Texture

Texture

1. Actual Texture

   • can feel sensation when touched

2. Simulated Texture

   • faithful rendering of a real texutre
   • trompe l'oeil
   • abstract texture displays a simplified version of this
   • invented texture=invention through media

3. texture and materials

   • materials chosen can determine texture
   • material has own basic quality and structure

4. Texture's influence on a designer

   • fabric determines design and silhouette
   • type of fabric can give sensual quality
   • YSL
     • haute couture
     • texture in many varieties
   • Mariano Fortuny
     • painter & lighting before design
     • clothing as art form

5. Structural Elements of Fabric

   • Fiber
     • Natural Fibers
       • linen
       • Cashmere
       • Camel's hair
       • Silk
     • Synthetic Fibers
       • Rayon
       • Polyester
       • Spandex
       • Nylon
   • Yarn
     • Filament Fiber Yarn
       • usually smoother and more slippery
     • Staple Fiber Yarn
       • fuzzy, like cotton or wool flannel
     • Novelty Yarn
       • group of tufts of fiber
   • Construction
     • Plain Weave
     • Twill
     • Satin
     • Dobby or Jacquard
     • Knit
     • Macrame
     • Felt
   • Finish
     • Chemical or mechanical treatment
     • for functional or aesthetic purposes

6. Experiencing Fabric

   • textiles must be seen and handled
   • Symbolic Qualities
     • smooth, shiny, coarse, fuzzy, thick, thin/transparent, flexible, lightweight
   • Aesthetic Properties
     • Drape, hand, density, luster, surface contour, thermal countour

7. Non-textile clothing

   • texture depends on structure of material