SEE or FEEL?
Name that texture
Where would you find it?
Texture Detective
Texture Words
100

Sandpaper

What is FEEL?

100

Ice

What is SMOOTH? 

100

Something smooth in the classroom.

Desk/whiteboard/table


100

How do you know something is rough?

It feels scratch or uneven.

100

I feel like a pillow or a stuffed animal.

What is SOFT?

200

A drawing of fur

What is SEE?

200

Popcorn

What is BUMPY and/or ROUGH? 

200

Something rough outside.

Tree bark/sidewalk

200

How do artists show texture in drawings?

Lines, shading, patterns

200

I feel like sandpaper or a sidewalk.

What is ROUGH? 

300

Tree Bark

What is FEEL?

300

Cotton Balls

What is SOFT and/or Fluffy?

300

Something soft at home.


Pillow/blanket/couch 

300

Why might an artist add real texture?

To make art more interesting or realistic.

300

I feel like glass or a calm lake.

What is SMOOTH?

400

A painting of shiny metal

What is SEE?

400

Cactus

What is SHARP and/or SPIKY?

400

Something bumpy in nature.

Rock/pinecone

400

 What is the difference between seeing texture and feeling texture?

Seeing= looks like it would feel a certain way 

Feeling= you can actually touch it

400

I might poke you like a cactus or a thorn? 

What is sharp/spiky? 

500

A sculpture made of crumpled paper

What is FEEL? 

500

Dried up mud

What is CRACKED and/or ROUGH? 

500

Something shiny and smooth

Spoon/mirror/phone screen 

500

Why is texture important in art?

It makes art more interesting and realistic.

500

I have lots of little raised parts like bubble wrap or popcorn. 

What is BUBPY?