Visual texture – Texture – Higher Art and Design Revision

The Old Violin (William Michael Harnett, 1886) is a trompe l’oeil. Visual texture has been used to recreate the texture and form of the subject as realistically as possible.

The smooth shine of the violin, the way the sheet music hangs forward, the chipped and worn paint, rough rusty metal and the creased envelope are all painted in great detail and with great accuracy.

The image looks as if it would feel just like the real objects and surfaces it shows.