Textured

Textured is an adjective used to describe surfaces or materials that have texture, meaning they possess a pattern, grain, or irregularity visible to the eye or detectable by touch. Texture can be tactile (felt by touch) or visual (seen in the surface’s appearance), and it may arise from the material itself or from intentional modification.

Tactile textures include rough, smooth, grainy, velvety, fibrous, and bumpy surfaces. Visual textures imitate natural patterns like wood grain, stone, fabric weaves, or digital motifs. Techniques such as embossing, engraving, patination, glaze, or piling can create textured effects on various mediums, including metal, ceramic, wood, and textiles.

In art and design, texture adds depth, interest, and sensory nuance. It can influence how light interacts with a surface, affect perceived quality, and guide tactile engagement. In textiles, texture depends on fiber content, weave or knit structure, pile, and finishing. In architecture and product design, textured surfaces can improve grip, reduce glare, or contribute acoustical or tactile feedback.

In computer graphics, textures are images or procedural patterns mapped onto 3D models to simulate surface detail. This category includes bitmap textures, as well as normal, bump, and roughness maps that modify shading and reflections to evoke real-world textures.

Perception of texture contributes to material realism and user experience, and it can be a deliberate design choice to convey warmth, ruggedness, elegance, or appropriateness for a given context.