Negative Space drawing Positive Space Drawing

For Project 1 we were asked to pick an object that reminded us of home and a place we are deeply connected to. The most important part of this assignment was the way we used the page and where/how we decided to place our object and why. The object I chose was my perfume bottle because I used to always wear it back home so now when I smell it, it always brings back enormous amount of memories. For my positive space drawing I decided to place the object as if it was a continuation of each other, because it’s something that’s a big part of who i’ve become and completes me in many ways. For my negative space drawing I decided to do a repetition of my object diagonally across the page to represent the whiff of the perfume along with all of the memories it brings back. Both drawings work with each other because the positive space drawing could be a zoomed in version of the negative space drawing.

I learned a lot throughout this project, because I did a zoomed in version on a big piece of paper I learned that throughout the process it was helpful to put up my drawing pad and look at it from a distance. That’s one thing that improved the accuracy and making sure it was as even as possible. The negative space drawing was a good learning experience. Since it’s only the outline of the object and you can’t add detail, you were obligated to think about the ways you could make the drawing interesting for the audience as well as tell your story and I believe my drawings successfully conveyed the meaning behind them. These skills will come in handy in the future, it has opened my eyes to the ways in which I can use my page. The way the object is placed can convey a lot more meaning than I had imagined. It has also caused me to think about the different ways I can give meaning through simplicity, which is why i’m glad this project was entirely with pencil and charcoal.