09
Mar
Positive And Negative Art Activities. A worksheet about negative space went home today. This lesson is inspired by the art of Japanese Notan which emphasizes the contrast between light and dark. In the picture Land and Sea Escher plays with the artistic concept of POSITIVE and NEGATIVE space. This 3 to 4 day lesson is designed for second grade art students but can be used in 2nd-5th grade art classes.
Have students arrange their objects lying flat on top of the paper. ART LESSONs focus on a specific artist style period technique or medium. This ART LESSON explores the concept of positive and negative space using doodle art patterns. Negative space is the space between our efforts in drawing and painting. Simple art lesson idea. If the object is removed the resulting blank area is negative space.
The negative space is the space around an object or form.
Explain that positive space is the area taken up by objects in the picture and negative space is the area around and under an object. Positive and Negative Space Art Project On a piece of graph paper draw squares triangles rectangles diamonds or a combination of these shapes that cover the area without leaving spaces or gaps just like a tile-covered floor. Explain that positive space is the area taken up by objects in the picture and negative space is the area around and under an object. This ART LESSON explores the concept of positive and negative space using doodle art patterns. Simple art lesson idea. Use colored pencils or markers to fill in the shapes indicating a specific pattern of positive and negative space.