Negative Space Cut Out

Negative space is the spaces between and around a drawing or object. This means the outside of an object forms a shape that can either be positive (the white) or the negative (the part that is filled in). Either way you cut it out, you will be left with a silhouette-look to your object.

To find the negative spacing in my picture, I cut out all of the positive or lighter shaded parts of the picture. This includes the windows and grass on the ground.

Negative spacing is helpful to artist because it defines the drawing, the negative spacing also brings a balance between outline and fill in. Negative spacing in art gives the piece of artwork a more solid,as well as create more shapes when you take a closer look.

Negative spacing does enhance our drawings far more than we think. It gives us time to focus on one part at a time, if we had everything in one big mass of colors, we would not look as closely. We can also take more time to notice the shapes that positive space makes.