Texture brings art to life, indicating softness or hardness or even heat and cold. Artists use texture to bring about roughness or smoothness. It imitates sensations and helps viewers to perceive the surface. When artists use different textures in their work, they bring to their art the elements of life's senses. The texture is how artists bring rocks, feathers, wood or even landscapes into life in their work. They use texture to create an illusion that closely imitates life.