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2. Texture (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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   The bumpy texture of tactile paving.. The physical texture, also known as actual texture or tactile texture, refers to the patterns of variations found on a solid surface. . These can encompass a wide range of materials, including but not limited to fur, canvas, wood grain, sand, leather, satin, eggshell, matte, or smooth surfaces like metal or g

3. Textures: A Photographic Album for Artists and Designers

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   Textures: A Photographic Album for Artists and Designers is a compendium of 112 texture photographs by Phil Brodatz. It was published in 1966 by Dover Publications. The texture images are grayscale and taken under controlled lighting conditions. Each texture is accompanied by a brief description of the contents and the conditions under which it ...

4. Canvas - Wikipedia

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   Splined canvas can be restretched by adjusting the spline. Stapled canvases stay stretched tighter over a longer period of time, but are more difficult to re-stretch when the need arises. Canvas boards are made of canvas stretched over and glued to a cardboard backing, and sealed on the backside. The canvas is typically linen primed for a ...

5. Embroidery - Wikipedia

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   Embroidery is the art ... where stitches are more freely combined in unconventional ways to create various textures ... and needlepoint or canvas work. [18] In free ...

6. Hyperrealism (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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   Shapes, forms and areas closest to the forefront of the image visually appear beyond the frontal plane of the canvas; and in the case of sculptures, details have more clarity than in nature. [29] Hyperrealistic images are typically 10 to 20 times the size of the original photographic reference source, yet retain an extremely high resolution in ...

7. Art - Wikipedia

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   However, the content need not be scientific. Emotions, moods and feelings are also communicated through art. [Art is a set of] artefacts or images with symbolic meanings as a means of communication. – Steve Mithen [79] Art as entertainment. Art may seek to bring about a particular emotion or mood, for the purpose of relaxing or entertaining ...