Element of Art: Space

What is the positive space in an artwork?

• the area behind an object
• the area taken up by the object
• the area in front of an object

What is the positive shape in the image?

• tree
• sky
• ground

What is the negative space in the image?

• tree
• ocean and sky
• sand

The closer an object is the___________ it is.

• larger
• cooler
• smaller
• higher

In art, overlapping is _______________

• the mixing of colors
• the blending of shades
• the placement of one object in  front of another
• the stacking of one object on top of another

Artists make parallel lines appear to come together. What technique is this?

• placement
• lines
• overlapping
• size

How does an artist use detail to make an artwork appear to have deep space.

• They don't use details
• The details are clear far away
• The details are fuzzy far away
• The details are always in the distance

Trees and buildings should appear _________ as they go away from us.

• larger
• smaller
• the same height

The six techniques artists use to create space in a 2D picture are: lines, shapes, colors, overlapping, details and placement

• True
• False

The area nearest the viewer in a landscape composition is called the

• background
• midground
• foreground
• highest part of page