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Negative Space!

Posted by Isabella Torres in Art - Freshman · Hull · e1 Band on

Negative space is the part of the picture that surrounds the “main focus” or the object in the picture. This is also called the background. The subject of the picture is the main thing you can see and has the “biggest” part in a picture. This artwork basically points out the negative and the positive space within the picture.

I found negative space in my cut out by seeing that there are two parts in the simple bird picture. I looked at the contrast between the two colors and saw that the negative space and the “positive” space can be opposite on both sides. I then cut the two papers accordingly to get my end result.

This helps see an artist in negative space because there are no details. It’s only solid pieces and two colors. You can still see what the image is without all the details. Also, since it’s like a mirror image and the colors are reverse, you can see how one part could be either negative or positive no matter how you switch it up.

I don’t think seeing negative space “enhances” drawings. It doesn’t show off the details, if anything it eliminates the details. It almost makes the picture “solid” because you’re only using two colors. You old see the object of the picture and the background (negative space). If anything, negative space makes the picture much more simple.

 


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Negative Space Cut-Out

Posted by Miranda Sosa in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on

Negative space is the space around a picture or photo that surrounds it. In this cut out I found negative space by seeing the different areas between my house and the background. For example the fence and the clouds are examples of negative space because it surrounds the house. This is important because it helps an artist to see negative space, it can give you a new perspective and help you understand a piece of art better. Seeing negative space can enhance drawing because it creates a new aspect of the drawing that you haven't seen before. For example in my cutout you see two sides to one picture but it’s created using negative space.


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Printmaking-Brielle Thompson

Posted by Brielle Thompson on

Relief printing appeared in Europe in the 15th century when printmaking was imported from the East. The development of printing continued with the spread of Buddhism from India to China; images and text were printed on paper from a single block.Woodcuts are the oldest method of printmaking. They were first developed in China in the 9th Century. Printmaking was invented after paper around AD 105. Printmaking originated in China. Printmaking is believed to have been invented by Daniel Hopfer. Intaglio is when the ink is pressed into the etched lines while wiping the remaining ink off the surface. Relief printing is when the ink sits on the surface and not in the grooves. The main differences between both the intaglio and the relief is that they are basically the opposite of each other. Printmaking is still being used centuries after it was invented. Graffiti is a type of printmaking and that is very popular in today’s life.



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This is a example of printmaking. I chose this picture because it shows a lot of emotion. It looks simple but the way the artist used little features on the face to show the sadness in the women's face.

Negative Space - Phoenix Satterfield

Posted by Phoenix Satterfield in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on
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Negative Space
Negative space is the air or the space that surrounds the main focus object (or any other subject) in a picture or a photo. 
If you focus on one color on one side in this cutout (perhaps the green on the right side as an example), then you are focusing on either positive or negative space. On the right side, the tree is green, and the tree is the main focus of this cutout (it's the positive space). The blue just serves as a background. The left side is mainly just invert to the right, making the green serve as negative space. 
Making the negative space visible allows the artist and other viewers see what the artist wants them to see. 
It enhances drawings for that reason as well. It helps people see the message more. 

Negative Space Reflection

Posted by Matalai Lee in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on
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What is negative space? It is the space around an object or person in a piece of art. The main/prominent part of the photo or drawing is referred to as positive space. Focusing on negative space creates a different way for viewers to see the art. In my art I found the negative space by first cutting on every line in the template into the red construction paper. I then took out all of the pieces that were in the gray and put them to the side. It was helpful to see the negative space in my work because it really defined the other parts of the tree and made them pop. Seeing in negative space allows an artists to make their art balanced between negative and positive space. For me seeing in negative space makes art more appealing and it becomes easier to focus on specific parts of a piece of art. 

Ethan - Negative Space

Posted by Ethan Chen in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on
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​ A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

Negative space is the space around and between the main things in the drawing fro example by house, the fence, and the bush. 

B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?

How I found the engitive space is by looking at what is the main focus of the image which is the house, the fence, and the brush so the gray space behind it is the negative spacing.  

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

How this help an artist to see in negative spacing is the spacing around both the background and the main subject of the image. 

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

Negative space does enhance the drawing cause you now can not just only see the main focus but also the background too.  

Negative Space cut-out (Annie Chen)

Posted by Annie Chen in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on
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​ A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

Negative space is when in an illustration or a drawing, there are the spaces that isn't the main focus. Usually it can be blurred in the background of many images. It means exactly what it says, "negative space". It is space that is not the main focus of the image. It usually is a pretty big part of the image. 

B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?

The negative space in my image would most likely be the sky background because the tree is the central image of the cut out. It is also the areas that are darker than the actual tree.   

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

It helps an artist to see negative space so they could possibly focus on the main focus of the image. Often, people ignore the negative space but drawing from negative space can also be very pretty as art work. 

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

Yes, I feel like often times, we do not look at the background of images so focusing on negative space, it gives a chance for people to also see things in a different manner. It also can make drawings more abstract to make people use their imagery to think what the drawing would look like. 

 

Saniyyah Ray - Printmaking

Posted by Saniyyah Ray in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing. A lot of talented artist have found their place in printmaking. It still exist after years and years of being discovered. The process is believed to have been invented by Daniel Hopfer . In the mid-nineteenth century, Philadelphia became a leading center of printmaking in the United States.There are four main categories  relief, intaglio, lithography, and screenprinting.

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This piece of art is made by Pablo Picasso called  “Figure Composee I”. Pablo Picasso is arguably one of the most well known and influential artists of the 20th century Pablo Picasso created about 200 lithographs from 1945 to 1949. I like this piece of art because it is very abstract. You don't really know what it is when you first look at it. It tells it's own story. It is very unique and different. I wonder what was the real reason why he made this and what inspired. I noticed that he made the faces connect by the noses and the faces are long. 

Negative Space Reflection

Posted by Michaela Berger in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on
​ Negative space is the space around and between an image. It forms a silhouette around a shape. It focuses on contrast. 
I found the negative space in my image based on the details. On the paper, there were two different colors, each thing was either black or grey. I chose all of the things that were grey to be my negative space. So I cut those out and separated them from the black images. 
Seeing things in negative space helps artists by showing what contrasts what and how to focus on both detailed things and broad things. 
Negative space does enhance drawings. It helps differentiate one thing from another in the sense that you don't just have to draw lines that show where details are different. You can just cut that out. 
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Negative/Positive Space

Posted by Peter Keo in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on
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1. Negative space is an art term, in which describes the space between and around the subject of an image. For example, a black object on top of a white background. The white area that is around the black object is considered the negative space. 

2. In my cut-out, negative is found on both sides of the image. On the left side, you can see the blue tree which is surrounded by orange, and the orange is the negative space. On the right side, it is the opposite, with a blue tree being surrounded by a blue negative space. 

3. Using negative space can help an artist tremendously, because they can see the object they want to surround in negative space clearly. It usually contrasts against the dark/light background which can aid an artist in designing their art piece.

4. Seeing images in negative space does help enhance the image. It emphasizes the subject in question of the artwork, and it provides balance and composition to the artwork as a whole. It also sets boundaries between negative and positive space.

Cut-Out

Posted by Margie Castejon Gamez in Art - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on
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Negative Space in art is the surrounded area around the object. For example, in this picture you can find the negative space on the right hand side of picture, where the dark blue surrounds the light blue. The negative space in an art piece helps the artist in a way that they know about the object. I will be easier to identify the objects shape and even mass. It also helps to bring balance to the picture.  Seeing in negative space enhances drawings in the way that the darker color makes the object to be the center of attraction.

Maysa Wright's Art Printmaking Blog

Posted by Maysa Wright in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
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​Printmaking is making pictures or designs by printing them from plates or blocks.
Printmaking is important because  a lot of artists have found their place in printmaking. Also graffiti and street is a form of printmaking with stencils.

Printmaking is revolutionary because it still exist after all the many cultural and technological changes over the years. A lot of new and talented artists have found their place in printmaking.

I found this painting interesting because I found the print unique and the detail she used on the flowers and the moon. 

I noticed that the setting of this print is at night. 
I wonder what sparked the idea of artist to make this print.
What if the artist included people in this print to make the print even more engaging.

Printmaking and Why it is Important

Posted by Lillian Bromley in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
Printmaking is a form of art where the art can, create more than one of the same piece of art. A basic description of printmaking is transferring ink into a canvas (usually paper). These pieces are called prints. While an artist can create a similar image more than once, each print is slightly different, due to certain variables. That's why each print is considered an original and not a copy. The invention of printmaking was a revolutionary one because it allowed people to create several copies of one item without having to start from scratch for each one. The earliest form of printmaking was invented in China in AD 105. At this time it was likely used to print designs onto cloth and to print text and images on paper. 
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Untitled Print by Richard Mock

Description: This print shows an alligator in a body of water, with its jaw in the air, try to eat a dead bird hanging over it. You can see who men, one of them holding a gun, pointing it at the alligator and the other watching the whole thing happen. The bird seem to be bait for the alligator, and we can assume that the who men are hunters. Around the alligator there is a frog on a lily pad and a fish leaping in the air. The entire print is black and white. 

Analyze: Since the print is only using black and white, it leaves the audience to really focus on what is happening. The whole thing is very bold, and the eye goes to the alligator first, as it is the biggest and darkest part of the print. The artist uses different thicknesses of lines to create contrast. 

Interpret: I believe that this print is about the circle of life. It shows the alligator eating a bird, just as it is about to be killed itself. However, the print also speaks to the treatment of animals, and who gets to kill them. Everything in the water, around the alligator is real and alive, but everything on land is artificial. 

Judgement: I think that this is a very good print, as it uses contrast. The print is overall very interesting, as I leaves the audience wondering what will happen next. 

Nicco's Printing Blog

Posted by Nicco Carleton in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
Printmaking is awesome. You start off with a printing slab, which you cut to your desires. You then ink the block, and then transfer that ink onto the paper. This allows for the reproduction of original art pieces, and cutting the printing slab differently allows for many different types of textures inaccessible from other art styles. That made it revolutionary, and it's been changed and updated repeatedly throughout history.

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​This is The Great Wave of Kanagawa by Hokusai. This has always been one of my favorite art pieces, and I have it hanging on my bedroom wall. With interesting textures and a sharp contrast of the waves and the sky, it's obvious why this print is so captivating. I wonder how Hokusai added so many different colors on a woodblock print. What if it were just a black-and-white print?

What is Printmaking? - Ethan McLeer

Posted by Ethan McLeer in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on

Printmaking is important because it led to technology advances. With printmaking, people could create currency, create pottery, and found ways to document information and send it out in mass production.


I found this print online. I like it because it it very basic but it also sets a very surreal and post-apocalyptic mood. I also like how clean the print marks are. Where the white does show through, it is meant to show through.

I Notice:

  • I notice that this is like a mirror image of itself. It is also inverted color on the other side.

I Wonder:

  • I wonder if the artist was trying to communicate anything to the viewer.

What If:

  • What if this is depicting something that the maker wants you to s

What is Printmaking and Why is it Important? Mo Kelly

Posted by Maureen Kelly in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
Printmaking is creating art from some kind of stamp. The stamp can be made of wood, linoleum, or any other material. Printmaking with stamps is called "relief printing". There are four more kinds of printmaking; intaglio, serigraphy, lithography and mono-printing. Each one is unique, but they carry the same basic concept. 
Printmaking was one of the earliest forms on art found in the world. It was first found in the 6th century. It is believed to be invented by Daniel Hopfer, but many prints were found before the actual invention. The earliest form of printmaking was the woodcut. People slowly started to use different materials as the years passed. The invention of printmaking was revolutionary. You could make thousands of art pieces only using one stamp. Because there are so many different kinds of printmaking, if you don't like one kind, you could try another one. Anyone can make a print. All you need is a a material you can carve into, some kind of ink, and paper. It is very inexpensive. The invention of printmaking changed the world of art forever. 
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The print pictured above is a piece that interests me. The use of lighting is interesting is what makes this picture good. The moon produces the light and it shines on the objects. You can't tell what the objects are, exactly. It is up to the reader to decide what they think it is. Personally, I see a man sleeping next to a mountain and a boulder. But, my neighbor could see something completely different. Making the print black and white was a bold choice. It sets the tone for the picture and making it have colors would change the meaning completely. The detailed lines are eye catching. This picture was found in "The Art of Printmaking" exhibit in Lehigh University Art Galleries. 

Printmaking Blog

Posted by Queenie Wu on
Printmaking is when you are creating multiple images through an original image. You would use ink and apply it on the plate of the image, then you would print on a piece of paper using relief press. Printmaking has different versions, the intaglio, lithography, serigraphy, and mono-printing. Lithography are made through oil and water while relief printing are made through ink. Printmaking is important because it can show history of culture. It also let others to spread their different designs and arts.

The invention of printmaking was revolutionary because it was developed from textile printing, following the introduction of paper from China. The first woodblock prints on textiles were made by the Egyptians. It’s important because Italian prints started to include mythology and pure ornamentation.




I find the print artistically interesting because it seems like it has a strong meaning behind it. In other words, this piece of print gives me a really strong vibe. Also, the print looks really neat and clean to me. There’s a man holding a long stick with a big fist behind him while he looks back at it. There’s also swords sticking out from the right side of the big fist. I notice that the man is dropping some rock pieces and that the contrast of the black and white parts are evenly proportional. I also notice that the clothes that the man is wearing is black while the outside of the fist is white. I wonder what’s the meaning behind this print. What if the fist and the swords switched places? Would there be a different meaning behind it. I notice that the fist is growing out from the ground and getting bigger.

Citation:

Tparker. “That's Inked Up.” February 2014, 1 Jan. 1970, thatsinkedup.blogspot.com/2014/02/.


negative space

Posted by Awa Diakite in Art - Freshman · Hull · e1 Band on
​Negative space is the space around and between an image. The darker shaded areas on my cut out was my negative space, the positive space was the lighter areas. Artists are visual learners, being able to see the negative space in an image helps them define the object and balances the differences. Seeing in negative space enhances the drawings because you realize that the space around the subject is just as important as the subject itself.
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Negative Cut-out Reflection

Posted by Randy Le in Art - Freshman · Hull · e1 Band on

A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

Negative space is pretty much the space around an object. For example, in the photo attached, the blue on the right side is pretty much the negative space. It almost outlines the the tree shape. In other words, negative space is also the space you wouldn’t color if you had to color something for example.

B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?

I found negative space by looking out side of the tree and pretty much cut around it as an outline. After that, I went deeper into the negative space that was within the tree. (this would be holes, where you could see through)

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

It helps an artists to see in negative space because the artists can see the outline of what they are trying to draw. In addition, negative space is just as important is positive space and to incorporate both elements in is key because it guides the viewer’s eye in what the focus is.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

Seeing in negative space does indeed enhance drawings because we can see the difference of what an drawing can be. For example, picture may have a vase as its positive space but for its negative space, it looks like two faces.


negative/positive space - cut out

Posted by Moriah Lahr in Art - Freshman · Hull · e1 Band on
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a.  negative space is the space around and between the picture in an image. 
b.  I found the negative space in my cut out by cutting out the space between the bird and keeping the parts that I cut.
c. It helps an artist to see in negative space because you can see exactly the shape and curves and spaces of the object being drawn.
d. Seeing in negative space does improve drawings because you're looking in a different perspective that helps you to know the edges and curves and details of the object.

Negative Space Cut Out

Posted by Samuel Friedman in Art - Freshman · Hull · e1 Band on
A. Negative space is all of the space in a picture that is around and in between an object in a picture.
B. I found negative space in my picture because the space was different colors.
C. It helps an artist to see in negative space because it makes it easier to draw in a wider range of pictures.
D. Seeing in negative space enhances drawing because it makes you photo look better to the eye.
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Positive/Negative space cut out

Posted by Jasir Chavis in Art - Freshman · Hull · e1 Band on
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 A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

Negative space is basically the space around the object.

B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?

I saw the cut out pasted it on my construction paper and saw the empty space around it.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

Your able to fill in what was already there.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

I think so because your able to add things that you may now notice without the space.

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Posted by Kankoue Folly in Art - Freshman · Hull · e1 Band on
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​A. What is negative space? (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

Negative space is the space around the object in the drawing. An example of this would be when you cut a piece of paper and you put it on a different piece of paper the color that went from the role of the foreground to the background would be negative space.

B. I was able to find negative space because when I was younger I used to do drawings and I learned not to color outside the drawing and this is very similar so it helps me understand how to flip the two colors so it creates negative space and a whole picture while it contradicts itself.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?
It helps an artist to see in negative space because it controls the borders of positive and negative space. It also gives the artist more to work with when it comes to the foreground

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

Seeing in negative space does enhance drawings because it already introduces the background however it makes you focus on the foreground.