How I created my Friedrich Vordemberge Gildewart painting

How I created Composition By Thomas

Equipment  List:

A copy of Friedrich Vordemberge Gildewart painting

An A2 poster sized piece of paper

A 30cm ruler

An HB pencil

An eraser

Acrylic paint- Three colours

Paint brushes

A paint T-shirt

Instructions:

1. Plot dots every 5cm across (horizontally) on the paper.

2. Join the dots together with a ruler.

3. Plot dots every 5cm downwards (vertically) on the paper.

4. Join the dots together with a ruler.

5. Number the squares to find the co-ordinates.

6. Fold the end of the painting so that your paper has the co-ordinates 8 vertically and 11 horizontally.

7. In the bottom left corner with the co-ordinates (7,1) vertically and (2,8) horizontally plot a triangle.

8. Join the dots with a ruler.

9.In the bottom right corner with the co-ordinates (9,8) horizontally to (6,11) vertically.

10. Join the dots with a ruler.

11. In the top left corner plot dots with the co-ordinates (3,1) vertically and (3,1) horizontally.

12. Join the dots with a ruler.

13. Make a triangle with the co-ordinates (4,8), (9,8) horizontally and (7,6) vertically.

14. Join the dots with a ruler.

15. Make a square using the co-ordinates (4,5) horizontally and (4,6).

16. Draw a plot for a square (10,8,7,8).

17. Join the dots with a ruler.

18. Draw a square with the co-ordinates (5,6,7,3).

19. Join the dots with a ruler.

20. Draw a big square with the co-ordinates (5,4,6,3).

21. Join the dots with a ruler.

22. Draw a rectangle with the co-ordinates (3,2) (6,4).

23. Join the dots with a ruler.

24. Draw a rectangle with the co-ordinates (11,1) (7,3)

25. Join the dots with a ruler.

26. Draw a rectangle with the co-ordinates (3,1) (4,6)
27. Join the dots with a ruler.

28. Draw a rectangle with the co-ordinates (1,11) (10,7) (4,7)

29. Join the dots with a ruler.

30. Draw a line with the co-ordinates (4,4) (10,7).

31. Join the dots with a ruler.

32. Draw a line with the co-ordinates (4,1) (10,7)

33. Draw a line with the co-ordinates (8,8) (8,5)

34. Paint it with your different colours using different shades until you are happy with it.

35. Spray it with hairspray to make it nice and shiny.

This is how I created my painting. I hope you can read it and learn how to do one too!