Negative space is the space of the shape before you draw the actual object. Basically, it is the background of the object.

For the stool drawing and the drawing that looks like a bottle, there was a orange background was orange. For these pictures, I just drew the parts that were orange (which were the shapes in the picture). For the cut out picture I just cut out the grey part around the picture (which was the background).

It helps an artist because it makes it easier to draw the picture. If you see the negative space and draw it, then you only have to draw the outside shape.

Seeing negative space helps drawing. As I have said before it makes it easier because it doesn't take much time. You can keep moving and its a flow to your picture because there is really no stopping your flow.

Negative space is all of the space that is behind the object that you are looking at. While looking at that empty space, you have to draw the empty space that you see with the object.

To find my negative space in my cutout, I simply took my construction paper and traced half of the drawing that was on the regular paper. Afterwards, I cut out the pieces and glued them onto the other part of the construction paper. I found my negative space by looking at the other colored paper. I also found my negative space on the stool by shading in the empty space that i saw.

By looking at the negative space, it helps the reader see the object better. In addition, it helps the artist draw the object in a much better way.

To me, it doesn't enhance the reader's drawing. Unfortunatley, it messes me up by just drawing the negative space. To others it may help them in a better to draw the object that is shown, however it could just be easier to just draw the object. 

A. Negative space is the space that is not there.  So when you draw it you draw the parts of the background that you can see.
B. For the cut out I used one color for the negative and the other for positive.  For the I drew the orange parts that i could see as the negative space.
C. If an artist can see in both negative and positive space then they will still be able to draw an item even if they can only what's in the background.  Also it gives them one more option for how to draw an item.
D. Yes, because  sometimes it looks cooler for things to be in negative space but also drawing look good when they combine the two kinds of of spaces.

A. Negative space is the space in a picture or drawing where there is nothing there. 

B.

1. I found negative space in the cut out by only cutting one side of the picture and gluing it down to a different colored paper. When I glued the pink part down you can see the brown paper and that is the negative space.

2. I found negative drawing in the stool drawing, by first getting the outline of all the objects. I looked at the actual stools and when I looked at it, everything that was around and what was inside of the stool I shaded in.

C.Negative space helps the artist by seeing the object better. Its easier to find the objects and creates a new view to the picture.

D. Negative space does enhance the drawing. The negative space highlights the objects or person(s) in the drawing.  

The project that we had to do was about negative and positive space drawings. Negative space drawings are drawings where you draw the shape of the space before you draw the actual object. To find the negative space of the cutout I simply got the construction paper and that was my negative space. Then once I had my object I put it over another piece of construction paper (that was a different color) and cut it out; this was my positive space. For the stools I tried my best to focus on the shapes of the space that were not the object. So I shaded in my negative space for them. Negative space helps because it helps the artist to draw the picture easier. Also for the person viewing the picture it enhances the picture more. It's more contrast in negative space then in regular drawings, so it enhances it for the human eye.

A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)
Negative space is everything that is behind what your looking at. So, if I told you to draw the negative space where I had just placed a flower in front of an all blue wall, then the negative space is everything that is blue.

B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out?, 2. in your stool drawing?

I looked at the tree and then everything behind it. Then cut out everything besides the tree. Same thing for the stool drawing.

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

If an artist draws in negative space they will not only be ably to draw the object, but actually see it. When they draw in negative space, they are looking at the shape of the object, which helps them draw the object more accurately. 

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

Yes, because as stated above the artist sees not only the object, but the shapes that form the object.

Wondering what a negative concept is?
Well, its two colors. All of the objects are connected. The space behind the object is one color and the objects are another. There are no lines in negative space drawings, just shapes and the background.

How can you try negative space?
For my negative space drawing, I drew the objects first and then I erased all of the lines and then I colored around the objects I drew. Then when I was all done, I erased all of the lines that I forgot to erase. What our teacher did that made it easy is that she put orange paper as the background and told us that the orange was one color and the objects were another.
For my negative cut out, I used stencils to help me. This cut out was really hard because we couldn't mess up. First, we cut the stencil in half along with on of the two sheets of paper we took. The scraps of the stencil would be used for the other half of my drawing. 

You're probably thinking, why would this help me in anyway if it's so hard to do? 
It's not, artist actually do this for a living. These types of drawings would help add a whole new view on the drawing for the artist and also helps the artist practice not drawing every little detail but the space around the object or thing you are drawing, so in a way anything negative helps you become a better artist!

 Did you look at my drawing and cut out yet?
There are a few mess ups but doesn't look cool? Couldn't you imagine an artist doing this? Its so simple looking but looks amazing when it is done. Just two colors and thats all it takes. You could hang this on your wall!

Below you'll see in order: 
- My Negative Space Drawing
- Tree Negative Cutout
- House Negative Cutout  

Negative space is the background space in an image. It is the space in between the image. 

I found the negative space in the cut out picture by thinking the opposite that I normally would. I found the negative space for the drawing by shading in the whole page and then erased the stools and the other parts of the image.

It helps an artist to see negative space because it is good to see all parts of the image not just what is in front of you.

Seeing in negative space does enhance the drawing because when you see the negative space it brings out the normal drawing. 

​A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it.)
-Negative space is a special type of drawing. For example, if you are looking at a black and white drawing, all the white parts will turn black, and all the black parts will be white. 

B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out? 2. in your stool drawing?
-In my cut out, I found the negative space by cutting out the shape using construction paper. Using the cut outs, I pasted it onto another piece of construction paper, that would become my negative space. Making use of the left over cut outs, I pasted it onto the negative space paper. The owl that I was making started to take shape.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space? Some artist find it easier to draw what is not the main focus of the drawing. This in turn will create the drawing that is in focus. This is found to be easier by some artist.

D. Seeing in negative space shows a sort of silhouette of the drawing. Since the main focus of the drawing is a different color then the rest of the whole entire drawing, it makes it more appealing.