Texturval

Texturval, a term from Swedish that translates roughly to texture selection, refers to the process of choosing and evaluating surface textures for a given object, scene, or material. In Swedish usage it can cover both physical textiles and digital textures used in computer graphics.

Applications include textile design and fashion, where texturval involves selecting weave, finish, or print patterns to achieve a desired tactile feel and visual appearance; and digital media, including 3D modeling, animation, and game development, where it guides which textures to apply to models to convey material properties such as leather, metal, or fabric.

Process: define requirements (look, feel, scale, and performance); search and curate a texture library; evaluate textures for seamless tiling, color consistency, resolution, and compatibility with lighting; test textures on representative models; select final textures and maintain catalog metadata.

Considerations: tiling and seam artifacts; color and lighting compatibility; material- and production-specific constraints; licensing and usage rights for texture assets; and versioning to track changes.

Tools and practices: use texture atlases, physically based rendering (PBR) workflows, and texture-management software; evaluation often includes viewing textures under target lighting and in motion; many studios maintain centralized texture libraries to support workflow efficiency.

See also texture mapping, material design, texture tiling.