Positive and Negative SpaceObjective:

Create a checkerboard design using positive and negative space

Artists talk about space in two different ways:

1.Positive Space

2.Negative Space

Can you think of what the definitions for positive and negative space might be?

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.

Negative Space• Negative space 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.

Does the image show positive or Negative space??

Geometric vs Organic Shapes

To Begin…Draw an ORGANIC shape starting on one side of the square and ending on the SAME side.

Cut out shape.

Flip the cut out shape across the AXIS

Today’s Project

• 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.

Take a look at these artists’ doodles

Doodles often use patterns. Take a look at these pattern doodles.