Vocabulary

1. space Vocabulary Value Light source Highlights Shadows Foreground Middle ground Background Positive space Negative space Overlap In front Behind Foreshortening perspective

2. space What is it? Space is all around you! Space is Area. The Space around the world is called Outer Space!

3. space space - An element of art that refers to the distance or area between, around, above, below, or within things. It can be described as two-dimensional or three-dimensional; as flat, as positive or negative espacio

4. space Positive space refers to the object Negative space is the area around the object espacio positivo y negativo

5. Example:The blue boxesare the positive spaceThe black space is the negative space

6. Example:The cat is thepositive spaceThe black area is the ___________

7. Example: The red boxesare the _________The blue space is the ___________

8. Create your own Example • Use 2 pieces of colored paper to create an example of positive and negative space. • Draw a shape on a piece of paper. Be creative! Try something interesting! • Cut out a shape and save both pieces of paper. • Glue the shape to a new piece of paper • Glue the remaining paper to a new piece of paper • And label positive and negative space

9. space foreground - is the space closest to the viewer, usually the bottom of the artwork middle ground - is the space between the background and foreground, usually in the middle of the artwork Background is the space farthest from the viewer, usually the top of the artwork

10. space Background middle ground foreground Background is the space farthest away, at the top middle ground - is the space between the background and foreground foreground - is the space closest, at the bottom of the artwork

11. space What if the object was in the sky? Background middle ground foreground Background is the space farthest away middle ground - is the space between the back and the front foreground - is the space closest

12. How do artists show space? Overlap / In front / Behind Size of objects Value / shading Light source Highlights/detail Shadows/detail Foreground Middle ground Background

13. How do artists show space? Overlap / In front / Behind Size of objects Value / shading Light source Highlights/detail Shadows/detail Foreground Middle ground Background

14. How do artists show space? Overlap / In front / Behind Size of objects Value / shading Light source Highlights/detail Shadows/detail Foreground Middle ground Background

15. How do artists show space? Overlap / In front / Behind Size of objects Value / shading Light source Highlights/detail Shadows/detail Foreground Middle ground Background

16. Create a masterpiece! Draw a picture using all of the ways artists show space! Overlap In front / Behind Size of objects Horizon line Value / shading Light source Highlights/detail Shadows/detail Foreground Middle ground Background Size of objects

17. Design Assignment • Make a sketch of your favorite activity in your journal. This will be a study for your drawing. • Examples are: playing soccer, cooking, going to the park, receiving gifts, visiting a family member, etc. • The drawing must show “space”, value, foreground, background, middle ground, overlapping, light source, texture, etc.

18. 6th grade assignment Using these exercises: • Contour hand sketches • Value scale • Invented and frottage texture • Positive and Negative example You will create a masterpiece called “Give Me A Hand” Chose the best composition of hands and recreate it on a new piece of paper. Add texture to the shapes on the hands and values to the shapes in the background.

19. Example of “Give me a hand” • By Kay Dixon