The elements of art: texture
I can understand how texture can be created and translated in both 2D and 3D forms.
The elements of art: texture
I can understand how texture can be created and translated in both 2D and 3D forms.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Texture can be either physical where we can touch and feel it or visual where there is the illusion of a surface.
- We can create texture by using mark making and materials in different ways.
- We can create texture through using mixed media and layering different materials onto a surface to create a composition.
Keywords
Texture - there are two types of texture: actual texture and implied texture
Implied - suggested or shown indirectly, not actually there but made to look like it is
Impress - in art, to press a tool, object, or texture into a soft material (like clay) to leave a mark or pattern
Common misconception
Texture is only about how something feels, not how it looks.
Texture can mean how something feels, and we call that physical texture. But artists can also create the illusion of texture in drawings or paintings — that’s called visual texture.
Equipment
Sketchbooks, drawing media (charcoal, paint, ink), mark-making tools, clay, clay tools, found objects for impressing, water pots, aprons, reference images of animals.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the main purpose of expressive mark making in art?
Q2.Which of these is NOT part of the creative industries?
Q3.Which tools might be used for creating textured marks?
Q4.Match the words to their meanings
The feel or look of a surface
How colours mix and affect each other
Place to record and develop ideas
How art elements are arranged
Q5.Which colour combination creates the strongest contrast in a composition?
Q6.Artists use their sketchbooks to and revisit creative ideas.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is implied texture in art?
Q2.To create real texture in clay, you can tools or objects into the surface.
Q3.Which technique might an artist use to create implied texture on paper?
Q4.Match the words to their meanings.
Surface feel or look
Texture that looks real
Pressing into a surface
Object used to create a texture or effect