Painting on Black Rocks -Love from Anne

by | Filigree, Lines and Swirls, Tutorials

aMoon Dangles – Painting on dark rocks ….. Mmm someone said to me the other day the pens only worked for me as I use light rocks – not so …
I choose to do tutorials on light rocks as it is easier to take photos . But I want to assure you acrylic paint pens are pigment based – which means they are opaque and layer able . Meaning you can paint one colour over another.
In tutorials I have tested to extremes the brands Posca- Tooli-Art & Artistro and they are all three Rich in pigment . If you are using these brands snd they are not – you need to address how you are using them. Feel free to ask questions .

 

If it is another brand that is not as opaque it can be it lacks qty or quality of good pigment – usually cheap acrylic paint pens or paint have this issue.
I did not have a dark rock so I painted it black to show the outcome on a dark rock .
I drew the outline with a white uni signo gel pen as you can paint right over it as the pictures show .
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Use a black pen and outline  the image, I used Posca 1mr pens

And if you want to add a touch of highlight –  pop on a few dots and dashes of white paint .
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Draw the design on your rock.  Click on the image below to learn how to draw on Rocks

 

Colour on your rock – I have just painted a nice even layer. You do not want to paint it to thick. The more layers on the rock the more chance it has of peeling off later as the water in the base evaporates. Click on the image below to find out how best to paint on rocks!

This rock has no shading but you can try some if you like .

Shading makes all the difference to the end result. Adds depth to the Image.
I use clean water and a size 2 or 4 filbert taklon paintbrush click on the below image to learn the technique – or head to YouTube to watch how I do the shading.

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