Chapter 10
Identifying and Rendering Textures
In This Chapter
Understanding the difference between textures and patterns
Identifying different textures
Planning and rendering textures in your own drawings and in two hands-on projects
Textures provide vital information about your drawing subjects, such as whether their surfaces are smooth, shiny, rough, or fuzzy. You need to draw textures as realistically as you can to create the illusion that an animal is furry, a human face is smooth, or an eye is glistening. You can even get creative and have fun with textures by drawing something unexpected like a fluffy snake.
This chapter shows you several examples of textures you may want to incorporate into your drawings and walks you through the process of planning and then drawing them. It finishes up with a couple of texture-inspired projects to help you practice your new skills.
Seeing — and Feeling — the Difference between Textures and Patterns
People often use the words texture and pattern interchangeably when describing the surface of an object, but in drawing, these terms have two distinct meanings:
Texture: The surface detail that tells your eyes what an object would feel like if ...
