Texture vs Shade - What's the difference?
texture | shade |
The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
(arts) The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.
(computer graphics) An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface,
(obsolete) The act or art of weaving.
(obsolete) Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.
* Thomson
(biology, obsolete) A tissue.
to create or apply a texture
(label) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
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(label) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
(label) A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
* (John Locke) (1632-1705)
(label) A subtle variation in a concept.
* (Thomas De Quincey) (1785-1859)
* (1800-1859)
(label) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
* Agatha Christie, Miss Marple Tells a Story
A ghost.
* (John Dryden) (1631-1700)
(label) A creature that is partially human and partially angel.
(label) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
Subtle insults.
To shield from light.
To alter slightly.
To vary slightly, particularly in color.
(intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
To darken, particularly in drawing.
(obsolete) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.
* Spenser
As nouns the difference between texture and shade
is that texture is the feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something while shade is darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.As verbs the difference between texture and shade
is that texture is to create or apply a texture while shade is to shield from light.texture
English
Noun
(en noun)- The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.
- The piece of music had a mainly smooth texture .
- (Sir Thomas Browne)
- Others, apart far in the grassy dale, / Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave.
- (Milton)
Verb
(textur)- ''Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall.
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(wikipedia shade)Etymology 1
From (etyl) sceadu.Noun
- Thus light and colours, as white, red, yellow, blue, with their several degrees or shades , and mixtures, as green, scarlet, purple, sea-green, and the rest, come in only by the eyes
- new shades and combinations of thought
- Every shade of religious and political opinion has its own headquarters.
- Mrs. Rhodes who (so I gathered from Mr. Petherick's careful language) was perhaps just a shade of a hypochondriac, had retired to bed immediately after dinner.
- Swift as thought the flitting shade / Thro' air his momentary journey made.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) sceadwian.Verb
(shad)- The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day.
- You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left.
- Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them.
- The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas.
- Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count.
- I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows.
- Ere in our own house I do shade my head.
- [The goddess] in her person cunningly did shade / That part of Justice which is Equity.
