How To Draw A Squirrel on a Painted Rock
My childhood memories certainly influenced the way I created this Squirrel painted rock with the big brown and peach tail.
I sure hope you enjoy reading this Squirrel painted rock tutorial and enjoy creating new rock stones during the fall season.
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How to Paint a Squirrel Painted Rock
a step-by-step rock painting tutorial
Squirrel Rock Painting Supplies:
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- Rocks (learn more about where to get rocks for painting!)
- Pencil and Pencil Sharpener
- Extra Fine tip Posca paint pens
- Brown
- Peach
- White
- Red
- Black, extra fine tip Posca paint pen
- Clear spray sealer
How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 1:
Begin by drawing a Squirrel onto your clean stone.
Sometimes I like to paint the outline directly onto my rock using a posca pen but I find using a sharp pencil at the start can really help to get the detail right.
If you don't feel quite confident enough in your drawing skills to freehand a squirrel onto a rock, try following along with an illustration guide like Draw So Cute's guide to drawing a squirrel.
If you follow Wendy from Draw So Cute's tutorial for drawing a squirrel, yours will look different than mine of course but the procedure is still the same!
Once you have your squirrel drawn on your rock in pencil, move on to step 2!
Sometimes I like to paint the outline directly onto my rock using a posca pen but I find using a sharp pencil at the start can really help to get the detail right.
If you don't feel quite confident enough in your drawing skills to freehand a squirrel onto a rock, try following along with an illustration guide like Draw So Cute's guide to drawing a squirrel.
If you follow Wendy from Draw So Cute's tutorial for drawing a squirrel, yours will look different than mine of course but the procedure is still the same!
Once you have your squirrel drawn on your rock in pencil, move on to step 2!
How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 2:
Once you have the Squirrel outline begin to paint the mouth, belly and ears with the peach posca pen.
Use the paint pen to paint half the Squirrels tail, leaving the other half for the brown paint pen.
Use the paint pen to paint half the Squirrels tail, leaving the other half for the brown paint pen.
How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 3:
Paint the rest of the squirrel using a brown posca paint pen.
How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 4:
Paint the squirrel's eyes and teeth using a white posca pen or acrylic paint and a paintbrush.
How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 5:
Next add some red paint to the side of your Squirrel.
Adding extra detail and autumnal colours to make your squirrel painted stone just right for fall.
Adding extra detail and autumnal colours to make your squirrel painted stone just right for fall.
How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 6:
Allow your Squirrel painted rock to dry and then outline your character using a thin black posca pen.
How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 7:
Add black dots to your Squirrels eyes and little lines to mark your Squirrels feet.
How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 8:
Now your Squirrel painted rock is complete. You may want to create more fun Autumn themed rock stones.
Don't forget to spray your stone with a clear spray sealer to give it that extra shine and protection from the elements.
Don't forget to spray your stone with a clear spray sealer to give it that extra shine and protection from the elements.
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Step-by-Step Squirrel Painted Rock
How To Draw A Squirrel on Painted Rock
Yield: 1 rock
Estimated cost: $1
Learn how to use Posca paint pens to draw an adorable squirrel on a painted stone. The cute craft project is perfect for decorating your garden or for playing the hide and seek rock game.
materials:
- Rock
- Extra Fine tip Posca paint pens in brown, peach, white, red
- Extra fine tip Posca paint pen in black
- Clear spray sealer
tools:
- Pencil
- Pencil Sharpener
steps:
- Begin by drawing a Squirrel onto your clean stone.
- Once you have the Squirrel outline begin to paint the mouth, belly, ears and half the squirrel's tail with the peach posca pen.
- Paint the rest of the squirrel using a brown posca paint pen.
- Paint the squirrel's eyes and teeth using a white posca pen.
- Outline the side of the profile with the red pen as shown.
- Allow to dry completely before using the extra fine tip pen to outline the squirrel.
- Add black dots to your Squirrels eyes and little lines to mark your Squirrels feet.
- Seal the rock with clear spray sealer.
- Allow to dry completely before using it to play the hide and seek rock game.
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