You just may have most of these little extra ‘Bits and Bobs” around your house. Most of these things you don’t (NEED) to get started but they are great to have for your rock painting hobby.
Let’s chat about extra supplies for rock painting ….
Pencils and Erasers
Grab some regular HB graphite pencils, they are great for sketching in your ideas book and you can also draw straight on your rock. Personally we think a retractable pencil is great because you never need a sharpener ! It is easy to choose a neutral HB but you will see markings on your pencils with different numbers and letters. The number is what level and the letter means –
B (bolder) in pencil grade means the core has more graphite, and will make a bolder, darker line, and also be a little smudgier than a light pencil.
H (hardness) in pencil grade means the core has more clay, and will make a lighter, finer line, and will be less smudgy than a dark pencil.
CLICK HERE to learn how to draw an image on your rock
Graphite Paper
Graphite paper is a paper that helps you trace images onto your rock . You do not need to know how to draw, just trace your chosen picture straight on to your rock !
Grab the graphite paper in A4 printer size and you can print images on to the paper and then trace those on to your rock – NO drawing skills needed!
To buy Graphite Paper
Click here – Australia
Click Here – USA & other countries
To learn how to use the paper CLICK HERE
Dotting Tools
Have you seen the beautiful Mandala rocks created with all different size dots? There are so many things around the house that can create the dots – crochet hooks, pen tops, dowel sticks, skewers or toothpicks…. the list goes on. Or – you can grab a fabulous kit with stylus tools, acrylic rods and some stencils to help you with placement on the rock. We have a discount code with Happy Dotting Company – here it is for your use.10% discount code.
CLICK HERE to shop with our code
Storage Trolley
How fabulous are these trollies when you do not have a dedicated area for your rock painting ? Oh hang on how fabulous are these trollies fullstop !
You can store paints, pens have a shelf for your rocks & sealers – they hold it all. If you do decide to grab one ( I have one in Teal) check the weight capacity of the one you buy. They vary so much in cost and it can depend on how strongly they are made.
Storage Trolley
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Pen holder storage bags
The storage bags are different sizes holding between 60-170 pens depending which one you decide on. The seperate compartments have elastic slots keeps your markers well-organized and evenly divided. With the elastic band, it can stretch to fit markers in diameter 15mm to 22mm. Comes with a handy adjustable carry strap. I use these bags to carry my pens to class and as my travel bag storage.
Tooli-Art Pen Carry Case
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Rock Painting Books
Are you a bit of a book nerd like us? Nothing better than flicking through a book relaxing on the couch.
We have found quite a few fabulous books about Rock Painting. Of course if you love E-Books feel free to grab copies of our books as well.
Rock Art Handbook –
USA CLICK HERE
AU – CLICK HERE
E-Books from us! – CLICK HERE
Our Supplies page is HERE to read up on everything you need to paint Rocks.
Learn heaps of different techniques on how to paint rocks – Right HERE
We are adding new tutorials all the time CLICK HERE for heaps of new ideas
