Positive & Negative Space Studies

 POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE STUDIES

THE PENCIL DRAWINGS BELOW SHOWCASE HOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE CREATE THE SUBJECT AND BACKGROUND OF AN IMAGE

    

THESE LARGER CONTOUR DRAWINGS MADE WITH PENCIL SHOWCASE THE SPATIAL BALANCE WITHIN AN IMAGE

LASTLY, THIS MARKER DRAWING COMBINES THE METHODS ABOVE TO ILLUSTRATE HOW CONTRAST AND LINE CAN CREATE FORM AND DEPTH IN WORKS FOCUSING ON POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE, ESPECIALLY WITHIN STILL-LIFES.