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The Little Book of Rock Painting: More than 50 tips and techniques for learning to paint colorful designs and patterns on rocks and stones (The Little Book of …, 5)

The Little Book of Rock Painting: More than 50 tips and techniques for learning to paint colorful designs and patterns on rocks and stones (The Little Book of …, 5)

The Little Book of Rock Painting: More than 50 tips and techniques for learning to paint colorful designs and patterns on rocks and stones (The Little Book of …, 5)
Price: $9.80
(as of Aug 16, 2021 03:30:15 UTC – Details)


Filled with creative exercises, art prompts, templates, and step-by-step projects, The Little Book of Rock Painting encourages interactivity for immediate results, while teaching beginners the fundamentals of the medium in an engaging and fun way.

In The Little Book of Rock Painting, aspiring artists will discover how to gather and prepare their rocks to create masterpieces that are truly one with nature. Written and illustrated by three talented rock-painting artists, the book features a range of contemporary designs to experiment with, from patterns and animals to mandalas and dots. The instructions are easy to follow and invite creativity and originality.

Grab your colors, head outside, and start painting beautiful works of art on stones!

The Little Book of … series focuses on delivering fun, approachable, and interesting art instruction in a fresh, portable format. With its contemporary design, open practice pages, creative exercises, and prompts that encourage interactivity, beginning artists learn the fundamentals of their craft, often with immediate results.
 
Also available from the series:The Little Book of Sketching, The Little Book of Lettering & Word Design, The Little Book of Manga Drawing, The Little Book of Cartooning & Illustration, and The Little Book of Drawing Dragons & Fantasy Characters.


From the Publisher

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The Little Book of Rock Painting

Over 50 tips & techniques for learning to paint colorful designs and patterns

Filled with creative exercises, art prompts, templates, and step-by-step projects, this guidebook encourages interactivity for immediate results, while teaching beginners the fundamentals of the medium in an engaging and fun way!

Materials You Will Need:

Pencils with ErasersTransfer PaperPaintbrushes & SpongesPaintsInks & Dip PensVarnishesPaint Pens & MarkersSmall Rocks

Techniques Featured:

DrybrushingStippling & LiningDouble-and-Triple LoadingWet LayeringStone SlabSpongingRock Lettering + more!

DIY Rock Paintings Include:

Pretty Garden

Hearts

Sunset

Dragonfly

Hummingbird

Turtle

Noah’s Ark

Monochrome Designs + more!

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Hearts – Step 1

Choose a flat, smooth rock with a pleasing shape and wash well before using. Let dry completely and then pick a color scheme. Find a starting point for your design

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Step 2

Using the rock’s shape and size as a guide, paint a pattern of hearts on the surface. Add different shades of red for variety and place little white dots in the corner of your designs to simulate a glint of light bouncing off the surface.

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Step 3

Let each section dry completely before moving on and painting something new.Once the main pattern is complete, fill in the blank spaces with dot art.

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Step 4

Use all all-purpose clear lacquer spray to protect and seal your finished stone.

Additional Projects

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dragonfly, rock, paint, DIY

hummingbird, DIY, paint, rock

hummingbird, DIY, paint, rock

turtle, DIY, rock, paint

turtle, DIY, rock, paint

Dragonfly

The dragonfly symbolizes change and flexibility.

Hummingbird

These creatures are flying jewels of joy, and their varied colors make for beautiful rock painting.

Turtle

The sea turtle design was inspired by a miniature version of a petroglyph.

Publisher‏:‎Walter Foster Publishing; Illustrated edition (April 30, 2019)
Language‏:‎English
Paperback‏:‎128 pages
ISBN-10‏:‎1633227316
ISBN-13‏:‎978-1633227316
Item Weight‏:‎12.8 ounces
Dimensions‏:‎6.55 x 0.55 x 9.5 inches

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