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Negative Space Drawings

Posted by Gabrielle Cromley in Art - Freshman - Hull - b2 on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 10:04 pm

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Negative space is everything in a picture except the subject. It defines the subject so that it is the main focus of the design.

I found negative space in my cut out picture and in my stool drawing within the spaces in and around the subject. For the cut out piece I focused on the black and grey in the picture we were given. First, I cut out all of the parts of the picture of the house and traced them on one of the pieces of construction paper. Then I arrange the pieces that matched the black parts of the picture onto one half of my other piece of paper. Then, I arranged the remaining pieces that matched the grey parts on the second half of the full sheet of paper. The finished product was a picture of a house with the negative and positive space colors reversed on each side. Also, my technique for my stool drawing was that I shaded the entire paper and then erased the shapes of the subjects which were the table, stools, plant, and wire.  

It helps an artist to see in negative space so that it is simple for them to notice and portray the subject. When they recognize negative space, either they can sketch everything around it so that then they have a guide to make their subject. From that point the artist can pay attention to the details of the subject in order to finish the piece. They can also alter the proportions between negative and positive space to make the design look good. From there the artist can easily focus on details inside of the outline and finish the piece.

Negative space is useful in creating art, because it brings balance to the composition. When negative and positive space are unproportional in a picture, it looks wrong and unpleasing. Also, negative space is used to define a subject. Therefore, when there is not the right amount of negative space there is either too much of the subject or the subject becomes lost.


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Negative Space Drawing

Posted by Jamilah Woodards in Art - Freshman - Hull - b2 on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 8:25 pm

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Negative Space Drawings

Posted by Cameron Samodai in Art - Freshman - Hull - b2 on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 7:43 pm

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Negative space in an image is everything other than the focus of the image.

In my cut out, I explored negative space by inverting one side of the image. Having one side be the negative of the other causes your eyes to notice different details on opposite sides. The negatives compliment each other to make a more complete image.

In my negative space drawing, I found negative space by looking at the background rather than looking at the still life itself.

It helps an artist to see in negative space because as an artist, you need to be more observant than an average person. By being able to see the whole picture, the artist can understand what makes a good image.

Negative space is useful in creating art because typically you do not pay attention to it, but you subconsciously notice it. Art is not just about the subject of the image. It is about how the subject interacts with all other aspects of the image.
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Negative Space

Posted by Kayla Cassumba in Art - Freshman - Hull - b2 on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 11:58 am

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Negative space is the space around the picture that defines it. It surrounds the positive or subject of the picture. I found the negative space in the cut out by outlining the actual picture or positive space of the image. In the stool drawing the negative space was everything that was not touching the table in the center of the room. When an artist sees in negative space it allows he/or she to define the picture and find delicate pieces on what we should concentrate on. Negative space is useful to an artist because it creates more definition to the image.


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Reflection

Posted by Toby Mast in Art - Freshman - Hull - b2 on Friday, May 30, 2014 at 9:44 am

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A. Negative space is the area where the subject of the art is not. The subject is the object you should ideally be focusing on. Also the subject is usually what the artist drew the picture to represent.

b.In the cut outI found negitive space in the outside edges of the owl. The color of that negative space simply was different on one side.I found negative space in the drawing through the contrast between the light portions and the dark. I also found that negative space defines the positive, simply because the positive space had not details and you could still tell what it was.

c. Negative space allows an artist to balance the positive space. Making the drawing more natural and easier on the eye.

d. Negative space allows you to create art that is well balanced.



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Negative

Posted by Luke Watson-Sharer in Art - Freshman - Hull - b2 on Friday, May 30, 2014 at 9:44 am

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1. Negative space is around the drawing to what is soothing to what you see. It helps you  see whats positive space.
2. In mine I have an owl and a bat. The negative space is black and i glued green over it onto black. In black you see an owl and green a bat. Because green is positive shows up and pops out. 
3. Its beneficial to add negative space in a drawing because it pops a lot more.
4. When using negative space you can make two  drawings in one image, its used to make things pop
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Artistic Negative Space

Posted by Arianna Haven in Art - Freshman - Hull - b2 on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at 6:15 pm

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

Negative space is the part of a drawing or photograph that surrounds an object. It helps to highlight the image and draw attention to multiple parts of it, in a way that makes it look simple. Negative spaces lets you see the outline of the  object you are looking at. This way, you can see it from two different perspectives.


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

1. In my cutout, I was able to find the negative space by looking at the stencil and identifying the two different colors. Based on those colors, I could see that the white shapes were the negative space and the dark grey areas were the objects. This helped me figure out what I should cut and how it compares/fits in with the other spaces.

2. In my negative space drawing, I found the negative space by looking at the things behind the still life. This made it so that I was able to focus on the outline of the mug and saucer. I shaded in the space that wasn’t part of the main object of the drawing. This is called the negative space.


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

It helps an artist to see in negative space because it adds depth to the drawing or photograph. You get to see some parts of the drawing that you wouldn’t usually be looking at.


How is negative space useful in creating art?

When creating art, you can do some very creative techniques with negative space to add depth and interesting aspects to your drawing. One thing that an artist can do is utilize the negative space to make the viewer see multiple images in the drawing.


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Negative Space Drawing and Cut Out Reflection

Posted by Hanna Dunakin in Art - Freshman - Hull - b2 on Friday, May 23, 2014 at 11:29 am

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Negative space is the empty space around the subject​ of the drawing. It creates the object of the drawing called positive space. In my cut out, the negative space is different in both halves. On the left half, the green is the negative space, and on the right half, the purple is the negative space. In the cut out, the negative space, in each half, creates a half of a house, fence, cloud, and grass. In the drawing, I colored the negative space is in pencil, leaving the positive space to be the color of the paper (white). The negative space created a table containing two stools, and a flower pot on top of it, and a wire hanging above it. It helps an artist to see in negative space because it creates a more accurate and detailed drawing. Negative space is useful when creating art because it helps the art pop out more, because of its accuracy and detail. It makes the image more interesting and pleasing to the eye.  
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Negative Space Drawings and Reflection

Posted by Ayanna Lemon in Art - Freshman - Hull - b2 on Friday, May 23, 2014 at 8:58 am

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Negative Space is the space that does not make up the actual drawing, the in between space that's not the forefront of the image. In the negative space drawing I coloured in the negative space, and in the negative space cut-out, the negative space was the on one half of the image was black and the negative space on the other half of the image was the colour of the positive space in the first half of the image. It helps an artist to see in negative space because it helps make  more accurate art -  mostly because you’re not just drawing what you think you should be drawing.
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Negative Space Reflection

Posted by Pedro Castillo in Art - Freshman - Hull - b2 on Friday, May 23, 2014 at 8:02 am

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Negative space is the space around an object of a picture or drawing. In a negative space drawing, there are always two solid colors for the drawing. Two of the main colors used for negative space drawings are black and white. In my cut out picture of the owl, all of the black in the picture is negative space. In the regular negative space picture, the negative space is is all the black around the objects. If an artist can see the difference between negative space and the actual object, it would make it easier to tell what the object is and it would be easier for them to draw it. Negative space gives the artist different perspectives and point of views to improve on. 
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