When composing a piece of artwork, we generally work with three elements: the frame, the positive space, and the negative space (also called white space). The frame is the bounding size of the artwork, the positive space is the subject, and the negative space is the empty space around the subject. Negative space helps define a subject, so subjectively speaking, negative space works when there’s a balance between the positive and negative spaces. Negative space also works when it draws the viewer’s eye into the subject at hand.

…still waiting by Nathan Kendall

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Symmetry by Nathan Wirth

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Hands: Holding by Rune T

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Reaching The Green by Omar Eduardo

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Living on a jet plane by Ralf

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Silence by Lisa Røstøen

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The world in my eyes by José A. Morales

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Laundry Day by Micha Dmoch

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Like A Child by Carrie Musgrave

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New York City by Steve Kelley

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Le petit coin ! by Thomas Krauss

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orange you a dandy? by Jawdoc

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?… by Julian E…

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skyway by brancolina

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All at sea by esanatha

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Negative Space by Nathan Wirth

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Floating by John R

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a tribute to a true gentleman by Jawdoc

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I wonder how I got here by kate mellersh

hocus focus by brancolina

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X by FishKAA

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Eye by Wieteke de Kogel

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yellow paper wave by RamonaG

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The Beginning And The End by SherwinJames

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Cross by Alexandre Buisse

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66 by Alberto Peroni

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A blue moment by Leif Westling

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half a heart turned upside down by Cile Bailey

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The Edge of Perception by Martin Gremm

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High Voltage Tower by Alfuraih

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in “V” formation by Hendra Senjaya

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imagine by barbera

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A world of Antennas by Manlio K

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/// by Bruno Mazzetti

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Light at the end of bridge by viperphoto

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