Chapter 3 Space

Positive space are the objects that are understood in a design that has implied volume, such as a big red heart glued onto a bigger peice of black paper. Positive space is the part of the piece that initially draws your attention to the design, negative space would be the black paper in that particular design. Negative space are the  things that are not as important as the attention grabber. An object that is closer to a veiwer will look lower than something that is farther away. If an object is close it will always appear lighter, and any objests in the backround will will always appear darker. Maybe a weird analogy, but it's almost like doing makeup. To make a certain feature pop, like your eyes, you would want to use lighter eyeshadow, but if you wanted something to be less noticable, like a double chin, you would want to use a slightly darker foundation in that area, making it recede. Objects in the foreground, and background will have the same amount of sharpness, unless you personally make it otherwise.

I love this image of the tree, only it's not just a tree, it also looks like a woman dancing.