Art Elements

TEXTURE

Definition

the appearance and feel of a surface.

Texture is “tactile,” that is, it appeals to our sense of touch.

Each thing you see or touch has a different texture.

In a two-dimensional work of art, texture gives a visual sense of how an object depicted would feel in real life if touched: hard, soft, rough, smooth, hairy, leathery, sharp, etc.

In three-dimensional works, artists use actual texture to add a tactile quality to the work.

There are 2 types of texture artists use in 2-D and 3-D artReal - Physical or Surface Textureand

Implied - Visual or Optical Texture

2 Types of Texture

Real - Physical or Surface Texturetexture that you can feel such as sandpaper.The surface quality of an object that we sense through touch.

2 Types of Texture

Real - Physical or Surface TextureTexture you can actually touch and feel.All objects have a physical texture. Clouds may be soft and fluffy,a rock may be hard and jagged, and

water may be smooth or foamy and is always wet.

2 Types of Texture

Implied - Visual or Optical Texturetexture that you can see but not feel such as in a photograph, drawing or reproduced print.We don’t need to touch a shiny silver bowl to know its surface is hard, smooth, and polished.Texture also refers to the way a piece of artwork is made to look rough or smooth. 

2 Types of Texture

Texture TechniquesArtists have a variety of techniques to add texture to their artwork…

the application of thick paint in a texture that would be rough if you were to touch it.

Impasto

Texture Techniques

realistic images with textureneed to be viewed from a distance

Impasto

Vincent van GoghUsed the impasto technique which allowed him to paint fast, use a lot of paint and create great textures in his paintings.

Painting, Oil on CanvasSaint-Rémy, France: June, 1889

The Museum of Modern ArtNew York, New York, United States of America, North America

Texture Techniques

Collage

is artwork made by pasting pieces of paper or other materials to a flat surface.Collages allow the viewer to feel the texture of the art work.

Textured Assemblage CollageMade on painted cardboard,

with feathers corrugated cardboard, puff balls, yarn, pipe cleaners, ribbon, netting, foil paper, tissue paper.Acrylic puff paint was added last to create highlights.

Texture Techniques

Assemblage CollageTorn Paper Assemblage Collage

Collage

They are made of various light to medium weight materialsthat can be successfully attached. The materials arecut, torn and shaped then arranged and gluedto heavy backing board.

Texture Techniques

Wallpaper Assemblage CollagePuzzle Piece Assemblage CollagePipe Cleaners & Glitter Assemblage Collage

Frottage

Frottage is a process that adds an interestingone of a kind texture to artwork.

FrottageMade on dry wall compound and sand.

Painted with tempera paints

Texture Techniques

Frottage

The texture is created by brushing a lager of paint, modeling paste, or dry wall compound (inexpensive and easy to find in a hardware store) on heavy backing board…

Texture Techniques

Frottage

…then placing a sheet of waxed paper over it, pressing down and peeling it off. The depth of the texture depends on how thick the layer of medium is applied and how much pressure is applied when pressing down the waxed paper…

Texture Techniques

Frottage

…added texture can be created with sand in the paint and pebbles in the modeling paste and dry wall compound. The frottage can be painted when the mediums are completely dry.

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Grattage or Raclage

are processes that allows the artist to add a controlled physical texturewhere it is needed…

Texture Techniques

Grattage or Raclage

…the texture is created by brushing a layer of paint, modeling paste, or dry wall compound on heavy backing board, then using a comb, tongue depressor or pointed stick, then drawing and scraping away areas creating depressions of texture.

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Decalcomania

paint is forced into random textured patterns.

Paint is placed between two canvas surfaces.The canvases are then pulled apart.

Texture Techniques

Rubbings

allow the viewer to see the texture of the object…

Texture Techniques

Rubbings

…you can make a rubbing of anything that has physical texture…

Texture Techniques

Rubbings

…rubbings need some roughness.Rubbing hard leaves ragged lines.Rubbing soft leaves fine, wavy lines.Use various materials to make rubbings.

Texture Techniques

Resists

offer an interesting effect to various types of artwork such as; collages, rubbings, watercolor paintings, and acrylic paintings…

Texture Techniques

Resists

…with wax or oil pastels like we use in art class, the degree to which it repels the paint depends on how much was applied. Some paint may collect in little drops on the surface of the wax, creating a textured effect rather than pure white…

Texture Techniques

Resists

…choose an interesting textured material.Do a rubbing with a colorless wax candle on rice, onion, parchment, tissue, crepe, or plain white drawing paper...

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Resists

…brush a thin watercolor wash over the rubbing. Where there is candle wax or oil pastelthe watercolor wash will be resisted, where there is plain paper the watercolor wash will be absorbed.

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Strokes

Brush strokes and

pencil strokes are other ways of creating 2 dimensional, visual textures.

Texture Techniques

Strokes

Texture Techniques

Montage

Texture Techniques

a special kind of collage, made from pieces of other pictures.Photographs are exciting ways of capturing 2 dimensional, visual textures…

Montage

Texture Techniques

…artist’s have the option of taking their own photographs as the artwork itself or

cutting them up to use as part of a collage montage…

Montage

Texture Techniques

…another form of photograph an artist can use is those reproduced in magazines.

MIND MAP OF ELEMENTSSo now add some interesting facts and examples

of TEXTURE to your Mind Map of Elements

You will have 15

minutes for this step.

Pass Out TicketIn the 2 pieces of artwork that are on the teacher’s table which is physical texture and which is implied

texture?Describe the texture in each and how it was created?