39. CONTOUR LINE
• An actual line or implied line that defines the outer
limits of a three dimensional object or two-
dimensional shape; used synonymously with
“outline”.
122. TEXTURE
• Actual Texture
• Implied Texture
– Visual texture: an illusion of tactile qualities
• Invented Texture
123. TEXTURE
• INVENTED TEXTURE:
The illusion of tactility
through the arrangement
of lines, colors, and other
design elements.
• ACTUAL TEXTURE: The
tactile quality of the
material used to make an
artifact.
• IMPLIED TEXTURE:
• The tactile quality of
elements in an artifact
rendered in a way that
gives the impression of
texture.
148. CONTRAST
• The degree of value difference in an image; high
contrast is a wide separation between dark and
light; low contrast is a narrow range of values in an
image.