Lets Talk About Space

1. Space
   Space is an area that an artist provides for a particular purpose. Space includes the background, foreground and middle ground, and refers to the distances or area(s) around, between, and within things. 
   
   
   Positive and Negative
   The area around positive shapes, the background, is negative space. A solid piece of sculpture occupies space, and makes the space around it come to life.
   
   Scale
   Scale refers to the size of an object (a whole) in relationship to another object (another whole). 
   
   Illusion of Space
   Illusion of space is something created by artists through their use of color, shadow and perspective. it gives the viewer the feeling that the painting has depth, rather than being the 2 dimensional surface that it is. 
   
   2D Space
   2D space refers to the flat surface region of a drawing/painting upon which one creates the artwork.  2D space is measured in two dimensions – width and height.

   

   3D Space

   3D space refers to the real space of an object/figure in an environment, as well as the seemingly real appearance of a form drawn/painted to create a sense of real-life illusion on a 2D space.