Technical Theatre

Texture
Include tactile and visual qualities of all aspects
Aspects of Texture
1. Surface Contour is the deviation from smooth
— The greater the deviation the more visually textured
— The more textured a surface the larger the object appears, as it is perceived as a tiny pattern
— Coarse texture enlarges more than a fine one and can hide seams
2. Surface Friction is the resistance to slipping/slide
Wet looking, scratchy, clammy, sticky, rough, unbreathing
3. Thermal Character or how surface feels to the touch
— Elicits physical reactions and evokes psychological perceptions
Rough surfaces not only look warm they evokes warmth Shiny polished surfaces not only look cool they evoke coolness
4. Hand refers to the tactile qualities of a manipulated three-dimensional substance
— Flexibility = supple - rigid
Ability to drape softly or retain a shape
— Compressibility = response to crumpling
Ability to bend and fold
— Extensibility = ability to stretch and conform
— Resilience = ability to spring back or resist wrinkling
— Density = weight per volume
Described as thick, thin, coarse, fine, porous
Ranges from fine - coarse
Structurally open to compact
Measured in thickness -- thin or bulky/thick
Texture interaction with light according to degree of smoothness
Refraction, absorption, reflection
Transparent = refraction
Translucent = refraction and reflection
Opaque = absorption