How to Paint Rocks

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We will need Raw Sienna and a mix of Burnt Umber with a touch of Ultramarine to darken.

First apply wash over rock of Raw Sienna.


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The light will be falling on the top so we need highlights.

Use a well crumpled tissue or paper towel to lift some paint from the top edge.

A light touch will still leave some texture.


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Here, some paint has been lifted, and some texture has been produced.

The top is now a bit drier as the tissue lifted some moisture.

The bottom paint is still wet, so we can continue with some wet-into-wet action!


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Using our mix of Burnt Umber and Ultramarine, drop some paint into the wet surface to produce the shadow area.


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Add paint in a random manner, allowing it to merge, but also leaving some gaps!


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Add a touch more of Ultramarine to the mix to darken.

Add even darker shadows at bottom.

This is all completed while the original wash was still wet.

Now allow to dry.


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Next we will use a rigger to scumble paint across the paper to produce some more texture.

Practice on a scrap piece of paper first.

As shown, if you use too much paint, you'll leave "blobs"; less paint will only leave paint on the rougher, top edges of the paper.


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Using Light Red and your rigger as described, scumble your brush across the rock surface to produce texture on the side.


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Add a little background and we have a reasonably realistic rock.

Give it a try!

Happy Painting, and join me for the next installment, when we'll tackle rocks and crevaces. See ya then!


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