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Honestly, it’s just matter of preference. Your Fill will indicate that this has been done correctly if everything that is selected has black fill. I copy that, delete my all of my previous work, then do a Paste in Place, leaving only the positive shapes. This breaks down everything into separate shapes according to the intersecting edges.īy first ungrouping my illustration, I can now use the magic wand to select all the positive (black) shapes. With everything selected, I use Pathfinder > Divide. *In my opinion, Negative 1 layer should actually only be named “Negative,” since there is not a “Negative 2” layer.įirst making sure that my layers are unlocked and visible, I then select all my shapes, then copy and paste it all into a new layer (“Grouped”). My third layer (“Positive 2”) contains the last set of positive (black) shapes that sit on the white (in Negative 1 layer*). It is at this point that the linework becomes defined. In this layer, I created the white (negative) shapes by using my original sketch as reference. Next, a new layer was created (Negative 1). This layer is named “Positive 1” (as it says in the Layers Palette). Pasted in the Illustrator artboard is the original sketch for my illustration. From this I outlined and created silhouetted shapes… This little dude also was featured on the WMC Fest 6 kid’s shirt. Yep! He’s the mini version of the cosmic robot Buddha illustration I did for Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 6. I’ll walk you through it, and by the end you will have another method to illustration in your repertoire. We all know that Illustrator is great for creating dynamic linework and wonderful shapes, but what about creating lines WITH shapes? You know, positive and negative space? Get what I’m saying? Picking up what I’m putting down? Smelling what I’m stepping in? If you’re still unsure, no problem. Positive and Negative Space in Illustrator