Texture

**Definition:** specific quality of a surface which results from its three dimensional structure - Describes the relative movement of roughness of a surface. -Caracterizes surface qualities of familiar materials like: stone, wood or fabric.

**Types of texture:** //tactile texture// is real and can be felt by touch visual texture: //is seen by the eye. Can be simulated or real. Tactile texture provide visual texture as well.//





**The texture describes the surface properties of the object.** //Textures are combinations of pigments (color or pattern of colors inherent in the material), normals (patterns of bumps (//golpes//), dents (//abulladuras//), waves), and finishes.

Scale, distance and light are important modify factors in our perception of texture. In general, texture tends to fill the space in which they exist.

Texture makes possible to create senses, articulating a pattern, shaping an interior space or simply expressing the true quality of materials. It can mark areas to differentiate spaces, create an interaction with people, alter a space’s sound, emphasize certain elements by it variation or depth and improve a patterns and rhythms. Finally, is interesting the idea that texture could be use to invent more complex architectural languages.