texture. texture is how the surface of something feels. this may be actual or illusionary. in...
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Texture
Texture is how the surface of something feels. This may be actual or illusionary.
In drawing and painting artists often try to create the illusion, on a flat surface (paper,
canvas, or board), of how something looks or feels.
What are the things an artist must look for in order to create the illusion of a surface’s
texture?
Claude Monet
Why does the water look like it has ripples?
Gustave Courbet “The Cliffs at Entretat After a Storm” 1870What did the artist do to make the rocks look jagged?
In order to figure out how to create a texture, one must first understand that it is value that
creates the texture.When looking at a surface, there are 2 things that one should look for regarding its value.
1. What are the particular patterns
of value?2. How does the value change?
Camille Corot Roman Campagna” 1826-1827
Edward Hopper “Night Hawks” 1942
Thomas Hart Benton “Cradling Wheat” 1938
Lilly Martin Spencer “Still Life With Watermelon, Pears, and Grapes”
Janet Fish “Stack of Plate” 1980
Grant Kniffen
“Fishing Time”
1987
Maria Elena Da Silva “The Golden City” 1956