Space and Contrast: An Adventure in Counter Change and NotanSome times it is good to study things in their simplest forms to gain an understanding of positive and negative space. This activity is a perfect one for beginning to see the value of positive AND negative SPACE!
For this adventure you will need the following tools! - scissors - two different colors of paper - glues stick or white glue - light pencil - patience 1st watch my quick pep talk video, then watch the Notan for beginners video, then set up and give it a shot! Have FUN! Notan is a Japanese term which literally means "light dark harmony". Artists use "notan studies" to explore different arrangements of light and dark elements in a painting, without having the distraction of other elements like color, texture and finer details
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