Texture The Elements of Art TheVirtualInstructor.com
In terms of art, texture refers to the way something feels to the touch, or looks as it may feel if it were touched. TheVirtualInstructor.com
Texture can be 3-D, which is physical Texture can be 3-D, which is physical. Or texture can be 2-D, which is an illusion. TheVirtualInstructor.com
3-D texture is texture that can be physically touched and felt. TheVirtualInstructor.com
2-D texture is also called visual texture and is the illusion of how an object would feel if it could be physically touched. TheVirtualInstructor.com
Visual texture is either simulated or invented. TheVirtualInstructor.com
Simulated texture is meant to accurately simulate “real life” texture. TheVirtualInstructor.com
Invented texture consists of 2-D patterns of repeating lines and shapes. TheVirtualInstructor.com
The key to creating the illusion of texture is through value. TheVirtualInstructor.com
Rubbings with charcoal “Copy Drawings” with charcoal Exercises Rubbings with charcoal “Copy Drawings” with charcoal “Paper Bags” drawing from observation using graphite TheVirtualInstructor.com
Paper Bag Criteria Choose one paper bag to create emphasize Include 3 – 5 paper bags Fill the entire page Address the background
Emphasis Contrast (through color, value, texture, shape and form) Isolation –separate from the group Convergence – implied lines direct the viewers eye Unusual – object that is unusual Placement – near center An area or object within the artwork that draws attention and becomes a focal point
Contrast (through color, value, texture, shape and form) John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925) Watercolor, wax crayon, and graphite on white wove paper; 14 3/4 x 17 7/8 in. (37.5 x 45.4 cm)
Isolation separate from the group Andrew Wyeth. Christina’s World. 1948
Leonardo DaVinci. The Last Supper. 15th Century. Convergence implied lines direct the viewers eye to an object or subject Leonardo DaVinci. The Last Supper. 15th Century.
Unusual inserting an object that is unusual Rene Magritte. The Son of Man. 1964. Oil on Canvas.
Placement near center not directly center The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis. John Trumbull. 1820. Oil on Canvas.