Texture:
Actual Texture-
This brick wall accurately represents actual texture. Just by looking at the image you can imagine what reaching out and touching it would feel like.Simulated Texture-
As you can tell from this beautiful and majestic portrait of a dog, simulated texture is an attempt to recreate actual texture through various mediums. The more realistic, the better.
Abstract Texture-
This dragon is obviously not real, but the scales on it's back look realistic enough. By using abstract textures, artists can make imaginative drawings more interesting and estimate textures in realistic drawings.
Invented Texture-
As in this example, invented textures have little or no basis in reality, but are often interesting and pleasing. This piece was created to have a ripple like effect, but still come off extremely abstract.
