accentuate a plane's lenght or width. Coarse textures can reduce the scale of a plane and increase it's visual weight. We can learn to use textures to our advantage and create the desired illusions or sensations in the spaces we build.