The English Texture Lexicon

Categories excerpted from (Bhushan, Rao, Lohse, 1997), with small modifications where I feel like it.

I. Structured?
  • Well ordered, repetitive: faceted, crystalline, lattice, regular, repetitive, periodic, rhythmic, harmonious, well-ordered, cyclical, simple, uniform, fine, smooth,
  • Random, disordered: complex, messy, random, disordered, jumbled, scrambled, discontinuous, indefinite, asymmetrical, nonuniform, irregular,
  • Semi-ordered, irregular segmentation: marbled, veined, scaly,

II. Lines and edges:
  • Linear orientation: pleated, corrugated, ribbed, grooved, ridged, furrowed, lined, striated, stratified,
  • Local linear orientation: wizened, crows-feet, rumpled, wrinkled, crinkled, cracked, fractured,
  • Global contours: flowing, whirly, swirly, winding, corkscrew, spiralled, coiled, twisted,
  • Two linear orientations:  matted, fibrous, knitted, woven, meshed, net-like, cross-hatched, chequered, grid, honeycombed, waffled, zigzag,
  • Multiple orientations, non-orthogonal, indistinct edges: gauzy, cobweb, webbed, interlaced, entwined, intertwined, braided, frilly, lace-like,

III. Random placement of small convex regions:
  • Two dimensional, indistinct edges: mottled, blemished, blotchy, smeared, smudged, stained,
  • Two dimensional, sharp edges: spattered, sprinkled, freckled, speckled, flecked, spotted, polka-dot, dotted,
  • Three dimensional (raised, depressed): bubbly, bumpy, studded, porous, potholed, pitted, holey, perforated, gouged,

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