by Anne | Jan 2, 2021 | Techniques
Simple little job we have to do before we can start on the creative journey of decorating our rocks and that is to – WASH our rocks. Now this may seem obvious but we have read some really …. lets say – interesting – suggestions when it comes to...
by Anne | Jan 2, 2021 | Techniques
Same image but four different shading techniques. Which one is your favourite? 1. Wet Blending 2. Solid Line Blending 3. Dot Line Blending 4. Hash Line Blending They all give a different look to the rock but all do the same job of giving your rock some depth. We have...
by Anne | Jan 2, 2021 | Techniques
You know the feeling that you have when you look at your rocks and think what is it missing, its just not looking right …. If you ask on social media you will hear many different answers like add a butterfly or a heart or some glitter… Well our answer is...
by Anne | Jan 2, 2021 | Techniques
Gorgeous Backgrounds for your rocks without creating big thick layers. That is the trick to successful Rock Painting – making sure you do not have too many layers. The way we create our backgrounds is to always use Acrylic Paint or Acrylic Paint Pens and keep...
by Anne | Jan 1, 2021 | Techniques
Using paintbrushes to paint rocks… wrong or right? Let us fill you in on a little secret – There is NO RIGHT. You do YOU, and whatever resonates with you or makes you happy when creating – Then you do that. Some prefer brushes. some do not … or...
by Anne | Jan 1, 2021 | Techniques
Chinese whispers – that is usually how it starts. One person reads to heat the paint pens on a ceramic surface and it ends up people saying put your rocks in the oven to set the paint – Heads up – That is dangerous Chinese whispers – that is...
