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#Positive and negative space drawing how to#

This was my anchor in my drawing from which the rest of the drawing flowed. I chose to start the sketch by drawing the triangle and shapes around the actual chair.

I started the sketch at the bottom left midway up the page.

I coloured the spaces I drew in the shade of blue. The chair is not being drawn, but rather it is the spaces around it.

I’ve ignored the object and sketched the shapes I see around it.

Notice a few things about how I have sketched my chair Take a look at my sketch example (post picture) in this post.

#Positive and negative space drawing how to#

Let’s dive in to how to use it effectively in your drawing practise! An exercise to try! Sketch a chair Getting your negative space right can also accentuate the 3D element of your drawing. The negative spaces in themselves become interesting. The double benefit in approaching drawing from this angle is that you also create interest around the object you are drawing itself. Think of negative space as a skeleton that underpins the rest of your drawing. Being “true” to your drawingĬapturing negative space means that your drawing will look better and you will produce drawings that are composed well.

Adding this technique to our arsenal and employing it regularly means how we view objects and convey them onto paper becomes easier. As an artist we are all drawn to finding the easiest way in which to draw an object. You will start to carve out shapes around your object that are just important as the object itself. Your brain will start to see objects in different ways. Employing negative space supports you see the object in a different way and strangely flattens the page and tricks the brain to approach a drawing differently. You will be able to manoeuvre around complicated drawing concepts by employing this technique including things like perspective or foreshortening. Here are 3 benefits of learning to master sketching negative spaces Drawing will become easier. In my picture for example this means the gaps in between the chair, or the rectangular and triangular spaces in and around the chair’s legs. Negative space drawing is focusing on capturing the spaces and shapes surrounding a drawing. When we employ the concept of negative space in our sketching we challenge our brains to approach the task in the opposite way in which we are used to – to perceive something that technically is not there! We tend to focus on single objects in our mind’s eye and this tends to supersede a “holistic” approach to what we get down on paper. And finally, a sprinkling of magic fairy dust or as Betty Edwards, in her book, “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” calls it “gestalt,” which occurs nearing completion of a sketch, the “aha” moment when all elements of the drawing comes together.I love to use shadows and tone to accentuate and complete a drawing that might otherwise look a little flat.

Perspective and proportion – how does one thing relate to another? If you watch some of my videos, you will see how I tend to anchor my drawings and rationalise on paper the proportion of one thing to another.

Spaces – the perception of space in a drawing, the negative (empty spaces) and positive (objects), can complete our drawings.

I like to call these the “horizon” of a drawing.

Perception of edges – drawing the contour lines of an object as you see them.

Lets remind ourselves of the 5 basic component skill sets to drawing that run alongside one another On approach to a drawing we tend to solely focus on the object in question. In order to define what negative space is it helps to firstly clarify the meaning of positive space.

Your perception skills improve immensely.

Here are 3 benefits of learning to master sketching negative spaces.