Drawing Negative Space

Practice drawing the spaces in between things, or ‘negative space’ and suddenly drawings will breath and tensions between objects resonate.

Drawing negative space: Amy's process. Drawing negative space with water soluble graphite
Amy’s process. Drawing negative space with water soluble graphite

 


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