Visual Texture
| Definition | The multi-layer, color and tonal contrast caused by varying brush direction and technique. |
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| Artist | Vincent Van Gogh |
| Title | Starry Night |
| Date | 1889 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Location | Museum of Modern Art, New York |
| Source | Google Art Project |
| Example |  |
| Comments | The use of the swirling brush strokes and contrasting color makes it look as if you could reach out to touch the sky, and feel the texture the the stars and night clouds, but the picture is very flat. |