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A beginners guide to rock painting
Rock painting is the oldest art form known to humans. Our ancestors used to tell stories on rocks by painting symbols that represented their daily life. This rock art painted colourful pictures of of myths, legends, rituals, religion, and types of area maps such as mountains, rivers, and lakes.
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These days, rock painting has become a way of expressing yourself on a small and natural canvas that is fun and versatile. It is an activity that adults and kids enjoy and the beauty of it is that it usually takes you outdoors to search for your rocks. The other great qualities of rock painting is the ease of passing on your artworks as small gifts and tokens of love, whether to a stranger or to a loved one. The small surface is less intimidating than a canvas and you can easily finish a small rock work-of-art in a short sitting and have something you can be proud of.
The Kindness Rock Project which has become worldwide phenomenon is an inspiring use for your rock creations. Kindness Rocks Project motto is “One Message at just the right moment can change someone’s entire day, outlook, life”. Megan Murphy, the founder of the Kindness Rocks Project began leaving messages and inspirational words on rocks and leaving them on the beaches of Cape Cod for people to find and to make that small but very powerful difference to their day or life. Do you have a kindness rocks project in your area?
The rock projects are fabulous and besides for their main purpose of spreading love and happiness, they also get kids and adults outdoors. It is a wonderful activity to go out into nature to search for these colourful rocks that have been dropped by some unknown strangers. And then to find your own rocks, paint them, and then pay it forward to the next people in your community.
Ok now that you know the incredible benefits of rock painting, I can tell you how to get started with rock painting and the tools you need.
Best rocks to buy for painting
The best types of rocks to use are smooth flat rocks. You can always go outside to look for them, on riverbeds, parks, beaches, forests, and so on, but if you have limited natural rocks in your area you can go to your local hardware store like Bunnings or landscape suppliers to buy them.
You can buy a whole bag for pretty cheap so you will have plenty to practice with and improve your skills. Make sure you do not buy polished rocks as the paint will not stick very well, if you do buy polished, a bit of light sanding and priming will help.
Paint shows up better on light rocks than on dark rocks, although if you have dark rocks, all good, you can still prime them with some light paint.
Read all about the best rocks to buy for rock painting and the easy priming process in this article:
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