Monday is composition day in our 30 Day Challenge, and you’re doing great! Today we’re going to work with negative space, and an element of chance to make it fun.
You’ll need some string, and simple drawing materials. If you don’t have string, try rubber bands, chopsticks, or bamboo skewers. If you prefer not to draw, consider cutting the shapes out of paper or fabric.
STEP 1: Take your string and drop it on the table until you like the shape it makes. Gaze upon it lovingly.
STEP 2: Draw the space around the string, not the string itself. The space around a thing is called negative space, and drawing negative space is good training to help you see more objectively, and put value on all of the pieces in a composition. If you prefer not to draw, here’s where you get creative with cutting out paper or fabric.
STEP 3: Now for the composition part. Decide which way is up, and draw a tidy rectangle around the composition so the gap of the undrawn string intersects with the edge of your drawing on at least 3 sides of your rectangle. Feel free to use an eraser to clean things up. That’s it!
You know what to do
Set a timer for 20 minutes. When the timer chimes, continue if you wish, but 20 minutes is a win.
Post your work to the new Padlet for January 11.
PADLET JAN 11-15 https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/fl2cnuio5g0ocsfp
Post your work to social media with the tags #30sal & #seattleartistleague. To find more followers for your page, you can cut/paste these tags and add them to your post:
Looking for more information about 30SAL? It’s not too late to jump in! Check out the 30 Day Challenge Invitation, and 30SAL Challenge Day 1. You’ll find information about prizes, deadlines, what to expect, how to participate, and more. Thanks for being a part of this 30 Day Challenge!
I used to think drawing was something I had to learn so that I could to get to painting. Lately I’ve grown to enjoy drawing for its own expressive abilities. Drawing is a spontaneous and immediate art. It is a direct record of the movement of the artist’s hand, a record of movement in time. …
I’ll be sharing my drawings on Facebook. I’d love for you to share yours too. Maybe we’ll get some people jumping in to join us. Post your pics on the Seattle Artist League‘s Facebook, or Instagram at SeattleArtLeague. #drawingaday #seattleartleague
From my window, the smoke gives a terrible, surreal beauty to the landscape. A dampened and compressed eerie glow. There is a weight to it. What do you see? CALL FOR ART: SMOKE I’ve received great submissions for this show! There’s still time to send in yours. Email artwork of any media you have documenting this smoke …
Usually when people draw, they draw a thing, and then that thing floats in a kind of nothing space called the “background.” But what would happen if you didn’t draw things? What would happen if instead of things you drew the space between things? What would it look like to draw the air or the …
30SAL Challenge: String Theory
Monday is composition day in our 30 Day Challenge, and you’re doing great! Today we’re going to work with negative space, and an element of chance to make it fun.
You’ll need some string, and simple drawing materials. If you don’t have string, try rubber bands, chopsticks, or bamboo skewers. If you prefer not to draw, consider cutting the shapes out of paper or fabric.
STEP 1: Take your string and drop it on the table until you like the shape it makes. Gaze upon it lovingly.
STEP 2: Draw the space around the string, not the string itself. The space around a thing is called negative space, and drawing negative space is good training to help you see more objectively, and put value on all of the pieces in a composition. If you prefer not to draw, here’s where you get creative with cutting out paper or fabric.
STEP 3: Now for the composition part. Decide which way is up, and draw a tidy rectangle around the composition so the gap of the undrawn string intersects with the edge of your drawing on at least 3 sides of your rectangle. Feel free to use an eraser to clean things up. That’s it!
You know what to do
Set a timer for 20 minutes. When the timer chimes, continue if you wish, but 20 minutes is a win.
Post your work to the new Padlet for January 11.
PADLET JAN 11-15
https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/fl2cnuio5g0ocsfp
Post your work to social media with the tags #30sal & #seattleartistleague. To find more followers for your page, you can cut/paste these tags and add them to your post:
#30sal #seattleartistleague #drawingchallenge #drawing #art #illustration
#sketch #artchallenge #drawings #artist #draw #artistsoninstagram
#sketchbook #instaart #drawthisinyourstyle #artwork #drawingoftheday
#dailydrawing #inkdrawing #drawingsketch #artoftheday #myart
#pencildrawing #drawthisinyourstylechallenge #creativity
#creativechallenge #composition #negativespacedrawing #negativespace
30SAL CHALLENGE
SUNDAY: Observation
MONDAY: Composition
TUESDAY: Memory / Imagination
WEDNESDAY: See & Respond
THURSDAY: Vocabulary
FRIDAY: Comic
SATURDAY: Experimental
Looking for more information about 30SAL? It’s not too late to jump in! Check out the 30 Day Challenge Invitation, and 30SAL Challenge Day 1. You’ll find information about prizes, deadlines, what to expect, how to participate, and more. Thanks for being a part of this 30 Day Challenge!
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