Positive and negative space art ideas

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Art Ed 209, Instructor Sandra Quintero

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Mirror +ve and-ve space with black and white

This is a lesson I've posted about before. It is based on artwork by M.C. Escher, and introduces the concept of negative and positive space, as well as negative/positive space reversal. One thing that is really awesome about this lesson is that there is no trash! Every single piece of paper that gets cut out of one side gets glued on the other side. With many other paper cutting lessons, the paper scraps all over the tables and floor take some time to clean up, but with this lesson, the only…

I teach fifth grade in a school which focuses on the integration of art into all parts of the curriculum. Since I have literally no background in the visual arts, I have learned a tremendou…

Explore positive and negative space in art with this elements of art space project for kids. This easy positive and negative art uses a free worksheet

This is a simple exercise that uses positive and negative shapes and lines. 1. Give each student a tall white rectangle, and a black piece of paper that is half the size of the white.

This was a wonderful drawing lesson my second practicum student taught to a mixed class of Grade 7-9 students last month. It was well received among students and yielded a high success rate! I believe she found the inspo for the project HERE (via Pinterest). After her demonstration and explanation of positive and negative space, students looked up an image of a houseplant (some chose flowers) online. They drew a contour line drawing (no shading) of this on 8 x 11" cardstock. Once drawn, they…

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