# Discovering texture

With study guide Explains that every surface has texture and that an object may have several textures. Points out that we learn about textures by touching the surfaces of objects and looking at the way light reflects from these surfaces. Shows how man uses paints, tools, and materials to change the texture of surfaces Summary Explains that texture is a basic visual element important to all art and that close observation of surfaces helps to develop an appreciation of textural qualities. Shows how artists use paints, tools and materials to change the texture of surfaces.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1979
- Runtime: 17 min
- By: Samuelson, Paul
- Genres: Education, Science, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/discoveringtexture)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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