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Texture is the surface quality as one perceives it.  Artworks have both actual texture and implied texture.  Actual texture is the texture that can be felt when the artwork is touched.  Paint can be applied so that it is smooth or rough and bumpy.  Media can such as cotton or sandpaper can be glued on to add further actual texture.  Implied texture is the way that we perceive a surface would feel if we could reach into the picture and touch it. This picture is a close up from "Iris Lake".  Through the painted sky and some of the grass the actual texture of the canvas can be seen.  The texture of the canvas is like a tiny woven grid of fabric.  Lower in the grasses the surface of the canvas is blocked out by the actual texture of thicker globs of paint. "Unicorn Beach" contains a variety of implied textures.  The body of the unicorn seems silky smooth, the sand seems grainy, and the foam of the wave seems rough.

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