Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Identify the painting above and the artist who painted it. How has the artist specifically used texture in this piece?

This painting is entitled, The Shoes of van Gogh, by Vincent van Gogh. The artist used texture to create the illusion of depth by the use of light and dark. By varying the intensity by using a combination of brushstrokes, van Gogh created the illusion of texture.
Examine this piece of art by Jean-Auguste-Dominque Ingres, entitled, Napoleon on his Imperial Throne. All of the following examples display Ingres’ use of texture, except which?

Choose the words to fill in the blank, which best complete the sentence. Cross-hatching provides an illusion of various ______(1)_______, while impasto provides an illusion of ______(2)_______.
Pablo Picasso’s Head of a Woman, is an example of a(n) ______________.

The degree to which the surface of an object seems to have a particular feel is referred to as an object’s _____________.
How has texture proved essential to many cultural art forms?
Impasto is ______________
Many cultures have incorporated texture in all of the following mediums, except which?
Depth is the ________________
If you place a sheet of drawing paper over an object, securing it with tape to hold it in place, and color with the side of a pencil or crayon over the surface, what will you create?
The two most important components in creating implied texture are _______________.
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