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textures&patternsSole QuintanaJosé AlbertoChiew Pang
tactilethe feel of a surface
rough
hard
hardroughsmooth
visual the illusion of having physical texture
natural normally with irregular pattern
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artificial normally with regular pattern
texturescan beroughorsmooth
 visually, no smooth by touch
rough
a smooth surface produces a static sensationa rough surface produces an effect of motion
artists and designersuse textures and patternsto“speak” to their audience
texturesaddvarietywithout changingcolours
pattern elements that repeat
activities
1. Make a booklet of 	textures2. Using textures and 	colour, repaint Pablo 	Picasso’s Guernica
 How to make a small book of textures?1. Fold a sheet of A4 paper into half. Fold it again.2. Cut the edges that are joined. This will give you 8 pages.3. Prepare 15 rectangles (4 by 2cm) of different textures.*4. Glue 3 textures to a page, leaving the 1st 2 pages, and last page blank.
*How to transfer textures to paper?Place a piece of paper over the textured material.Gently rub a pencil on it until you see the designs of the material appear on the paper.
BookPaste three textures on each page and label them.wallFolderGlass7 natural textures8 artificial textures
Example of a student’s workMaterials used:To paint:Colour pencilsTextures:Back of a brickMosquito netClassroom stoolPlastic meshSandpaperOriginal format: A3Ainoha1º ESO B (2009-2010)IES Los Tarahales
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Textures and Patterns (updated)

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