Craft paint system for forming fine designs

A pattern on a surface carrying a design, said pattern comprising:

• (a) a plurality of spaced circles forming said design, said plurality of spaced circles having a count density C.sub.D of about 4.5 to 8.5 circles per linear inch when formed in a continuous line with each of said spaced circles having a diameter D between about 0.8 C to 0.4 C, where C is the center point spacing equal to the inverse of the count density, each of said spaced circles in said continuous line having a spacing S between adjacent circles wherein S=C-D;
• (b) a plurality of symbols, each of said symbols assigned to represent a different color;
• (c) each of said symbols having a darkness value corresponding to the darkness of the assigned color;
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• (d) each of said plurality of spaced circles containing one of said symbols, said design in said pattern on said surface being visually represented by said amount of darkness of one or a plurality of said contained symbols in said plurality of spaced circles.

A color coded craft paint system for creating decorative matrix designs, said system comprising:

• a plurality of patterns, each of said patterns carrying a unique design,
• a plurality of colored craft paints,
• a plurality of bottles, each one of said plurality of bottles containing a different one of said plurality of paints,
• a set of symbols, each symbol in said set of symbols assigned to identify a different one of said plurality of colored craft paints, each of said symbols having a darkness value corresponding to the darkness of the assigned color,
• a plurality of spaced geometric shapes forming each said unique design, said plurality of spaced geometric shapes having a count density of about 4.5 to 8.5 spaced geometric shapes per linear inch when said spaced geometric shapes are adjacent to each other,
• each of said plurality of spaced geometric shapes containing one of said symbols in said set, each of said unique designs in said plurality of patterns being visually represented in degrees of darkness by said darkness value of said one or a plurality of said contained symbols in said plurality of spaced geometric shapes before the assigned colored craft paint identified by the aforesaid contained symbols is applied from said plurality of bottles, each said unique design in said plurality of patterns being visually represented in color when the assigned colored craft paint is applied to cover the geometric shape containing the symbol identifying the aforesaid craft paint.

A craft art system for forming a three-dimensional color dot matrix design onto a surface, said system comprising:

• at least one colored craft paint material having the characteristics of providing a discrete, uniform, homogeneous bead when applied onto said surface;
• a pattern of geometric shapes for providing said design on said surface onto which said at least one paint material can be applied, said pattern of geometric shapes being provided in a density in the range of about 4.5 to 8.5 geometric shapes per linear inch in a line and 36 to 81 geometric shapes per square inch in an array;
• a color symbol formed in each said geometric shape for identifying said at least one paint material;
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• a fine-tipped applicator having a dispensing end with an outside diameter less than about 0.060 inches for applying said at least one paint material onto said surface in said discrete, uniform, homogeneous beads overlaying said geometric shapes to form said three-dimensional color dot matrix design.