Positive And Negative Space

Positive And Negative Space

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  Positive and NegativeSpace
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  Artists talk aboutspace in two different ways: Positive Space Negative Space Can you think of what the definitions for positive and negative space might be?
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  Positive Space Positive space is the space that an object occupies. On the left hand side picture, the positive space is the area that the bottles take up. On the right hand side picture, the positive space is shown as the black objects.
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  Negative Space Negativespace is opposite of positive. Negative space is the space around an object. On the left hand side picture, the negative space is the white area around the bottles. On the right hand side picture, the negative space is shown as the black area surrounding the bottle.
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  Does the imageshow positive or Negative space??
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  Artists often usepositive space and negative space to manipulate an object. For instance, an artist might deliberately leave a cutout area white, which would be a negative space. Then, they might add some kind of pattern in that space to trick the viewer’s eyes.
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  Pattern making indoodles Have you ever drawn a doodle in class? Artists often use doodles in all sorts of different artworks. Why do you think artists think that doodles are so important.
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  Take a lookat these artists’ doodles
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  Doodles often usepatterns. Take a look at these pattern doodles.