Develop students’ understanding of positive and negative space with this Alma Thomas-inspired abstract art worksheet.

Students create colourful repeated marks around a chosen shape, deliberately leaving white gaps to explore how empty space contributes to composition, balance and visual impact.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore how positive and negative space work together.
• Use repeated marks to create shape, form and rhythm.
• Develop confidence in making original abstract compositions.

Worksheet Includes:

• Colourful visual example
• Key vocabulary including positive space, negative space, shape, balance, emphasis and pattern
• Step-by-step practical activity
• Teacher guidance
• Extension challenge
• Student self-assessment

Perfect For: KS3 Art & Design, composition lessons, positive and negative space projects, abstract art, cover lessons and homework.

A structured and engaging activity encouraging students to recognise the importance of both filled and empty areas within artwork.