Texture

Question 1

Physical/Tactile Texture

Answer 1

Creates variations in the surface

Question 2

Visual Texture

Answer 2

Illusion of variations in the surface. Uses visual marks to stimulate physical texture

Question 3

Invented Texture

Answer 3

Using invented texture, the artist or designers can activate a surface using shapes that have no direct referral to the perpetual reality

Question 4

Inherent Texture

Answer 4

For artists, working with 3D forms, designer and architects the inherent textures of the material used are of heightened importance

Question 5

Subtle Texture

Answer 5

Variations in texture can be subtle or pronounces

Subtle texture adds to the variation in form

Question 6

Pronounced Texture

Answer 6

Texture that is extremely apparent

Question 7

Implications of Texture

Answer 7

On a compositional level texture can enhance or defy our understanding of physical form
Texture can be practical
Texture can provide a cue inconsistence

Question 8

Interactive Texture

Answer 8

Texture that people can engage with

Question 9

Unique Texture

Answer 9

Unusual ways to create texture or unusual forms of texture

Question 10

Pattern

Answer 10

Pattern is a common spatial element
Pattern can be considered at multiple scales
Directional or oversized optical patterns can distort shapes or exaggerate the proportions of a plane