Nōtan is a Japanese design concept involving the play and placement of light and dark elements as they are placed next to the other in the composition of art and imagery. This week you will continue working with Negative and Positive space and create your own Notan cutout. First watch the video below before drawing 2 to 4 sketches of your Notan Design. Next fill in the negative space of your favorite notan drawing using a pencil or sharpie. Copy it to a piece of black paper using a pencil before cutting and gluing to a piece of white paper . See examples below.