The way an object feels, or the feeling that can be created is called __________.

• A. Texture
• B. Color
• C. Value
• D. Line

Answer: (A)

Texture is the way an object feels or the sense of touch an artwork conveys. It can be the actual roughness or smoothness of a surface, like a brick wall versus silk, or an illusion of that texture created through shading and detail. Texture helps communicate realism and mood by suggesting how something would feel if you could touch it. Color, value, and line describe different aspects—color is the hue and saturation, value is how light or dark something is, and line is the mark that defines edges or direction—so they don’t capture the tactile quality texture refers to.