Creating Illusions With Surface And Texture

In each of the paintings pictured the artists used different techniques to make their paintings look like they have different textures and surfaces. Many of the artists used shadows and highlights to give objects a 3d look, one artist also used white shine on reflective surfaces to give the objects a bright and reflective look. most of the artists also put a lot of detail into their paintings to give them a more realistic look. Different brush strokes were also used to give each desired effect. Smaller strokes would look like brighter, sharper surfaces, while longer or rougher strokes looked like more fibrous textures(like the straw in Van Gogh's chair). Softer brush strokes look like the peach fuzz on the last paintings peaches. There are many different methods of adding the effect of texture and surface to make a painting look the way you want it to.