texturising
Creating tactile variation
Texturising is treating hair or fabric to add body, volume, or surface variation.
Hairdressers texturise by cutting at angles or using razors to remove bulk and create movement: She asked the stylist to texturise her thick hair.
In textiles, synthetic fibres are texturised to give them the feel and appearance of natural materials.
Also spelled texturizing.
Amount of space filled
- mousseAiry whipped preparation
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- pomadeWaxy styling grease
clay · wax · cream · layering · choppy · messy · spiky · waves
Uneven surface quality
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
- graininessGrainy visual texture
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- bumpinessUneven surface quality
softness · slickness · fuzziness · velvety · silky · wooliness · prickliness · sponginess
Forming successive strata
- contouringShaping with highlights, shadows
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- volumizingIncreasing apparent fullness
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
modeling · depth · relief · embossing · impasto · stippling · feathering · blending
Non-reflective surface finish
- glossShine or annotation
- sheenSoft surface luster
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- lusterSoft reflected light
iridescence · marbling · speckle · fleck · stipple · variegation · gradation · patchiness
volume
Amount of space filled
pomade · clay · wax · cream · layering · choppy · messy · spiky · waves · curls
roughness
Uneven surface quality
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
- graininessGrainy visual texture
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
bumpiness · softness · slickness · fuzziness · velvety · silky · wooliness · prickliness · sponginess · pliability
layering
Forming successive strata
- contouringShaping with highlights, shadows
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- volumizingIncreasing apparent fullness
shading · modeling · depth · relief · embossing · impasto · stippling · feathering · blending · building
matte
Non-reflective surface finish
luster · iridescence · marbling · speckle · fleck · stipple · variegation · gradation · patchiness · satin
texturisingsmoothing
Reducing irregularities systematically
smoothening · flattening · polishing · sleekening · straightening
texturisingsimplifying
Making less complex
stripping · thinning · deflating · compressing · homogenising
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