How To Paint Flowers on Rocks Using Black Background Method
Picture of my Foxglove rock Painting on rocks can be done in any number of ways. One of my favorite methods for creating realistic looking flowers is to paint the background of the rock in black and using a stencil to apply the design in white paint over the black base paint after it dries. To employ this method, you simply use a wide brush ( foam brushes are probably best ) to apply the black paint on to the rock of your choice. Wait for the black paint to dry thoroughly about 1/2 an hour, and then take your flower stencil and lay it over the black background. Stencil the flowers in white acrylic paint. It should look something like the picture below when you are finished with this step. This is a picture of my sunflower rock after stenciling the flowers in white paint onto the black background and before coloring it in with acrylic paint pens. Stenciling the design (flowers, fairies, animals, etc.) over the black background with white acylic paint, makes a nice foreground on ...