Why is the character of line important while showing texture?

Because rough, soft, or broken lines give different surface feelings

Texture in art means the visual suggestion of how a surface might feel, such as rough, smooth, soft, hard, or uneven. Lines are important because their thickness, direction, spacing, rhythm, and continuity can imitate or suggest these surface qualities. A viewer can often imagine touch from lines even when the artwork is physically flat.

Broken, jagged, irregular lines may suggest stone, bark, or a rough surface, while smooth, flowing, closely controlled lines may suggest silk, glass, or softness. A repeated pattern of short marks can also create a particular visual feeling. Thus the character of the line changes the texture being communicated, making option A correct. The other choices deny the clear connection between line quality and the viewer’s perception of surface.

This is a Class 9 Art Education question. Chapter: Elements of Art. Topic: Texture.