Classroom Activity The Elements of Art: Texture Part of The Elements of Art Students will be introduced to one of the basic elements of art—texture—by identifying different types of textures found in multiple works of art and hypothesize what materials and techniques were used to achieve that texture. Then, they will experiment with a variety of media and materials, including found objects, to create different textures. Chuck Close, Fanny/Fingerpainting , 1985, oil on canvas, Gift of Lila Acheso