Texture

__**Textures:**

Definition of texture:__ Texture is that specific quality of a surface which results from its 3 dimension structure and is used to describe the smoothness or roughness of the surface.

__Types of texture:__ There are two basic types of texture: tactile (when we can touch the texture) and visual (the sensation of texture produced when we see an object). Tactile texture can provide visual texture and it comes from real objects. Visual texture can be produce by a real object or an image of it.

__What is it that texture describes of an object?:__ The texture of an object can be described by the scale, the view, the distance 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.