Stool Empty Space Drawing

For this assignment stools were arranged in the center of the room. The class was told to draw the negative space between the stacked stools, which resulted in a series of boxes which created the shape of the subject. We then had to fill the boxes in any way that we wanted. I decided to turn the boxes into a comic book, which I used to tell a short story about a cat exploring the forest. To do this I used a sharpie for the negative space and a small black pen for the illustrations.

I chose to tell a story about a cat mostly just because I like cats, and I used the pen because I have experience with it, so using it made me feel comfortable. The main element I used was line. I think I did a good job capturing the movement of the cat as well.

The story is about a cat who is exploring the forest, but gets caught in a rainstorm, so he searches for shelter to wait out the storm. I chose to do this because I like drawing cats, and it sort of relates to the Warrior Cat series, which was a huge part of my childhood (I had a serious obsession with those books). My favorite part of the piece is the box where I drew the cat's paws, mostly just because cat toes are adorable. I think the last few frames feel a little rushed, so I wish I spent more time on them. It's also kind of hard to tell what order the story goes in, but other than those two things I really like this piece.