I loved playing with this idea! I have created this using Acrylic paint pens but such an easy transition for people that create with brushes or pens ! The techniques are the same , either you colour with a pen or a paint and brush . Either way the blending is done with a brush .
When the light blue is dry – Use a white fineline acrylic paint pen and draw small lines of colour and while wet, blend with your damp brush as explained.
This picture is the light blue and white blended on the rock .
Don’t worry if it gets on the Hare, you can go over that with your black pen in the final stage.
On your rock draw your design with a HB Pencil, sketch it until you are happy with your design.
Draw the image on your rock with a white 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. The pencil will leave some graphite residue in the white paint – that’s ok! I like to do that purposely so a bright white line does not shine through the colours on top.
Colour in the image using your black acrylic paint or acrylic paint pens. Only paint one layer at this point.
Yes many would paint the background in first – I do not always do that as it gathers up many layers of paint. The more layers on the rock the more chance there is of it chipping once sealed . But use your personal preference, I have many tutorials on painting the background first so you can decide what suits you best.
#TIP you will always get an even finish building up the layers. This is for Acrylic Paint or Acrylic Paint Pens.
Colour the moon in white and the night sky a very dark blue with Acrylic Paint Pens or Acrylic Paint.
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But briefly here is how – dab on a small amount of paint, while it is wet, take a damp brush (excess water removed) and smoosh it. This moves the paint around giving the blended look on this rock.
You can do this exact technique with paint and the trick is to let the base colour dry first and smoosh the wet blending colour.
Use a lighter blue fineline acrylic paint pen and draw small lines of colour and while wet, blend with your damp brush as explained.
This picture is the light blue blended on the rock .
Let the previous colours dry.
Paint a 2nd layer over the Hare and the grass.
Dot some stars across the sky with the point of your pen.
TIP – do not push down when making dots with your paint pen, just dot the tip. If you push it will release a gush of paint from the barrel .
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