EPH 4101 / Teaching Arts in the K-12 Curriculum / 1st Semester 2021-22 / AGATI

MODULE 5
• Elements of Art: Texture

Time Allotment: 8th-9th Week (2-3 hours)

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the module, the learner will be able to:
• Identify Texture as an Element of Art
• Explain vocabulary associated with texture
• Create designs using lines, shapes, colors, value, and texture

Reference/s:
Adajian, Thomas, "The Definition of Art", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall
2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.). https://cutt.ly/dQ1G60G

Evans, J. (2018). How to teach art to children: Grades 1-6. Evan-Moor Educational
Publishers.

Mittler, G. A. (2006). Art in Focus. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.

MELCS in Arts, K-12

K-12 Arts Curriculum Guide

https://cutt.ly/XWMzOPm

https://cutt.ly/nWMcYMF

Additional YouTube Video:

https://thevirtualinstructor.com/texture.html
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Vincent van Gogh,

The Starry Night, 1853-1890
Image from: artclasscurator.com

Oscar Villamiel
Thinking of Emily Dickinson (Hope is the Thing with Feathers)
Image from: https://cutt.ly/qEYG0mZ
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Realistic 3-D Paintings:

Riusuke Fukahori
Goldfish Salvation
Exhibition, 2018
Image from:

Realistic 3-D Sculpture

Ron Mueck
A Girl, 2006
Image from:
https://cutt.ly/0EYDxeP
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Elements of Art: TEXTURE

TEXTURE in ART

Texture refers to the way an object feels to the touch or looks as it may feel if it were
touched. Texture is one of the seven elements of art. Understanding it fully will lead to
stronger drawings and paintings.

• Texture is an element of art that refers to the way an object feels to the touch or
looks as it may feel.

• It is created when several lines are combined. The combination maybe described
as smooth, translucent, fine, silky, satiny, velvety, sandy, furry, feathery, slimy,
gritty, rough, rugged, coarse, porous, irregular, jagged, thick, thin, and so on.

Example: barong and saya fabrics in paintings are translucent and delicate.

Two Kinds of texture:

A. 3-D Texture or Physical Texture
- refers to the way an object feels to the touch
- this is the actual texture or tactile texture

B. 2-D Texture or Illusion or Visual Texture

- refers to the way an object looks as it may feel
- implied texture
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Some examples for creating 2-D textures

Simulated
- imitate real textures
- meant to accurately simulate real-
life textures

Invented
- 2-D patterns created by the
repetition of lines and shapes

Impasto - a painting technique in

which the paint is built up on the
surface to create a texture

When drawing or painting texture, it is important to pay

close attention to the values - they reveal the illusion of
texture.
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Asynchronous Art Activity #1: Texture (MIDTERM):

1. Choose only theme:

a. My Neighborhood
b. My Favorite Place

2. Draw either A or B on a bond paper/oslo paper/folder (landscape format)

3. Use various materials which may be found at home or in your immediate

surroundings to decorate it.
Ex. Mountains can be from sand/pebbles/colored salt
Clouds can be from small pieces of cotton, eggshells, etc.

4. Use minimum of five (5) different objects to decorate your work