Lesson 6: Surroundings

With just a few lines Rembrandt could suggest trees or grass. He also used other objects and techniques such as cutting off to suggest space or the surroundings of figures.

Watch and learn to sketch the basis of an environment or surroundings.

MATERIALS

• Pencil

• Sharpener

• Eraser

• Drawing paper

• Sketchpad

In this lesson we look at:

• De baders, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1651

• Christus ten grave gedragen, Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1645