Made these darling Stone Snails for Mother's Day gifts. What a hit! Each rock is about the size of a dinner plate- give or take a bit. (The yellow one was quite a bit smaller) I purchased the rocks at a local nursery.
Start off with smooth, clean rocks. I wash mine really good with soapy water and leave them outside for a few days to dry. Bring them in the night before so they aren't too hot or cold to work with. When I am painting something, I usually do 3-4 so while I am working on one, the paint on the others is drying and by the time you're ready for the next step they are ready too.
Using Patio Paint, basecoat each rock. Allow to dry.
Okay I missed photographing a couple of steps because I wasn't blogging when I painted these, but I can explain. Very lightly, use a pencil to freehand the snail head. It's a super easy shape to draw so don't fret! Then to the right of the head, draw a swirl. Use a darker color (from the same color family of course) to shade and a lighter shade to highlight. I often just add white to my basecoat color for this step or just use white. Use pink to add a blush to the cheecks. Use black to form the mouth and eyes. Then add highlight dots in white. I use a stylus or the end of a brush for this step.
Use a sharpie marker to outline the whole thing. Then seal with a clear coat. Aren't they precious!? I gave one to each of my sisters for Mother's Day this year. Aby picked the blue one because her daughter Alyssa wanted it. Alyssa proceeded to name him "Bluie Jacquie". ♥
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