Texture refers to the surface quality or 'feel' of an object, whether actual or implied. There are two types of texture: actual texture which is felt through touch, and visual or implied texture which is suggested through an artist's rendering. Trompe l'oeil is a technique that creates the illusion of realistic texture through visual means by 'fooling the eye'. Photography is good at translating real textures into implied textures visually, as are painters and draftsmen when they recreate the visual appearance of textures convincingly.

1. Texture
Texture refers to the
surface quality or "feel" of an
object - smooth, rough, soft,
etc.
Textures may be actual
(felt with touch - tactile) or
implied (suggested by the
way an artist has created
the work of art -visual).

2. Trompe l’oeil
• VISUAL TEXTURE is
the illusion of texture.
• trompe l'oeil is a
method of art that is
intended to create a
realistic illusion of
texture and depth in a
work of art. The term
means "fool the eye"
in French.

3. Internet source for textures
http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/ho
me/homeCreative.aspx

4. Actual Texture
• Texture is the tactile
quality of a surface or
the representation of
that surface. If it is the
way something feels
when you touch it, it is
called real texture.

5. Simulated or Implied texture
Texture is what your eyes tell you about how things in
the drawing would feel if you could touch them, called
simulated texture. Photography is very good at
translating real texture into implied or simulated
texture, but painters and draftsmen can also learn to
recreate the visual appearance of textures in very
convincing ways.

6. Simulated or Implied Texture

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15. Examples of students creating their own
textures.

16. Sometimes, visual textures can be small icons of
natural forms, or a mini-composition of lines and
shapes that contrast each other. In these two groups
you will see textures suggested by food, animals,
medallions, geometry, games or weather and many
that are just simple line designs.