Texture

Texture is that specific quality of a surface which results from its three dimensional structure. Texture is most often used to describe the relative smoothes or roughness of a surface, and also describe the similarities of the texture between familiar materials.
 * Definition of texture **

There are two types of textures: tactile and visual. Texture can be rough, bumpy, slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly, the list is endless.
 * Types of texture **
 * Tactile is real and can be feel by touch they all provide visual texture as well
 * Visual is seen by the eye and it may be an illusion or real.



It creates illusions so that the piece you are creating looks real. We often assume the texture of an object by the association of it with other objects made of the same material. Light, scale and view in distance are important modifying factors percepting textures and the purposes they articulate.
 * What is it that texture describes of an object? **

An artist who is trying to create the illusion of space sharply defines texture in the foreground and paints less defined and softened textures in the background. It helps to create the illusion of depth or distance.
 * How can texture influence the characteristics of a space? **



Texture is a very important characteristic of the materials used when creating a building that helps o create certain ilusions toward a specific space such as depth.
 * What is the importance of texture in architecture /Urban Planning? **