1. Notional Space
PP designed for DVI by
Camilla S. Haneberg

2. Practice using your movable viewfinder.
Notional Space
Practice using your movable viewfinder.
Adjust the viewfinder to determine the notional space, name the shape and identify the orientation.

3. Hold up your movable viewfinder
Notional Space
Find the space around the lettuce, touching the very top, sides and bottom-most points
Hold up your movable viewfinder

4. Notional Space
horizontal
vertical

5. Notional Space
vertical rectangle
notional space

6. Ready? Go!

7. horizontal rectangle
Sweet potato

8. Use that viewfinder…

9. Horizontal rectangle
bell pepper

10. Next…

11. vertical rectangle
Bartlett pear

12. How about this one?

13. square
orange

14. Last one…

15. vertical rectangle
Chile pepper

16. Think of the notional space as the rectangular shape that fits closest on all sides around the object you are drawing…

17. …like this cake in a box…

18. …or this make-your-own pizza in a box…

19. Notional space is the beginning of the drawing process.
subject matter
drawing