Summary of Chapters 1& 3
Chapter 1 deals with texture, defining it as a quality on the surface of a work of art that affects the senses of touch and vision. There are three types of texture in art: physical texture that refers to the actual texture of surface and materials, visual texture, which is illusionary and invented texture, which is also based on illusion by using seemingly irrelevant shapes to create a recognizable ensemble.
When creating texture an artist should take into account the texture of the material itself as well as that of the surface in which he/she applies it. The creation of visual ...