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August 05, 2013

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Best supplies for rock painting

After six years of Word Rocks Project, I always get emails asking: How do I get started painting rocks? Or What are the best supplies?
Here is another guide of some good supplies!
Markers and pens
I always struggle to write words with paint so markers became my best friends when painting rocks. I've tried a lot of them and these are some of my favorite.
Poscas Pens are so far my favorite. Paint comes out easily, tips are resistant and perfect for details. They are a good option for a smooth, paint-like effect. Depending on your style you can choose fine or extra-fine point.

For creating a black outline around finished designs, I use Micron Pens or Tombow Mono Twin. Micron offers a variety of sizes for different thicknesses (also, different colors). Tombow comes with two different size tips on the same pen (0,4 mm and 0.8 mm) and is very practical. It has a long lasting permanent ink. You can draw over ink with other markers instantly while Micro paint needs completely dry before usin…

Chalk with a purpose!

The first time I spotted these spray chalk set at Target, my mind began to bubble with a thousand ideas.

One of my "craft with a purpose" ideas is to chalk my driveway with cute designs or positive quotes for my neighbors. Needless to say, these chalk sprays would be perfect for this!

As rainbows are one of my favorite "craft with a purpose" art, I decided to also include some butterflies to make it even cuter. I used Air Brainz stencil set that also comes with a turtle, a fox, and an owl. I made a cut in the center with the same measurements of the stencil and then sticking the butterfly with tape.

Since the stencil is small, I needed to create a frame so the spray will not dye the surface around the butterfly as well. I used a styrofoam rectangle that came with some mail delivery. I made a cut in the center with the same measurements of the stencil and then stick the butterfly with tape.

First I chalked the rainbow on the concrete. I like to make the arc with a free …

Ombré Rocks for Drop a Rock Day 2019!

I'm super excited to start painting rocks to our International Drop a Rock Day 2019, an original idea by Word Rocks Project!
As you may have noticed, the word for this year is HARMONY!
To start celebrating the day, I'm sharing below a super easy tutorial to paint ombré rocks, one of my favorite styles (my art students love it too!).
Supplies needed (Affiliate Links for your convenience)
Make up wedge sponges Acrylic Paint Rainbow Brushes Black Permanent Marker

Step 1. Paint each half of the rock with a solid color. I used the blue blush of the rainbow set.

Step 2. On the flat side of the sponge (the same you use to make up) , put one of the colors on half of the sponge and the other color on the other half.
Step 3. Use a small brush (the yellow from the rainbow set) to mix both colors together and then add it on the middle of the sponge.

Step 4. Start tapping the sponge near the middle of the rock. First I go up and down and when the colors are mixed, I also sponge the line with ligh…

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