Every shape has a surface and every surface must have certain characteristics, which may be described as smooth or rough, plain or decorated, matt or glossy, soft or hard. Although we generally regard a flat painted surface as containing no texture at all, actually the flatness of the paint is a kind of texture, and there is also the texture of the material on which the shape is created. Nature contains a wealth of textures. For instance, each kind of stone or wood possesses a distinct texture which an architect or an interior designer may choose for specific purposes. The piece of stone or wood may also be finished in a multiple of ways for diverse textural effects.
Appropriate texture adds richness to a design.
Principals of Two-Dimensional Design. Resulting from the Way in which the Materials are Used. Characteristic physical structure given to a material by the Size, Shape, Density, Arrangement, Proportion of its elementary parts. Essential or Elemental Part or Quality. The characteristic visual and tactile quality of the surface of a work of art resulting from the way in which the materials are used.