Here’s what we’d do
Draw patterns and compare them against a window for a light-and-shadow effect. Bring tracing paper, pencils and a flat template. Keep paper experiments away from lamps and heat; this is a design exercise, not a working electrical fixture.
How to make it happen
Go at your own pace.
- Before the link
Set up the part that matters
Bring tracing paper, pencils and a flat template.
- Together
Keep the shared activity simple
Draw patterns and compare them against a window for a light-and-shadow effect.
- At the agreed finish
Leave room for the rest of the day
Give unfinished work a way to travel home and return borrowed tools before leaving.
Choose your version
A few things to know
Use existing materials; agree on extras first
Use existing materials; agree on extras first. Confirm the total for the version you choose, including travel and any optional extras. No price, ticket or reservation is included.
Is this your kind of plan?
Make a flat window drawing. Keep paper experiments away from lamps and heat; this is a design exercise, not a working electrical fixture.
- Keep paper experiments away from lamps and heat; this is a design exercise, not a working electrical fixture.
- Agree on the date, exact meeting point or call link, and spending before anyone books or buys.
If the first version doesn't fit
Make a flat window drawing.
The detail to settle first
Keep paper experiments away from lamps and heat; this is a design exercise, not a working electrical fixture.
Keep a good idea
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Who’s up for this?
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A paper lampshade pattern design session
- When
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- Spending
- Use existing materials; agree on extras first
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Good questions
How do we get this plan started?
Bring tracing paper, pencils and a flat template. Draw patterns and compare them against a window for a light-and-shadow effect.
What can we do if the original version is too much?
Make a flat window drawing.
What should we check before inviting everyone?
Keep paper experiments away from lamps and heat; this is a design exercise, not a working electrical fixture.
About this plan
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About the images
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Paper origami cranes suspended together · illustrative photograph. Helgi Halldórsson from Reykjavík, Iceland ↗ · CC BY 2.0. Resized and cropped for display; the image retains this license.
A blank sketchbook beside brushes and watercolor paints · illustrative photograph. Tim Arterbury ↗ · CC0. Resized and cropped for display; the image retains this license.
A palette of mixed bright paints · illustrative photograph. Mike Petrucci mikepetrucci ↗ · CC0. Resized and cropped for display; the image retains this license.



