Lecture-3

Focussing On Negative Space:

Sometimes it's easier to draw the area around an object instead of drawing the object itself. The area around and between objects is called the "negative space." The actual objects are the "positive space." If an object appears to be too complex or if anyone is having trouble "seeing" it, try focusing on the negative space instead. We will find that when we draw the negative shapes around an object, we are also creating the edges of the object at the same time. The examples below are simple demonstrations of how to draw negative space.

Filling In:

The white picket fence is created by filling in the negative spaces around the slats . The draw the slats are not drawn—instead the shapes surrounding them are drawn and then filled in the shapes with the side of a soft lead pencil. Once we establish the shape of the fence, we refine the sketch a bit by adding some light shading on the railings. Once the shape of the fence is established the sketch is refined by the background shades. More layer of shades, shell give more realistic appearance of the subject.

Fig. 60: Filling in the negative spaces of a scene and its structure.