Texture in Art

The element of art that refers to how something feels or looks like it feels.

• texture

• value

The illusion of real texture in a drawing or painting.

• invented texture

• real texture

• implied texture

• contrasting texture

Texture that can be experienced through your sense of touch

• simulated texture

• invented texture

• implied texture

• real texture

Texture that is made up and created by repeating lines, shapes etc...

• invented texture

• implied texture

• real texture

• simulated texture

The technique where artists apply paint really thick to create real texture in their artwork

• layering

• impasto

• plaster

• sculpt

How would you describe the texture of this lamp designed by Franco Albini?

• Hard metal contrasts with a floppy paper shade

• Silver metal contrasts with a beige shade

• Smooth metal contrasts with a rough paper shade

• Organic shade contrasts with a linear stand

Which word best describes the texture of Red-Blue Chair, designed by Gerrit Rietveld?

• rough

• sharp

• smooth

• gritty