In chapter 7 of Dr. Betty Edwards' 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain,' we learn about negative space and how it is effected by the format you choose. This is a great way for Introduction to Drawing students to begin building skills in composition.
Students take a pair of scissors and trace the same sized shape over and over again into different frames ("formats"). One of my hopes is that this exercise helps them know how to use a view-finder, and recognize their value too. Then they color in the negative space.
They may be abstract, but I think they produce really neat images.
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