- Year 10
Texture
I can use texture to make my work more engaging.
- Year 10
Texture
I can use texture to make my work more engaging.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Texture can make an artwork more engaging by providing a tactile quality that draws viewers in.
- Different textures can evoke different feelings. For example, rough textures might convey rawness or chaos.
- Texture can create contrast, emphasising certain areas or elements and adding a sense of three-dimensions.
- Textures can carry meaning, reflecting concepts like decay, growth or transformation.
Keywords
Texture - is how something feels or looks like it would feel
Implied texture - the illusion of how a surface feels. For example, painting an area to look rough or shiny
Tactile - something you can physically sense and touch
Common misconception
Texture is only a visual quality, it doesn't add meaning to your work.
Texture is one of the tools artists use as a visual language to communicate.
To help you plan your year 10 art and design lesson on: Texture, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 art and design lesson on: Texture, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Equipment
Choose materials suitable for your specialism, they might include materials to create textures or tactile materials
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is an element of art?
Q2.Artists can use different marks, like hatching or cross-hatching, to create the illusion of surface detail.
Q3.Which of these words describes something you might feel on a surface?
Q4.All textures in art have to be real, so you must be able to touch them.
Q5.Match the material to its likely texture.
smooth
rough
soft