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the sensations caused by the external surface of objects received through the
sense of touch.
” Basically, how things feel”. (Think about squishing soft carpet between your toes,
running your hand along a rough wooden table top, or sinking down into leather
couch cushions.)
Textures create visual interest and add those touches of detail that were
previously missing.
To ensure a space is visually appealing, elements of colour, shape, pattern, line and texture
come into play. These complementary foundations of interior design work together to create
a seamless space that ignites the senses.
Textures in design can be of two different kinds
Tactile
visual.
TACTILE: Actual alterations in a plane which may be felt
when touched are tactile textures .
They are more three-dimensional and also depend on the familiarity of previous
contact to establish texture
1.Metal
a. Sources – Iron, aluminum, nickel, zinc, nickel, copper, brass, etc.
b. Form – bar, sheet, wire, extrusion, tube
c. Finish – polished, rusted, weathered, painted, raw, die cut
2. Stone
a. Sources – limestone, granite, marble, sandstone, fieldstone, etc.
b. Finish – natural, polished, weathered
3. Concrete
a. Percentage and size of aggregate included in
composition will change the surface appearance
b. Finish – floated, aggregate prominence, stained, painted
Different types of stones and their
finished textures
Etched
5. Wood
a. Species Source – oak, pine, elm, mahagony, cedar, Fir, spruce, etc.
Each species has a particular grain.Grains add texture to wood .
6.Fabric
A.source- Natural = cotton, linen, wool, silk, ramie, alpaca
Man-made = rayon, acetate, nylon, polyester, acrylics, olefin
B.finish- texture of the fabric depends on the fibre and the fabric structure of the
end product
C.Fabric structure
i. Fabric is manufactured by weaving, knitting,
or felting
Thread count refers to number of warp and filling
threads per square inch before any finishing process has
been applied.
Type of weaves include plain, basket, twill, herringbone,
satin, and sateen
visual texture : Appeals to our perception, what a texture might
feel like.
Through the use of visual texture, a surface can create the
illusion of a specific tactile texture or an added depth.
Most textures have a naturalistic quality; they repeat a motif in a random way.
A motif is any recurring thematic element or repeated figure in design. It could be an
object, shape, color, direction, etc.
With a texture you may be aware of the repeating motif but you are more aware of the
surface.
The above examples appear to be rough when visually seen but are two dimensional
patterns on smooth surface.
Texture and pattern are related.
E.g.: When you look closely at a tree you can see the pattern of leaves that make
its surface. When you back away you loose awareness of the leaves and notice
the texture the leaves make on the tree. Farther away still and you can see the
pattern of the trees making up the forest and finally the texture of the forest.
In this way pattern changes to texture as you loose sight of the individual
motifs.
Patterns are generally more noticeable than textures. This makes them a
stronger visual element for controlling attention.
smooth soft silky shiny flat even
The roughness of
the stone is
highlited by using
smooth textures
adjacent to it
whereas rough and natural textures are more in line with a rustic scheme
In monochromatic schemes texture is used to create visual interest by adding
dimension and increasing contrast .
For example, a cotton sofa with cotton pillows would certainly fall a little flat but
add some linen, velvet, silk or even a little satin and suddenly you have a dynamic,
exciting focal point.
TEXTURE IN FUNCTIONAL ART
Functional art is meant to be touched and handled.
The appreciation of the object goes beyond its visual properties and
includes its tactile qualitites.
Within functional art there is a tension between aesthetic and utility .
The best functional art is aesthetically pleasing and functionally sound
The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. was designed by Maya
Lin to be an emotional, cathartic experience that would allow for healing to
take place. She purposefully made the memorial a reachable wall of names
of the departed. People make rubbings of their loved one's name to take
home with them.
2- Blurry textures and The shapes very soft, abstract but with great play of colour and
forms clouds light. Patterns, gradients, textures and background colours with
contrasting colours over mixed softly with contrast and
harmonious at the same time. They express change, transience,
air, and expanding horizons. You can play with an expression of
clarity, hope, joy, fear or storm. The colour range is harmonious,
because the forms are repeated and interrelate.
3- Ground textures The ground generates texture on the pictures, sometimes
painted, sometimes played with materials themselves, like
ground, sand, lime, ground pumice and many others materials
that are a small size. The relief forms of the land is a strong
expression, which draws much attention and sometimes make
you want to touch them. Very attractive .
4- Grainy texture (sand, The rounded and small shapes provide a balanced texture. It
pumice, gravel) expresses stability, stillness, consistency, it gives confidence a
warm, close and tangible character, sturdy and strong at the
same time.
5 -Rocks, bricks, Forms produce realistic or figurative visual effects, with definition
flooring, painted asphalt, of light and shadows. It generates an attractive steady element,
tiles, etc and the work gains a great visual weight. The forms will be more
or less contrasted but there are always some shapes defined. It
adds a consistency and stability to the work, has gravity and
downward direction.
6– Cracks and holes. Broken spaces, small visual ruptures that contrast with a stable
support. Brittle shapes that influence the mind and express
weakness, impermanence, doubt, fear, pain, change, sensitivity,
energy and energies dying. Also, the holes, if they are rounded,
they generate an attraction of our attention to their depth.
Ruptures lines have directionality and therefore movement.
7 -Natural and abstract Whether they are part of a nature element or they
shapes. Lines, dotted, are purely abstract, these revolts shapes are
striped random, crazy, without specific direction, so they are
free, very expressive, directional and growth forms.
They express freedom, biodiversity, life, slow
movement, expansion and abundance. Also bustle,
dispersion, concentration and fuss.
8- Stains, fillings with Color planes, overlapping shapes, forms that flood other forms
spoonbill, attached and sudden visual impacts. They express surprise, generate
forms and layered attention, if they are not very diffuse. The spots are visual shock,
materials. strong contrasts against other elements. Activated and added
plasticity imbalance and shock.
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11- Sea texture, Moving water, with plenty of white foam, reliefs, twisted,
waves, swirls, curved shapes, lots of variety and contrast. Expresses life,
cascades movement, moving energy, danger, speed and directionality
The sensation goes from a soft activism towards a nervous
activity.
Add texture with plants.
Add texture with textiles.
Adds instant cosiness to any room. Plants are the original texture. They
improve mood and purify the air.
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