art appreciation-chapter 4: texture and pattern
tessellation
an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together, especially of polygons in repeated pattern without gaps/overlapping
inverted texture
an instance of visual texture that makes no reference to visible reality
subversive texture
an instance of visual texture that subverts or undermines our expectations of a particular object
pattern
design based on the repetition or grouping of elements such as line, shape, color, or texture can have a flattening effect
impasto
layer of thickly applied paint
actual texture
physical and tactile surface of a work of art
visual texture
stimulated surface texture represented in a work of art
texture
the surface character of a material that can be experienced through touch or the illusion of touch