Negative/Positive Space - Andrew Roberts

Reflection:

A:  What is negative space?  Negative space is basically the outline of an object or objects, with no detail inside, and is background which also has no detail.  There are two colors:  one color is where there is something, the other is where there is not something.

B:  Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out?, 2. in your still life drawing?  1:  The cut out was more of a positive/negative space combination.  The negative/positive boundary was used to show detail.  Being symmetrical, the drawing had every part negative, but half of the parts were on one side and the other half on the other.  2:  In my still life, I found negative space to be anything that was not the background.  The stools, the chair, and the other thingy were all white and everything else was black (I did not have time to shade everything).

C:  Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?  It helps an artist in the way they see a scene or portrayal.  It mainly helps one understand what is the foreground and what is the background.

D:  Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?  Yes, it does.  When one knows what is the background and what is the foreground, it is easier to know what to make the viewer focus on and what to kind of fade away.  When you can see what needs to be seen, oyu can make it more prevalent.