Negative Space
Time: 5-15mins
This exercise is predominantly for those of you drawing still life. The aim of this exercise is to encourage you to view your objects in a different way, and to become more familiar with their shapes. It is particularly good when drawing something with a complex shape, for example a plant or a pile of cutlery, but can be used for other subjects; for example hand gestures.
The idea is pretty simple. To start with, using a solid marking, you have to draw the negative space around the object, rather than the object itself. The image would look a little like this:
Ⓒ2015 Liz Rimmer
To take this task one step further, this time draw the background in detail, but leave the negative space blank. What does this do to your picture? Do you like the effect? Why?
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