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What makes a flat painting look 3D? How does an artist make the background of a painting look miles away, even when the canvas is right in front you? It's all a matter of perspective!
Join us this May half term to learn about the techniques and tricks used by Rubens to create dazzling illusions of space in his two great landscapes, and create your own masterpiece of perspective with artist Miranda Lopatkin.
To create your own landscape with Miranda you will need:
A drawing pencil
Colouring pens or pencils
A copy of Miranda's template
Download your free template, here: wallacecollection.org/documents/326/Playing_with_Perspective_v4.pdf
Image reference: Peter Paul Rubens, An Autumn Landscape with a View of Het Steen in the Early Morning, 1636, Oil on oak, The National Gallery
What makes a flat painting look 3D? How does an artist make the background of a painting look miles away, even when the canvas is right in front you? It's all a matter of perspective!
Join us this May half term to learn about the techniques and tricks used by Rubens to create dazzling illusions of space in his two great landscapes, and create your own masterpiece of perspective with artist Miranda Lopatkin.
To create your own landscape with Miranda you will need:
A drawing pencil
Colouring pens or pencils
A copy of Miranda's template
Download your free template, here: wallacecollection.org/documents/326/Playing_with_Perspective_v4.pdf
Image reference: Peter Paul Rubens, An Autumn Landscape with a View of Het Steen in the Early Morning, 1636, Oil on oak, The National Gallery
