•Be able to identify virtual and Be able to identify virtual and actual texture actual texture •You will be able to find You will be able to find texture in your surroundingtexture in your surrounding•You will create a crayon You will create a crayon rubbing to demonstrate the rubbing to demonstrate the element of art called Texture.element of art called Texture.

At the end of this At the end of this lesson you will…lesson you will…

Elements of DesignElements of Design LINELINE COLORCOLOR VALUEVALUE SHAPESHAPE FORMFORM SPACESPACE TEXTURETEXTURE

TEXTURETEXTURE

What is Texture?What is Texture? texturetexture - An - An element of art, texture is the , texture is the surface

quality or "feel" of an or "feel" of an object, its smoothness, , its smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. Textures may be actual or roughness, softness, etc. Textures may be actual or simulated. .

Actual textures can be felt with the fingers, while Actual textures can be felt with the fingers, while Simulated/Virtual or Visual textures are suggested by Simulated/Virtual or Visual textures are suggested by an artist in the an artist in the painting of different areas of a of different areas of a picture — often in — often in representing drapery, , metals, rocks, hair, , rocks, hair, etc. etc.

Words describing textures include: Words describing textures include: flat, smooth, shiny, , smooth, shiny, glossy, , glittery, velvety, , velvety, feathery, soft, wet, gooey, , soft, wet, gooey, furry, furry, sandy, , leathery, , crackled, prickly, , prickly, abrasive, , rough, furry, bumpy, rough, furry, bumpy, corrugated, puffy , rusty , and , puffy , rusty , and slimy.slimy.

Where can we find Texture?Where can we find Texture? Texture is all around us, in our living rooms, the Texture is all around us, in our living rooms, the

carpet we walk on, on the clothes we wear, carpet we walk on, on the clothes we wear, texture on tree trunks, texture is everywhere. texture on tree trunks, texture is everywhere. Everything you touch has a texture, it could be Everything you touch has a texture, it could be the smoothness or roughness of wood, the the smoothness or roughness of wood, the roughness of carpet in your living room, or it roughness of carpet in your living room, or it could be the smoothness or roughness of the could be the smoothness or roughness of the shoes you wear. shoes you wear.

•In a picture you can't actually feel texture because it has only a two dimensional surface, but you can portray texture through the way you depict it on the paper or canvas.

This kind of texture is calledThis kind of texture is called

Simulated Texture: Simulated Texture: toto assume or assume or have the appearance or have the appearance or characteristics ofcharacteristics of

Virtual Texture:Virtual Texture: just a picture, not just a picture, not realreal

Visual Texture: Visual Texture: a picture, painting, a picture, painting, drawing, and or artworkdrawing, and or artwork

Softness, smoothness roughness

Crayon RubbingCrayon Rubbing

Objective:Objective:

To develop and promote an awareness of To develop and promote an awareness of how textural qualities can be transferred how textural qualities can be transferred by the process of crayon rubbing. by the process of crayon rubbing.

Let’s get some Texture!Let’s get some Texture!