Negative Space Reflection

When looking at a picture  negative space is the areas not occupied by something. It is the empty space in a drawing. 

In my still life drawing I found the negative space by not focusing so much on the actual chairs, but the spaces in and around the chairs. In the cut out I looked at the template and focused on the lighter shade of gray and used that as my negative space.

It helps an artist perfect their drawings. It can also help artist create their drawings, negative space can turn something from a simple drawing to an optical illusion. 

Seeing negative space helps enhance a drawing because with a
 drawing actively observing negative space there is more to look at.