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1. Introduction: Hi, I'm ash and welcome to
my class on painting rocks. In this course, you'll learn
how to capture the textures, colors and shapes of
rocks using simple, effective techniques, no
matter your skill level. I'll walk you through
step by step demos from basic forms and shading to more advanced details that
bring your rocks to life. By the end, you'll be
able to paint realistic, eye catching rocks, landscapes, still lives, and your
own creative projects. Grab your paints and brushes, and let's get started turning simple stones into works of art. I'm very excited to see you
in my upcoming classes.
2. Wet On Wet Rock Painting Technique: Hi, and welcome back
to a new video. In this video, we'll go and
see how to paint in a rock, the first type of rock, which I'm going to show
you in this class. For that, let's
take in some black, just some black on
my angular brush. Maybe just show the brush. Look at that. Let
me just focus that. Yeah, there we go. And
let's load in some black, and this is applicable to
some of the four brown rocks, as well as some
midground rocks as well. Let's place that in. Let's
create approximate rock shape. Yeah, there we go. Just blend the bottom just a bit t in some more paint and
I've not added water. So to demonstrate this tutorial
I'm using watercolors. Of course, you can apply this in acrylics and all
paints as well, except that acrylics
and watercolors, they dry a bit quick and all paints takes
some time to dry. There we go. The
edge of this brush, that is a angular brush helps you to get that crisp
edges for the rock. Now, we'll let that
to dry for some time. This is almost dry and you can just refocus it, I
just zoomed in a bit. For the highlights, it's
not going to be too bright. For that, the highlights, we'll take in some
brown, just some brom, and just a touch of some
yocre to give it some warmth. Let's come right away
here on this rock. Let's place in that color. Approximately not too much, and this is still dry. But this is the way you can have a good
start for your rocks. And let's come right over here. Bring it a bit outside
of that blocking in just imagine that light
is coming from the left. Okay. Let's give it another one. Create some interest,
just like that. Look at that, it's going
to create that rough look quite a rough
look for this rock. Come over here to place and I'm using a detailed
round brush, quite a big one for this. Usually, I don't use detailed
round brush as big as this, but for this time, I'm using it, even though it is for
rock which is not that big, this make music. We'll have to wait
for some more time and come back and add
another layer of highlight. And now after a few seconds, I've taken in more of yellow ok. And let's sort of come here. Place in some highlights
this beautiful little rock. Okay? Yeah, there we go. Take some more of
that. Just sort of sculpting in the row. Just sort of imagine
you're sculpting the rock. And you'll get that
effect immediately. Now, I have to work
on the shadowy side. For the shadowy side, I'll
use Alright for the shadows, I've taken in some brown, white and cobalt blue. Let's sort of come over here. This is the shadow side assuming that the light is
coming from the left. Just put it over here and there. There we go, go back,
wipe the brush. I'm not cleaning the brush.
I'm just wiping it off. Come over here and get a
beautiful little blend, where it looks realistic. Look at that. I like
that up fight here. I apply very minimal paint for the shadowy side especially because it might be too much
and it might look too busy. Still them using the same brush. That is a detail around
brush, the big one. Of course, you can make use
of the smaller one as well. Depends on the size of the
surface you're painting. Now I'll go to some black on that same brush and let's create some shadows which we lost
just now. Look at that? It's that easy. Just around with the shadows contrast
with the highlights. This is a mid tone. I'll not
used a highlight color as of now for this and I might not
use it as well. Let's see. Next video, let's
go and see how to paint in the second type
of rock. Thank you.
3. Blending-Tapping Technique: Hi, and we'll come
back to a new video. In this video, let's
go and see how to paint in the second
type of rock. To paint that second
type of rock. I've just taken in
some white yellocre and just a touch of brown, whatever was left
out of my palette. And it's sort of come
over here at the top. Just at the top. Okay. Nothing too fancy.
Just here at the top. Create the basic
shape of the rock. Okay? And at the bottom, I'll take in some
brown and black. Pretty much random, but ensure
you have a darker color. It's sort of clip
it right over here. And we need to do this real quick and you'll know
why in just a moment. Yeah, there we go. Bring it this side. Again, go back,
wipe off the brush, and you can see, as you can see here, the
highlight and the darker color. Just go between that and start tapping it as if
you're blending, don't blend it with strokes, tap it because we want a lot of textures to make
it look realistic. Sort of bring it like that. And let's sort of extend this rock, something
over here, too. And since I'm using watercolors, I've not added any I've not
added water at all as of now. Okay, in the process
of painting rocks. So which essentially means
you can kind of avoid adding in some paintiners when you're painting in
oils, all paints. So over here, and
you sort tap it, tapping it very gently. Again, we'll follow
the same light source. So maybe the light is
coming from the left again on this rock. Go back off the brush. You might see that there's
a gray color that is a transition, which
is beautiful. Playing around the colors, shades and the angles. That is also important rocks. You've got to play
with the angles. Look at that. Just typing it. Go back. Wipe off the brush. Clean it if you want, if
you're very particular about having a very crisp rock, you can
go ahead and clean this. Okay, sort of paint it. So this is the second
technique which you are doing. It's sort of paint it there. Look at that. I
like that effect. And this is one of my
favorite techniques to paint realistic rocks
and sort of bring that that layer a bit down that is highlight into
the shadow. Okay? Okay, so the next video, let's go and see how to
paint the third type of rock in this class. Thank you.
4. Rough Textured Rock: Hi, and we'll come
back to a new video. In this video, let's
go and see how to paint the third type of frock. With that, I've taken some
plaque on my angular brush. It's come right over here
and have a beautiful rock. Yeah, there go. Locking in. That's it. Simple. This is going to
be even simpler by now and just greasing that rock and we'll
let that to dry. Now I'll take in my
detailed round brush and I've cleaned it. I've cleaned it
completely in water. And let's take in
some lighter colors. I hope I can show you
that zoomed version. Okay, so we'll take
in some brown. I'll be telling it verbally
so you can follow it. Let's take in some brown just to touch of
yellowcre some white. That's it's more of
brown and yellow ochre. Okay, e. Let's come
right way here. Even for this, let's assume that the light is
coming from the left. Let's say right over here. This is going to
be even thicker. The strokes are going
to be even thicker. It's taking some more down. And you have to ensure that
this is completely dry, not at all wet. Okay? That's the trick to
get this technique. To pull off this technique, you have to ensure that
the blocking in is dry, sort of like that. And this is some of
the unique technique, this one, especially
the third one because it'll help you
to, like, get a warmth. You get a lot of warmth
in your full crown and it'll help blend the things between midground and foregrown because it'll have
many colors in between zillions of
shades in between. That's come right away. Yeah. Pleas in more of that. This will have some
highlights, extra highlights. I don't think the word extra
is needed here because this is a type of rock which
requires some highlights. This technique
requires highlights. The paint is drying, but still I'm not going
to add any water. In fact, I'll take
thick paint and take it to my advantage so you can. Okay. Now we'll take in some highlight colors that are peach color mixed with
whiten yellow ochre. Beautiful mix. Come
right over here. Listen, some of that.
I like this technique, it's going to give you
some satisfaction when you finish a painting and look at the rocks, especially
for the third one. The first two are
also equally good. I'm using the round
brush for this. Sorry for not mentioning it. Now, I'll take in some white
and just touch a loca, just a little bit of ylocre
and mix them well together. Yeah, there we go. Let's come over here and make
this as an axin thalit make sure you don't just
drag the brush in one single in one go because we want to have
some rough textures. Rocks are always textures and we want to have a lot
of variations in our rocks. Pleasing here. Yeah, there we go look at that. Barely touching the surface. And the way, this is
a watercolor paper, and I'm barely
touching the surface. So if I add more water. Chances are, it might
absorb the water content, and I'll not get the highlights.
I'll lose the value. I'll lose a contrast, as well. So I should be very careful. Whereas if you're doing it on a canvas, it's totally fine. But still, if you want
to speed up the process, don't try to add
too much of paint. That's my personal suggestion. Now, I'll wipe off my brush. Let's come right here
and try to pull this. An opposite direction and blend
some of those hard edges. Of course, you have
to keep them rough, but also make sure you kind
of make them look realistic. That's also one of
the tricks. Yeah. Hope that helps. Look at that? Yes, in there. Let's take in some more black. I still have some black
left on my palette, but I'm just taking
it to my advantage. Just a bit there, go back, wipe off the brush, come back, and just place it
right over there. You don't want it to be
too even all the time. Take some of that highlight
color from there. For this, we now I'm going
to add in some blue. Just way we added
for the first one. Yeah. Let me show you from near. Okay. So the rock
looks like that. In the next video, let's go and see how to paint the
four type of rock. Thank you.
5. Blocking In Textured Technique: Hi, and we'll come
back to a new video. In this video, let's
go and see how to paint in the fourth
type of rock. To paint the fourth
type of rock, I've taken in some peach
color on my angular brush, and it's come over here. The peach color includes white, angloca, some burnt sienna, and just a touch of brown. That's it. That's how I make this big rock. Yeah. There we go. We're going to paint
the entire rock in the same color with the more or less the
same shade, I can say. Just get in that there. This is a huge rock. Of course, you can translate this to any of your
rock paintings, any of the other type of rocks. But the techniques is
going to remain the same. For this, good news is, we're not going to let
this to dry too much. And when busy drying, let's take in some
plaque with a fan brush or you can even make use of tree and texture brush
as well for this. Load the brush full of paint. Don't hesitate to load
the brush full of paint. Yeah. Make it even textury's sort of come
here at the bottom. Yeah. And when you're painting, make sure that the
you can see that. The tip of the brush faces
the ceiling or the roof. Okay? And the sort of tap it. Step and get, bring
in some textures. Of course, you get
some grassy effects. You can clean that. No issues. Bing in some grass,
you can remove that or baing some land or even, you know, some of the elements, you can fix that. Okay. So as we reach still there, I will go back and
let's clean the brush. Sorry, wop off the
brush, not cleaning exactly, wiping the brush off. Sort of come over here. It's a huge rock, so it's
not fitting into the frame. That's not an
excuse not to show. That's okay. On like a note. Yeah. There we go. Look at that
we get a lot of textures, lot and lots of textures
going on there. Since the light is
coming from the left, we'll add in more
darkness at the right. Yeah, there we go. Yeah papping it. Yeah. Over here too, just
step at before that, let's go back, take off the
excess paint of the brush. Let's come right over here. Let's place in some
more of that texture. Just write about in there. Sort of clean with that
sort of get texture. Don't get too much of that. If we want this to be
looking realistic. Okay. Now we'll go
with the highlights. Now I'll take my angular brush, and I'll just take in some
peach color seam peach color with mixed with some white, yellow ca and turn sienna. Sort of placid red over
there. Just tapping it. No, not trying to paint it. Just taping it because this black color underneath
is still wet and that might turn gray
which will not look good. So we want this to look good. So that's the reason can add in some lighter colours
as highlights. Highlights, shadows,
mid tones. That's it. Simple. If you've mashed these, you can paint any rock. It's only about the
angles and the textures. Lokey. Beautiful little hard rock
the sort of getting there. And as we reach towards
the shadowy side, I just wipe off my brush, the same angular brush. I'll take in some
paint from there. And it's right here and
painted right here too. Just to get in that, what do you say transition between
the highlights, mid tones, and the
shadows. Look at that? Just like that, just tapping it. Touching the surface, not
tapping it very hard as well. Just tapping it here and there, not everywhere, just
here and there. Not randomly, not too
random to be frank. Yeah, there we go. And now let's come here and do the final little touch ups. This beautiful textures rocks. I've just cleaned my brush. Okay, now I've clean
my brush in water, and this is the angular brush. I keep forgetting, that's okay, because I'm concentrating
on this, don't know, make it more effective
for people to learn how to paint landscapes. Come here too and
listen more of that. Let's take in some more white. In this scenario, it is white. I'm patching this up
with white color. That is white paint.
Let's come over here too. This will also redefine
the rock once again, which is sometimes a bonus. Let's say you've not painted the rock or the shape of the
rock is not as intended. That's okay. You can come
back and reshape this. That's a bonus tip.
I hope so. Yeah.
6. Conclusion: This, I come to the end of
the rock painting class. Hope you've enjoyed
it, I hope you like, and I sincerely hope I've added some value
to your knowledge, and I've enhanced
your painting skills. Thank you so much for
watching till the end. Take care and buy for Na.
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