Need help for painting the periodic table

I'm working on a painting based on the periodic table.

ISTR from high school chemistry that elements wanted 8 electrons in their outer shell. Halogens with 7 electrons would tend to take an Alkali Metal's single outer electron.

So are there 8 different kinds of elements?

This is my tentative color scheme:

Electrons
in outer
shell
1      blue
2      blue green
3      green
4      yellow
5      orange
6      orange-red
7      red
8      white

What are elements 21 through 30? Should they have the same color as alkali earth metals (blue green) or should they be grouped with Boron, aluminum etc. (green)?

Do Fe, Ru, Os & Hs all have the same number of electrons in their outer shell? How about Sm & Pu (62 & 94)?

Thanks in advance for help or suggestions.

Regards,

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Hop David
http://clowder.net/hop/index.html

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