Textures and Shapes
By: Joanna and Alyssa
• Texture is the surface quality of an
object. A rock may be rough and
jagged. A piece of silk may be soft and
• The visual and especially
smooth and your desk may feel hard
tactile quality of a
and smooth. Texture also refers to the
surface: rough texture.
way a picture is made to look rough
or smooth.
-Dictionary.com
-Wikipedia
Definition
Examples of Texture
La chambre de Van Gogh
(Van Gogh's Room)
1889
Vincent Van Gogh
Detail of Olive Trees
1889
• I chose this piece
by Van Gogh
because, the way
he painted the
wooden floor and
bed, look like it is
actual wood.
• I chose this piece
because you can
see how the artist
applies colour with
short, choppy
brushstrokes to
create the rough
texture.
Jud Nelson
Hefty 2-Ply
1979-1981
Lobi
Jar with Lid
20th century
• The actual
surface of
this
sculpture is
hard, cold,
and
smooth.
It's made
of marble!
• I chose this
because it
feels rough
to the hand
because the
jar has rows
of pointy
bumps.
Implied Texture
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Silky
Smooth
Soft
Hard
Sharp
Sandy
Chalky
Implied Texture is the where a
Bumpy two-dimensional piece of art is
Hairy
made to look like a certain texture
but in fact is just a smooth piece
Gritty
Course of paper. Like a drawing of a tree
trunk may look rough but in fact it
Tactile
Scratchy is just a smooth piece of paper.
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• Jagged
Real Texture
Real texture is the actual texture of
an object. Artist may create real
texture in art to give it visual interest
or evoke a feeling.
SHAPES!!!
When a line crosses itself or with other
lines to enclose a space it creates a shape.
Shape is two-dimensional , it has heights
and width but no depth. Shapes are defined by other elements of
art: Space, Line, Texture, Value
Confusion sometimes arises from
the terms “shape” and “form.” A
“shape” is an area which stands
out because of a defined
boundary or change in color,
value or texture.
An element of art that is a twodimensional area that is defined in
some way. A shape may have an
outline around it or you may recognize
it by its area.
Geometric shapes-Circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.
We see them in architecture and manufactured items.
Organic shapes- Leaf, seashells, flowers.
We sees them in nature and with characteristics
that are free flowing, informal and irregular.
Positive Shapes-In a drawing or painting
positive shapes are the solid forms
in a design such as a bowl of fruit.
Negative Shapes-In a drawing
it is the space around the
positive shape or the
shape around the
bowl of fruit.
In sculpture
it is the
empty shape around and between the sculptures.
Static Shape-Shapes that
appears stable and resting.
Dynamic Shape – Shapes that appears to be
moving and active.
Examples of
Shape
By: Flat Fish
Factory
Name: Bouncing
Ball
Year: Sept 2 2001
Type of Shape:
Dynamic
I chose this piece
because it is a
bunch of shapes
and colours mixed
together
beautifully to
make it look like it
is moving.
By: Margie Livingston
Name: The Archaeology
of Practice
Type of Shape:
Positive
I chose this piece because it
is a cube full of different
shapes and colours . It also
looks like it is a box
smashed together with
recycled objects.
By: Shannon Finley
Name: Shannon Finley Painting
Type of Shape: Geometric
I chose this piece because it looks like a beautiful bird
made out of colourful shapes.
By: Pablo Picasso
Name: Weeping Woman
With Handkerchief
Year: 1937
Type of Shape: Geometric
I chose this piece because I love how
Picasso used a mix of different shapes
and colours to form a figure.
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
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