Everything You Wanted To Know About Negative Space (In Under a Minute)

I love exploring Negative Space. Finding cool shapes.
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Comic book creator, movie maker, painter, Dad, and part-time Hobbit living in Franklin, TN
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[thephony]

*it’s been five years. The painting is now the size of Australia.*

“No… BIGGER”

[popstel]

Yeah l use thumbnails all the time when a pose is too hard! 10/10 would recommend 👍

[sullyharmeyer]

Today I found out a cool way to make a comic character that’s very exaggerated! You sketch out the general shape of the face, then one by one close your eyes and draw a part of the face, then open your eyes, rinse and repeat with other parts of the face. This helps me get a characters general idea and personality figured out, and it’s very fun!

[sunrisemcash]

"It's over Scott. You can't draw hair more bigger."
Scott: "You underestimate my power."

[alex.s]

Don’t be negative, get negative 😜😂

Can we see the final version of this composition? I’d love to see it in it’s fully recognized form, thanks!

[beth_m]

I’m so glad that you’re talking about thumbnails! I hadn’t heard about those until my art teacher talked about them and they are super helpful!

[tinykqi._.]

I’ve been having crazy art block and I just gotta get those drawings I’m not proud of out of the way so thank you for this I’ll be trying it ♥️

[thesuperiorpotato]

“So i started doodling”




Proceeds to make a masterpiece

[TheVeryAngryShrimp]

You explain and visualize concepts that've taken me years to try and understand. Thank you so much.

[zoe]

i cant wait to see the final product! nice sketch as always :)

[Pixel_so]

I actually learned so much from you. From eyes to sketching. From realism to cartoon. Really, you helped me a lot!

[weebsama]

The "small doodles" are better than anything I ever did in my life 💀

[saumyavig]

Thats a great tip, i like how gestalt psychology comes to play here. I mean we see the world in holistic perspective anyways, so anything can be taken as an example. But i really like this example, so clear-cut.

[Boxadaryls]

After so many years of ignoring my love for art because of fear of failure, you tips have really helped me gat back into drawing and wanting to practice. Thank you so much ❤️

[interstellar]

"Thumbnails only take about a minute to do".
Me: *spends an hour*

[alanking]

“Don’t forget to explore your negative space, that’s where the magic happens”

I find this very profound. Like not just for art on paper but for real life

[dovacraft]

Person on the call: "dude it's been three hours and you haven't said anything, are you even still there?"

[EmilysEdits]

It’s great that people can find kinds of art they love 💕 You don’t just have to paint sunsets 🌅 or draw fruit bowls 🍉 People like
photographers 📷
Musicians 🎶 and just anyone like you who finds something they think is fun

[anonymousguywhoknowseverything]

Im glad you dont end the sentence with;
“So next time youre stuck on an art piece-“

[TheLorivas]

Bro the negative space sounds absolutely rad