Negative space darwing

Negative space is the darker space in a picture or drawing.  Positive space is the lighter part in a picture or a drawing.  

How I found the negative space in my cut out is by noticing what color is darker and which color is lighter.  Then I cut out the entire picture and put it onto another piece of construction paper.  After that I I looked back at the original picture and peeled away the lighter cutouts and glued the darker ones onto the paper.  Finally I connected the lighter cut outs to the darker ones comparing them to each other.

It helps and artist to see negative space because this allows them to know where to put what kind of lines and how to shade the drawing.