Principles of Art - Figure Ground Relationship 

One of the fundamental Principles of Art, Figure Ground Relationship is the Relationship between a form or figure and its background. It can also be described as the contract between positive space (figure) and negative space (the background).
This video is one of 18 videos created by Deb Bailey and Keith Pickering-Walters as part of their e-book, The Art of Digital Photography.
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