The concept of texture

The concept of texture is related to touch. When clothing comes into contact and friction with the human body, and when we touch and press the fabric with our hands, we will get a certain feeling. This feeling, combined with vision, taste, smell and hearing, gives us a deeper understanding of clothing and its materials. A layer of understanding. For example, a dress that squeaks when walking looks light and lively, feels smooth, cool, and a bit stiff. All in all, it is people's understanding of its texture.

Sometimes it takes touch to identify the true properties of a material, and the eyes often have illusions. Surrealist fashion design often uses a technique that deceives the eye, such as printing a realistic pocket pattern on a pullover. Only by touching it with your hands can you realize that this is just a decoration used by the designer to express his sense of humor. So far, except for a few companies that use the imperfect KES style meter, most manufacturers and stores still hire experts to identify the texture and style of fabrics or leather by hand.

For sensory pleasure, or to make up for the lack of vision, people often have a strong subconscious desire or curiosity to touch objects and experience textures. Children will forget adults' prohibitions and touch various objects, but adults are bound by customary laws to curb their desires. This suppressed desire often lurks in deep consciousness and becomes increasingly stronger. Delicate skin, soft satin, furry fur and sparkling diamonds always tempt people to touch and play with them. Some people like to wear jeans because freshly washed and dried jeans have an indescribable feeling of comfort stretched on their thighs. When you meet a beautiful woman and her beautiful clothes on the street, you will also have the desire to touch her with your hands, but due to etiquette, you can only touch her with your eyes.

The texture of fabrics, clothing and the human body can be felt through vision or touch. Vision and touch can influence each other. Although the texture in photography is entirely visual and cannot be experienced by the viewer, the appearance of the surface texture itself is enough to send a stimulus to the human brain, giving people a tactile-like experience. The generation of touch sometimes does not entirely depend on whether you actually touch the object. You can also get the touch (or an illusion) of its surface qualities through sight or hearing. We call it texture. Texture tends to be experienced by touch, while texture can be obtained with the help of senses other than touch. Texture does not emphasize the specific materials that make up the fabric, but only cares about the surface effect.

Any change in light, shade and color within the visually discernible range can produce a visual texture - texture. Highlights, shadows, reflections, levels, hue, intensity and value are all related to texture. The reflection of satin is completely different from that of crepe de chine, and the layers of polished leather and suede leather are very different. Light source, light and background will affect the expression of texture, and sensitive people are good at distinguishing the texture characteristics formed by different lights.