abstract shape painting 5

What You’ll Need

Abstract shape painting

5

Topics Covered Shape, Color & Painting Techniques

Time Needed 3 Sessions at 50 Minutes

I N S P I R E D BY J A I M E G I L I

ABOUT THE ARTIST JAIME GILI (1972) is a contemporary painter. He was born in Caracas, VENEZUELA and

now lives in London. Gili is known for his large acrylic paintings that feature shapes and bold

color. He has also created murals as well as other public works and was even chosen to

create a design for 16 large industrial tanks as part of a project by the Maine Center for

Creativity called “Art All Around.” The project,

completed between 2009-2014, is one of the

world’s largest public art projects and is located

along the Fore River in South Portland, Maine.

Fifth-graders will love learning a new painting technique in this

abstract painting lesson inspired by the Venezuelan artist

Jaime Gili. Not only will they focus on color

and shape but they will also explore the

painting process of masking with painter’s

tape. To get started, students will plan their

color scheme with the included planning

worksheet. Then they will begin painting

layer upon layer with tempera. Once

their painting is dry, they can add fine

lines with a liner brush or Posca

pen and even deconstruct their

work and reassemble it to give it a

“pieced-together” look.

What You’ll Need: 12” x 18” white paper (2)

Painter’s tape

Liquid tempera paint

Large flat paintbrush

Scissors & glue

Optional: sponges or assorted

paintbrushes, Posca pens

Abstract shape painting

Gili, Jaime. Art All Around. Image from HERE.

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http://artpulsemagazine.com/constructivist-jungle-interview-with-jaime-gili

http://artpulsemagazine.com/constructivist-jungle-interview-with-jaime-gili

Prepping the materials• Before getting started with paint, choose a COLOR SCHEME for your painting. A color scheme is a

planned combination of colors. You can use the

handout on page six as a planning

worksheet. Here are some examples:

• COMPLEMENTARY COLORS: colors that sit across from one

another on the COLOR WHEEL.

• TRIADIC COLORS: three colors

that are evenly spaced on the

color wheel.

• WARM/COOL COLORS: colors that

remind us of different

temperatures like red,

orange and yellow for

heat and blue, green

and violet for water.

• To create different

layers in his painting, Jaimie Gili uses a technique

called MASKING. Masking is a process in painting

where a material such as painter’s tape is applied to the

surface to keep the paint off.

• Prep a few long pieces of tape by tearing it off the roll and sticking it along the

edge of the table. It is important to stick it to your shirt or pant leg a few times

before sticking it to the paper to make it a bit less sticky to avoid ripping.

• Mask a few areas of the 12” x 18” white sulphite paper with painter’s tape to

create the different sections of the first layer. Using a piece of colored 12” x 18”

paper that corresponds with your chosen color scheme is fine, too.

Handout on page 6


Painting the paper• Once you have masked off areas of your paper

and chosen your color scheme, begin painting.

• For the first layer, use the DRY-BRUSH TECHNIQUE to fill in some of the sections. To do

this, dip a dry brush into the paint and quickly brush

the paint on the paper. It will have a rougher

appearance and should dry quickly. I like to use my

lightest color first and get darker as I go.

• Slowly peel off the tape, one strip at a time,

starting with the one you laid down last. You can

stick this tape to the table’s edge and use it again

once any paint on it is dry.

• When the paint on the paper is dry, repeat the

process again to create another layer, this time

masking off different areas. It is okay if the new

sections OVERLAP the first ones.

• Continue the same process, building up layers and

focusing on a specific shape.

• TIP: Make sure that

each layer is dry before

you put tape on top of it.

• Emphasizing the same

shape in layer after layer

will also create

REPETITION in the

design.

• Add as many different painted layers as time

permits and then allow the painting to dry.


Finishing touches• There are a couple different options to finish the

painting:

• Stop here and call it complete.

• Use painter’s tape to mask off some additional areas

and add lines that CONTRAST, or stand out, with a

liner brush or Posca pen.

• Deconstruct your painting and then reassemble it so

that it has the “pieced-together” look found in some of

Jaime Gili’s paintings.

• In my example, I have chosen to add lines and then

deconstruct my painting to further ABSTRACT it by

cutting it apart and then reassembling it on another

12” x 18” piece of white paper.

To cut apart and reassemble:

• Turn your painted paper VERTICAL and fold it in half

so that you have two skinny HALVES.

• Flip your paper over to the back side so that

it is HORIZONTAL and fold one side in a

THIRD of the way. Open it up and fold the

other side to your fold line. You should end up

with six sections. For a simpler option, you can

fold it in half to make four sections instead of six.

• Use scissors to cut your paper apart on the fold

lines. Try your best to cut straight lines so that your

pieces come back together nicely.

• Reassemble your pieces on the other piece of 12” x

18” paper and then glue them down. Trim any edges if

necessary.


Color scheme P L A N N I N G W O R K S H E E T


Name: ________________________________ Class: _________________________

COLOR SCHEMES are combinations of colors. Here are a few examples of different

color schemes that artist use in their artwork:

Choose a color scheme to use in your abstract shape painting. Color in those colors on the color wheel.

Which color scheme did you choose to use?

__________________If you have chosen a monochromatic color scheme, use the boxes below to create a tint and shade of your color.

• Warm colors: red, orange and yellow

• Cool colors: blue, green and violet

• Primary colors: red, yellow and blue

• Secondary colors: orange, green and violet

• Analogous colors: groups of colors that sit next to each other on the color

wheel and have a color in common

• Triadic colors: three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel

• Split complementary: a group of three colors made up of one color and the

two colors on either side of its complement.

• Monochromatic: tints and shades of one color

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National Core Arts Standards - 5th GradeA B S T R A C T S H A P E P A I N T I N G

C R E AT I N G

Common Core StandardsCCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view

with reasons and information.

As students complete an artist statement (located in Teacher Aids),

they are supporting claims about what their artwork means. This

requires them to build their answer based on how they created the

work as evidence pointing toward the composition’s meaning.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when

writing or speaking.

You can emphasize to students the importance of using conventions of standard English

grammar when writing their answers to the artist statement worksheet This is a wonderful way to

help students see cross-curricular connections between subjects.

CCSS.Math.Content.5.G.B.3 Understand that attributes belonging to a category of two-dimensional figures also belong to all

subcategories of that category. For example, all rectangles have four right angles and squares

are rectangles, so all squares have four right angles.

You can have students identify similar attributes among the shapes that they used in their

abstract paintings. For example, “what do all of the triangles have in common that you used to

create your artwork?”

VA:Cr1.1.5a - Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work - Combine ideas to generate an innovative idea for art-making.

VA:Cr2.1.5a - Organize and develop artistic ideas and work - Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice.

VA:Cr3.1.5a - Refine and complete artistic work - Create artist statements using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in artmaking.

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Time to evaluate your work! Review your project and check the box with your answer.

Criteria

Craftsmanship

Effort

Composition

Did you follow all steps?

Were you satisfied with the end result?

Did you use the supplies correctly?

Did you do your best?

Excellent Needs WorkSuccessful Progressing

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Student Name:__________________ Class:__________ Project: Abstract Shape Painting

Student Name:__________________ Class:__________ Project: Abstract Shape Painting

TEACHER ASSESSMENT

STUDENT ASSESSMENT

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Can the student tell me three facts about Jaime Gili and his artwork?

Did the student use a planned color scheme throughout their artwork?

Did the student use masking to create shapes and show repetition in their artwork?

Abstract

Color scheme

Dry-brush technique

A B S T R A C T S H A P E P A I N T I N G V O C A B U L A R Y


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