mosaic letter 2nd
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MOSAICA PICTURE MADE FROM MANY SMALL SQUARES
Free form or geometric shape?
Free form Free form
Geometric
POSITIVE SPACE in art is the area in a work of art that is the SUBJECT- or the most important player.
NEGATIVE SPACE is the area AROUND the positive space.
WHAT IS POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE???
Posi
tive S
pace
Neg
ativ
e
Space
Negati
ve
Space
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE SPACE?
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE SPACE?
LET’
S TRY
THIS
ONE
AGAIN:
Positi
ve o
r Neg
ativ
e Spac
e?
BOTH!
It dep
ends
on h
ow y
ou lo
ok a
t it!
What
do
YOU s
ee??
??
Today! Make a Mosaic Initial (the first letter of your name!)
• Use geometric and free form shapes. • Draw your Initial in pencil first.• Cut colored paper into small pieces and
glue them on paper.• Leave a small space between each
piece.• Begin first with Initial (positive space),
then fill in the negative space around it.
MosaicA picture made from
many small shapesFree Form Shap
es
Geometric Shapes