| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:TexturalContrast |
| type | Art, Composition, Concept, formal analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Composition, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, visual art term |
| definition | The juxtaposition of markedly different surface qualities within a single composition, such as rough against smooth or dense against open, to create visual tension and variety. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Textural contrast |
| scope note | Applies to deliberate pairing of contrasting textures as a compositional device, not merely the presence of texture. |
| skos:altLabel | Surface contrast |
| skos:exactMatch | Texture_(visual_arts) |