Playful Circles

These shades round up attention with whimsical circles -- each drawn freehand -- in blue, brown, and green. Painted using the same technique described for the geometric shades, the design goes on effortlessly -- no measuring, no mistakes.

• Hard-back, fine-weave lampshade
• Extra-fine DecoColor opaque paint marker (140-S Black) or comparable paint pen such as Krylon (not a permanent marking pen)
• Brushes: Royal Soft Grip SG 250 #6 and #10 round-tip nylon head and SG 157 #10 shader square (or any brush suited for acrylic paints)
• Delta Ceramcoat acrylic crafts paint: Village Green (VG), Coastline Blue (CB), and Periwinkle Blue (PB)
• Plaid Apple Barrel acrylic crafts paint: Sage Green (SG), Antique White (AW) (only for Bubbles), and Country Tan (CT) (only for Bubbles)

Download and print circle patterns

 

1. Starting at the seam with the black opaque paint marker, draw all large circles randomly around the shade, leaving space between them. Fill in the spaces with medium and small circles.
2. Using the same technique as in Geometrics, apply the lighter color paints first (on a dry shade). Paint the large circles CB, the medium circles AW, and the small circles VG. Come back with the darker colors (PB, CT, and SG) to deepen the tones.

 

1. Starting at the seam with the black opaque paint marker, draw evenly spaced vertical lines of different numbers and sizes of circles (see photo for reference). Every fifth row, draw a series of single circles. Connect the circles with loose, squiggly lines.
2. Using the same technique as in Geometrics, apply the lighter color paints first (on a dry shade). Paint the single circles in every fourth row PB, then randomly alternate VG and SG on the remaining beads.