Negative Space Cutouts

Objective:

Create a drawing of just the negative space of an image.

Big Idea:

Negative space are the areas of a drawing where nothing occurs. Students will closely observe the negative space of a photograph. They will then create a design that would work well as a mirror image.

Essential Questions:

What is negative space?

How does negative space help us draw more accurately?

What is symmetry?

Student Examples: