Mini Bullseyes
I’ve come to realize that the smaller the circle, the harder it is to make perfect. There is no room for error.
A Steady Hand
The trick to a perfect circle is stability. Find your angle, find a good spot to rest your hand, and then it’s more of a twisting of the wrist with your eyes focused on where the line is going - not where it is. This last part is both crucial and hard to do!
Design Time
It’s not simple to do simple well. A large part of my process is developing the design, testing it out, editing as I go, and finally coming up a version where it’s just the right amount of busy vs plain, colorful vs blank space. You have the get the balance just right.
A ruler is never too far away....
I'm an expert at taping!
Sometimes new ideas occur when you take a picture mid-way through a painting. See a new design there? I do!