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