Drawing, Painting, Design, and Sculptural Art Textures

We see textures all around us everyday. We know whether something is soft, smooth, rough or bumpy. Part of painting and drawing is the addition of texture, whether the piece is realistic or abstract. Seeing the interplay of each against the other makes for an interesting and attention-grabbing piece whether in decorative design or visual fine art. There are various kinds of textures in art and design. Actual or real textures are those that can be touched such as the smooth surface of a metal sculpture or the spiky surface of a cactus. We can readily identify a material by its texture: glass is smooth and slick; sand is gritty and fine. In three-dimensional works, artists use actual texture to add a tactile quality to the work. On canvas, artists sometimes apply paint thickly (impasto) in order to achieve the desired texture. Other artists create a collage, which is added papers or fabric and other materials to create a textured surface.

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