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Paint your own colorful rocks!

  • Writer: KOH-I-NOOR HARDTMUTH
    KOH-I-NOOR HARDTMUTH
  • Aug 11, 2021
  • 1 min read




Did you bring some small pebbles as souvenirs from your summer holiday?


Then it is time to make them beautiful with KOH-I-NOOR acrylic paints! Try it with us, it will be fun!








Thoroughly remove the dirt from the pebbles first and then let them dry. Next, choose the motif you want to paint on them. For example, you can get inspired by the shape of the pebble, its size or even its colour.





You can draw your chosen image on the surface first, either with a graphite pencil or with diluted acrylic paint.




Then all you need to do is prepare your acrylic paints, brushes and a cup of water and you're ready to go!





First, use black acrylic paint to create the outline of the motif.




Once the outlines are completely dry, you can start colouring the individual parts.




Finally, once everything is dry, add highlights and shadows to make the image look more 3D.



The painted pebbles can be displayed both at home and in the garden. Acrylic paints are permanent once dry, so you don't have to worry about your artwork at all. They definitely won't disappear with the first rain, but you can add a layer of a matt or glossy varnish in spray to make sure the image stays intact.


Thank you, Nathalie Škardová, for a lovely cooperation and beautiful rock paintings!



 
 
 

10 Comments


masiom sadae
masiom sadae
a day ago

I liked how straightforward this article is and how easily the information comes across. Another puzzle I found interesting is this cupcake puzzle. You move tiles around and merge matching numbers to build larger values. 🧁🍰 It starts off slowly, but once the board gets crowded, finding useful combinations becomes harder. Keeping open spaces available can really help during longer games.

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Devos Sophy
Devos Sophy
3 days ago

¡Qué idea tan divertida y creativa! Me encanta cómo se pueden transformar las piedras en recuerdos coloridos. Me pregunto, ¿cuál es tu técnica favorita para añadir detalles o sombras a los diseños? Siempre estoy buscando nuevas formas de expresarme, incluso disfruto creando imágenes con emojis en Photo From Emoji. Gracias por la inspiración y el paso a paso tan claro.

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Jazzlyn B
Jazzlyn B
5 days ago

Beautiful idea! Creative activities like rock painting inspire imagination, and I also enjoy exercising creativity with jumble answers for daily word puzzles and Jumble answers.

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Lucas Reed
Lucas Reed
Jul 20

La cábala de los números destaca por sus explicaciones claras y contenido bien organizado. Es una referencia útil para quienes buscan comprender mejor la relación entre sueños y números.

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stephanie
stephanie
Jun 09

These painted pots are such a lovely spring project! After finishing my own pot painting, I've been looking for more creative activities. That's why I've been checking out dwarf eats mountain for a different kind of building adventure!

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