Texture

Texture is an specific quality of some surface resulting from its three dimensional structure and it's used to describe the smoothness or roughness of the surface.

**Types of texture**:

There are two basic types of texture:

**Tactile**: the one we feel when we touch the surface of an object. **Visual**: the texture that we feel when we look at the surface of an object, even if this is a flat object, like pictures.

Tactile Texture (tree wood) and Visual Texture (a painting)

**What is it that texture describes of an object?**

An object texture can be described by its scale, the view that we have of the object, the distance from it and the light of an image.

**How can texture influence the characteristics of a space?**

Texture basically fills the space. Through texture you can feel the space closer, farther, more or less depth.

**What is the importance of texture in architecture?**

In architecture, texture is important to give depth to the plains and make them understandable. Texture is also important when we have to choose the construction materials for a building because different textures can give beauty to any structure