There are two kinds of texture, real and implied. Real texture is, well...real. You can actually feel it with your fingers and it can be smooth or rough. Real texture can be put under some paper and rubbed with a pencil or a crayon. See if you can find at least 10 kinds near you and rub them in your sketchbook. Implied texture is one that has been made to look like something else, like drawing wood grain on your paper, for example. In your sketchbook, try to make four or five implied textures like sand, a rock, glass, fabric, wood grain, etc.
For about the next couple of weeks we will concentrate on two projects concerning texture. First we will make a texture collage in a manner reminiscent of the work of Romare Bearden. For a great overview about him and his art, check out the following video:
The second project will involve pressing textures into clay tiles (this will be our introduction to clay in of itself).
For the texture collage you will need the following: one photo of yourself, clips of pictures from magazines, and scraps of cardboard, paper, and fabric. Using the photo of yourself as the focus of the project, arrange and then glue these things onto a 12"x18" paper to create a scene that means something special to you.
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