This is Ganesh …. a Hindu god , one of my daughters is Nepali and she is Hindu and today this rock is for her as she is self isolating in Nepal …. she is not allowed outside our compound’s gates (those that know my story know I live across two countries, Nepal and my birth country Australia)- she studies from home by reading her text books. She is bored out of her brain and today is the first day of their New Year ! No celebration atm ….
Today is not a day that Ganesh is celebrated traditionally.
He is known by many attributes, and his elephant head makes him easy to identify. Ganesha is widely revered as
•the remover of obstacles
•the patron of arts and sciences
•the deva of intellect and wisdom.
As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rites and ceremonies.
As the god of new beginnings I decided to paint him today the first day of Nepali new year ????
He is known by many attributes, and his elephant head makes him easy to identify. Ganesha is widely revered as
•  the remover of obstacles
• the patron of arts and sciences
• the deva of intellect and wisdom.
As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rites and ceremonies.
As the god of new beginnings I decided to paint him today the first day of Nepali new year ????

Use a black colour pen and outline  the image, Great pens for outlines are Posca 1m, !mr or the 0.7m size in Tooli-Art or Artistro.

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!

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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This project is an ‘Online course’ about Rock Painting and it is like no other – This is the first and most amazing Rock Painting Course ! Not only will I guide you through the process of creating Kindness Rocks but find out how Kindness Rocks help support at risk Woman and children in Nepal.

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