Line Drawing of outer edges only of a potted house plant.

(Outer-edge-only “rule” was broken to close off the bottom of the pot and to draw the dish-shape.)

Everything on the outer edges of the plant is NEGATIVE SPACE.

 

Stare at the shapes in this negative space, and they become positive shapes.

Drawing involves the observation of both the negative and positive shapes.

 

www.artexperiences.org House Plant Shadow-Drawing © 2005 Kristen S. Boyesen