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A short post about omission of textures in paintings.
a year ago
Today I saw this piece and it made me want to talk about an artistic technique:
https://realspacejunk.tumblr.com/po.....r-world-amidst
This picture is a nice example of how you can create a more striking impression by using less defined textures. If you look at the poncho, you'll notice that it unlike real fabric is entirely smooth. No surface texture. And yet it reads clearly as fabric and not as something artificial like plastic. And it's very important to be like that, or else the material contrast to the skin would make the texture free face look artificial. Instead of using fine details like shadows caught between fibers to convey a haptic sensation through texture, this picture uses the folds in the poncho around the neck like a carefully crafted iconographic representation of the material essence of fabric. The sharpness of folds covey the idea of the thickness and rigidity of the material. A deep red transition from shadow to light gives an understanding of the softness of the material as light can travel through it to spread into shaded areas. This allows the material of the poncho to read as a soft and warm fabric, while at the same time having so little texture that the minute brush marks of the reflections on the head can draw attention instead. This great texture management is able to create an overall unique impression that detailed textures could not achieve.
https://realspacejunk.tumblr.com/po.....r-world-amidst
This picture is a nice example of how you can create a more striking impression by using less defined textures. If you look at the poncho, you'll notice that it unlike real fabric is entirely smooth. No surface texture. And yet it reads clearly as fabric and not as something artificial like plastic. And it's very important to be like that, or else the material contrast to the skin would make the texture free face look artificial. Instead of using fine details like shadows caught between fibers to convey a haptic sensation through texture, this picture uses the folds in the poncho around the neck like a carefully crafted iconographic representation of the material essence of fabric. The sharpness of folds covey the idea of the thickness and rigidity of the material. A deep red transition from shadow to light gives an understanding of the softness of the material as light can travel through it to spread into shaded areas. This allows the material of the poncho to read as a soft and warm fabric, while at the same time having so little texture that the minute brush marks of the reflections on the head can draw attention instead. This great texture management is able to create an overall unique impression that detailed textures could not achieve.
Thank you.