Art Instruction Book - ACRYLICS - Rock Art! - Painting on rocks, stones and pebbles - by Denise Scicluna

Rock Art! is the ultimate guide to painting eccentric art on rocks, a variety of inspirational painting ideas for the absolute beginner.

This book is intended to make it possible for anyone to create extraordinary art projects and crafts with ordinary rocks.

The first part of the book will give you tips as to how to go about picking your pebbles and how to get started.

Find finished rock art projects that can be used in practical, stylish, fun and decorative ways. Once painted, pebbles can be used as jewellery, lucky amulets, games, love tokens, bookends, special gifts or home and garden décor objects!

Get creative and use your rock painting art in a variety of crafty projects.

Wonderful rock art designs from artist Denise Scicluna

Plenty of crafty tips, techniques and advice

Table of Contents

• Denise’s World 7

  Getting Started 8
  We’re Going on a Rock Hunt 10
  Be Inspired 14
  What Do You Need? 16
  Make Your Own Rocks 18
  Preparation 20
  Finishing Touches 22

  Rock Your Pebbles 24
  At the Zoo 26, Bicycle Wheels 28, Under the Sea 30, Rock Garden 32, Funny Faces 34, Into the Woods 36, Fruit Salad 38, Wise Owls 40, Let’s Get Linear 42, Easy as ABC 44, Mushrooms 46, Fish Out of Water 48, Up, Up and Away! 50, Keep It Simple 52, Pebble Pets 54, Googly-Eyed Monsters 56, Colour Pops 58, Flower Power 60, Consequences 62, Autumn Leaves 64, Super-Cute Sea Creatures 66, Light as a Feather 68, Rock Stars 70, The Man in the Moon 72, Sunny Side Up 74, Rocky Road 76, Brilliant Bugs 78, Try Triangles 80, Animal Favourites 82, Making Mandalas 84, From Me to You 86, Hoot Your Pebbles 88, Tutti Frutti 90, Pebble Portraits 92, Misfit Monsters 94, Fish Tails 96, Love Hearts 98, Mice ’n’ Cheese 100, Get Folky 102, Flutter By Butterfly 104

  Using Your Rock Art 106
  Paperweight 108, Framed Pebbles 109, Bookends 110, Place Names 112, Pendants 114, Brooches 115, Doorstop 116, Magnets 117, Noughts and Crosses 118, Story Pebbles 119, Toy Cars 120, Garden Ornaments 122

  Index 124

  Credits 128
  

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: BC Paperback
Publication: 26 January 2015
Size: 180x230 mm
Illustrations: 256
Pages: 128
RRP: £9.99