Texture
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. .
Vocabulary:
Texture - element of art that refers to the way an object feels to the touch or looks as it may feel.
3-D Texture - refers to the way an object feels to the touch 2-D Texture- refers to the way an object looks as it may feel
Visual texture - the illusion of a 3-D surface Simulated- imitate real textures
Invented - 2-D patterns created by the repetition of lines of shapes
Rough textures - reflect light unevenly
Smooth textures - reflect light evenly
Matte - surface that reflects a soft, dull light. Shiny surfaces are the opposite of matte.
Impasto - a painting technique in which the paint is built up on the surface to create a texture
Frottage - a surrealist and ‘automatic’ method of creative production that involves creating a rubbing of a textured surface using a pencil or other drawing material developed by Max Ernst
Lesson 1: Texture
Materials You Need:
Pencil
Copy of Practice Worksheets
Steps:
Watch the videos to learn about the element of Texture.
Print off a copy of the practice worksheets
Complete the worksheets following the directions on each page.
Once completed, upload images of sheets with your name on them to the digital portfolio in Google Classroom.
Lesson 2: Frottage
Frottage is a technique that involves rubbing pencil, graphite, chalk, crayon, or another medium onto a sheet of paper that has been placed on top of a textured object or surface. The process causes the raised portions of the surface below to be translated to the sheet. The term is derived from the French frotter, which means “to rub.”
Materials You Need:
Typing paper
And one of the following:
dark color pencil,
crayon,
graphite stick or
pencil
Steps:
Watch the videos below about Max Ernst and the videos showing you how to make art using textured rubbings.
Walk around your school, home, and/or community to locate surfaces that are raised or embossed. Some places you might want to look: on shoes, tools, kitchen appliances, book covers, etc.
Practice doing some rubbings on pieces of scrap paper.
Create your own piece of artwork made from textured rubbings that you have taken. Either create a landscape or a surreal creature like the images by Max Ernst below. Remember to fill all available space!
Max Ernst Landscapes
Max Ernst: Forest and Sun, 1931, graphite frottage on paper
Max Ernst, The Chestnut Trees Take-Off (Le Start du châtaignier) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle), c. 1925, published 1926
Max Ernst, Scarecrows (Les Épouvantails) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle) c. 1925, published 1926
Max Ernst Creatures
Max Ernst, La belle saison (The Beautiful Season), 1925. graphite frottage on paper
Max Ernst, Stealer of Marks.
Max Ernst, The Origin of the Clock (L'Origine de la pendule) from Natural History (Histoire naturelle) c. 1925, published 1926
Student Examples:
Lesson 3--Invented Texture
Materials you will need:
9×12 white paper
Pencil and eraser
Black markers, fine and broad point
Example of Finished Project
Examples of Invented Texture
Directions:
Use large stick letters to write your name, beginning with the first letter touching both the bottom and left side of your paper.
Draw your next stick letter so that it touches both the first letter and the top edge of your paper.
Draw the next letter in the same way, this time touching the 2nd letter and the bottom edge of your paper.
Repeat this process, alternating with touching the top and bottom edges, finishing with your last letter also touching the right side of your paper.
Now draw an outline around each stick letter and fill it in with a black marker, so the letters are nice and thick.
Finally, use your fine point marker to fill in the negative spaces inside and around your letters with invented texture.
Lesson 4--Metal Tooling/Repousse
Supplies:
Metal Embossing Tools
Aluminum Metal Foil
Foam craft sheets
black mat board or poster board
colored pencils
glue
Objectives:
Students will learn how to use the proper tools and techniques for metal tooling-Repousse.
Students use tactile, visual, simulated and invented textures in an artwork..
Students will create a low relief image in metal (silver foil) using the process of repoussé.
Students will create a design that will be rendered on both a 2D surface and a 3D surface
Outline:
Engage with History of Embossing PPT which includes examples, vocabulary, tools, techniques, and other types of materials that can be embossed as well as historical reference.
Element of texture will be reviewed.
Create 2 planning sketches. These sketches play with abstract design and the use of design in artwork.
Students choose their favorite sketch and draw in a square where their embossing will be located. (Inside box, using compositional techniques, will be the metal repousse, and the outside will be the drawn mat extension.)
Students lay their metal square under their planning page and "trace" their design onto the metal using wooden tools. Foam sheets act like a cushion, allowing the metal to be chased.
Students then work their design by embossing and chasing, playing with the relief aspect of the metal.
Once fully developed, the metal is laid on top of the larger mat and traced. The embossed design is then "extended" in a drawing onto the mat.
Students practice using a color scheme on their planning sketches. Once a decision is made, students translate that color scheme onto the mat and develop values and contrast using color pencils.
Students will glue the metal onto the completed mat then sign the work on the back and will turn it in.
Instructions for Repousse:
Step 1: Begin by creating three distinct sketches for your design. Divide the square into at least six unique sections in an imaginative and engaging manner. In each section, illustrate various invented textures, ensuring that each area features a different texture without any repetitions.
Step 2: Following the demonstration, practice using tooling foil on the scrap piece provided by Ms. Best.
Step 3: Once your design is approved, collect your 6"x6" piece of tooling foil from Ms. Best and transfer your design onto the metal.
Step 4: Utilize embossing tools and apply repousse/chasing techniques to bring your design to life. Incorporate both convex and concave lines and shapes. Remember to perform the embossing on a 'soft' surface, such as a stack of newspapers, magazines, or foam craft sheets.
Instructions for Drawing:
Step 5: After completing your metal with a variety of intriguing textures, featuring both convex and concave areas, choose a placement for the metal on the mat (avoid the center) and lightly trace its outline with a pencil.
Step 6: Experiment with a color scheme on your planning sketches. Be sure to test the colors on scrap black paper before applying them to your actual project.
Step 7: Once you’ve settled on a color scheme, transfer it to the mat and enhance it by developing values and contrasts with colored pencils to mimic the tactile texture of the metal. You can use either colored pencils or construction paper crayons for this task.
Step 8: After completing the simulated texture, carefully glue it onto your mat board. Sign your name onto the back making sure it is readable.
Step 9: Turn in your completed planning sheet(s) and your completed project clipped together.
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