Texture: “The surface character of a material that can be experienced through touch or the illusion of touch. Texture is produced by natural forces or through an artist's manipulation of the art elements. "
tactile — a quality that refers to the sense of touch.
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actual texture — experienced through the sense of touch (as opposed to an artist's visual simulation).
natural texture — textures that are created as the result of nature's processes.
artificial texture — texture made by humans, as opposed to texture produced by nature.
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texture as incorporated by artists:
simulated texture — very detailed imitation of an object's surface
abstract texture — suggested by actual texture but simplified or rearranged (abstracted).
invented texture — purely from the artist's imagination, it may appear as a decorative pattern or an abstract texture (please note-the sources for abstract and invented texture are not the same and should not be confused).
paint quality — intrinsic character of the paint which can enrich a surface with a textural quality.
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techniques that use actual texture:
collage — adhering real materials or actual textures to the picture surface (often combined with painted or drawn passages).
papier colle — scraps of paper with various textures are pasted onto the picture surface (the newspaper printing, etc., functions as visual richness or decorative pattern).
assemblage — bringing together individual three-dimensional objects and displaying them in situations not limited to a wall display.
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texture relating to spatial qualities:
atmospheric (aerial) perspective — the illusion of deep space by graying value, and blurring objects as they recede (i.e., a foggy day).
illusionism — the imitation of visual reality by the use of perspective, light-and-dark shading, etc.
trompe l'oeil — the subject depicted with such exactness that it can be mistaken for actual objects (a likeness "to fool the eye").
textural accents — areas receiving emphasis or contrast of the elements to attract more attention and make them advance or recede but not enough to make them become dominant.
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pattern texture — (1) any artistic design; (2) compositions with repeated elements and/or designs.
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genre — subject matter concerning everyday life, domestic scenes, etc.
