is how something feels or looks like it would feel

the illusion of how a surface feels. For example, painting an area to look rough or shiny

something you can physically sense and touch

Texture

Art and design

Scale, proportion and perspective

Unity, variety, rhythm and balance

Mass, shape, volume and depth

Line

Tone, hue and colour

Shape and form

Pattern

Composition

This unit revisits and reframes the key principles and elements of art. Pupils will study how artists use these elements with greater sophistication. They will carefully examine and analyse the elements and principles, applying them to their chosen art forms and endorsements.

Foundation workshops: revisiting elements of art and principles of art

Artists can use different marks, like hatching or cross-hatching, to create the illusion of surface detail.

Which of these words describes something you might feel on a surface?

All textures in art have to be real, so you must be able to touch them.

Match the material to its likely texture.

Contrast in art can be created by using different textures next to each other.

Starter Quiz