by Anne | Jan 3, 2021 | Easy Tutorials
One of my first rocks I created – the rainbows make it so bright and fun and cats make everything happy ! It is very important when placing one colour beside each other that you let it dry. If both the colours are wet then they will bleed into each other. Learn...
by Anne | Jan 3, 2021 | Easy Tutorials
You do not always have to start with black outlines, This cute Kitty is started by colouring in the base shape of the cat in the lightest colour. You can draw the outline of the cat with your light colour then colour it in and you are at step 1 Learn here how to- DRAW...
by Anne | Jan 3, 2021 | Easy Tutorials
There is nothing cute about a crocodile in Australia – they breed them big in our parts. But this bloke is an easy fun rock to make and hide in your community without fear of a bite. Learn here how to- DRAW ON YOUR ROCKS PAINT COLOUR ON YOUR ROCK Draw the...
by Anne | Jan 3, 2021 | Easy Tutorials
Look at your images that you want to paint and see what shapes you can see. This wee bloke is a series of circles which all overlap each other. When you draw it on your rock with your pencil you can overlap them to get your shapes right. Then with your paint pens just...
by Anne | Jan 3, 2021 | Easy Tutorials
Hedgehog, Porcupine, echidna? Ok I have no idea what it is but its little, cute and spikey. Depending on your country origin may see what you relate too. I used a 0m acrylic paint pen for the spikes but you can use a fineline paintbrush. Learn here how to- DRAW ON...
by Anne | Jan 2, 2021 | Easy Tutorials
You are my Sunshine, my only sunshine – You make me happy when skies are grey …. Lovely song from childhood – and I remember these type images being on everything as a kid or was it my daughter’s stuff?? Either way I remember this style was...
by Anne | Jan 2, 2021 | Easy Tutorials
The only cute place for a mouse is on a rock …. I am sure you will agree. I remember my very first experience of living away from home and a mouse visited me. I grabbed my newborn baby and we sat on the dining room table all day until my partner got home from...
by Anne | Jan 2, 2021 | Easy Tutorials
Such a sweet wee fish but as early as step 1, I made a whoopsie! I erased my pencil lines before the black paint pen outline was dry and it smudged across my rock. It does not matter, using the Paint pens we recommend means you are using a product that is opaque and...
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...
