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the places you’ll go if only you start Are you not trying new things? Are you looking at a rock tutorial and deciding you can’t do it before you even tried? Then yes you will never know, and if you don’t try, you can’t practice and improve…. and you can’t improve until you start!
Oh the places you’ll go …. a meaningful message about the importance of seizing new opportunities, keeping an open-mind, and trying new things. Life is certainly one huge adventure, jam-packed with unexpected twists and turns!! I do so adore this book and I’m heading into my studio today with it, to read (over and over) and paint some canvas , explore…. and be. As Dr Seuss finished with ….And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.) KID, YOU’LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!
On your rock draw your design with a HB Pencil, sketch it until you are happy with your design.
Draw the image on your rocks with a black acrylic paint fineline pen in size 0.7m.
Let the pen dry completely and then erase any pencil lines from your rock. Use a white polymer eraser as it is the easiest one to use on rocks. CLICK on the pic below for the tutorial How to draw on rocks.
Colour in the image using your acrylic paint or acrylic paint pens. Start with one thin layer and let it dry. Add another layer for coverage if it is needed.
#TIP you will always get an even finish building up thin layers. This is for Acrylic Paint or Acrylic Paint Pens.
CLICK on the picture below to see our tutorial on how to colour on rocks.
When the previous colours are dry use your paint pen tip and create dots on the letters in the areas that would normally be shaded.
Use Teal and yellow to colour the text and use the opposite colours to create the dots.
It is very important to let the colours dry before adding the next colour so it does not bleed. When you put a wet colour on top of another wet colour it will want to bleed.
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Let the previous paint dry, now add in some outlines.
Use a black fineline acrylic paint pen and outline your letters. While you have your black also touch up any lines that need filling in on the cursive writing to throw some shadows. I have done over thick lines with shadow areas.
On rocks we use three great brands of Acrylic Paint Pens
Posca Paint Pen 1mr or 1m
Tooli-Art pen 0.7m
Artistro Pen 0.7m
Click on any of these names to see the great pens we use to outline
Let the previous paint lines dry, now add in some highlights and decorations.
Use a white fineline acrylic paint pen and highlight a few places on the rock – this represents light that reflects on your rock.
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