Element of art - texture

A presentation about Texture, the types of textures and artworks which show texture. There is an activity to explore texture using crayon rubbings.

1. Element of Art and Design Bernard E. Richardson Master Teacher |A rt Educator ©Bernard E. Richardson| 2020

2. What is TEXTURE? TEXTURE is the surface quality of an abject . It is the way something feels when touched OR look as though it would feel then touched . For example, a Rock is rough and rugged while a piece of silk fabric is soft and smooth. ©Bernard E. Richardson| 2020

3. Types of TEXTURE? There are TWO types of TEXTURE 1. PHYSICAL TEXTURE 2. VISUAL TEXTURE Is the physical texture you can actually feel with your fingers. It is also called TACTILE texture. Is the illusion of physical texture created on a flat surface. It is simulated using various drawing materials and painting. It cannot be felt. It is also called IMPLIED texture or DRAWN texture

4. PHYSICAL TEXTURE VISUAL TEXTURE

5. Words that describe TEXTURE? smooth wet grainy bumpy spongy glassy rough soft sandy furry slimy hard fluffy crude velvety coarse silky shiny feathery squishy hairy lumpy wavy stubbly scratchy prickly hard woven

6. Famous Art works with TEXTURE Max Ernst Teenage Lightning, 1926 Graphite on Pencil Vincent Van Gogh The Starry Night, 1889 Oil on Canvas Jackson Pollock Numbers and Yoga Oil on Canvas

7. Art works with TEXTURE? Norris Iton Spirit of Lavantille , 1988 Lino print Edna Manley The Mother, 1889 Bronze Bernard Peters Beautiful Adversity, 2016 Steel fab with bronze

8. Tapestry weaving Billi R. S. Rothove Batik Other Art works with TEXTURE? Artist Unknown Paper Collage Ana Lisa Hedstrom Shibori – Tie Dyed silk

9. …using Crayon and Pencil Rubbings Objective: To develop an awareness and understanding of how textures can be captured/transferred by the process of crayon and pencil rubbing. Your ASSIGNMENT Exploring and Creating TEXTURE…

10. Your ASSIGNMENT Cont’d MATERIALS You will need: - Wax crayons - Pencil - Plain white paper (cut into 2 " x 2 " squares) - sketch book - Scissors - Glue - Surfaces with interesting texture

11. Find and Explore different surfaces found around the class room/school compound by touching them. Capture the texture of these surfaces by placing a piece of paper (2 " x 2 " ) on it and rub using either a wax crayon or pencil. (Use a different colour for each). 3. Capture between 10 to 12 different textures. Your ASSIGNMENT What to do : Cont’d

12. PRESENTATION OF WORK In your SKETCH BOOKS 1. Neatly arrange the textures created on a page and write the name of the object from which the texture was captured. Your ASSIGNMENT What to do : Cont’d

13. RESOURCES Broughton, Kate. (1995). Textile dyeing – the step-by-step guide and showcase . Massachusetts: Rockport Publishers. Evans, Joy and Skelton, T. et al. (2001). How to teach art to children . California: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers. Stocks, Sue. (1994). Printing. Sussex: Wayland Publishers Ltd. ©Bernard E. Richardson| 2020