Texture


 * TEXTURE **

Definition:

 Texture is the tridimensional structure of the surface. Texture is that specific quality of the surface which resolves from its three dimensional structure. It is most often used to describe the relative smoothness or roughness of the surface. It can also be used to describe the characteristic surface’s quality of familiar materials such as the roughness of stone, the grain of wood and the weave of a fabric.

Types of Textures:

There are two basic types of textures: Tactile and Visual. Tactile texture is real and can be felt by touch. Visual texture is seen by the eye. All tactile texture provides visual texture as well. Visual textures, on the other hand, may be an illusionary or real.



Tactile Rough Texture



Visual Rough Texture

Our senses of sight and touch are closely intertwined as our eyes read the visual texture of the surface and we often respond to its apparent tactile quality without actually touching it. We base this physical reaction to the textual qualities of surfaces on previous associations with similar materials. Scale of distant and light are important modifying factors in our perceptions of textures and the surfaces they articulate. All materials have some degrees of texture. From the fine of the scale of texture to the bottom the smoother it will appear to me. Even rough textures, when seen from a distance, can appear to be relatively smooth. Only upon closer view with the texture’s roughness of the object will come evident. The relative scale of a texture can affect the appearance, shape and position on a plane and space. The importance of texture in architecture is that textures tend to visually fill space in which they exist.