How to paint a cobblestone path...

Hello My dear friends;

A quick tutorial on:

how to paint with acrylic paints 

a Cobblestone pathway...

I came up with this by just looking at a real pathway and I wanted to share it  with you.
I used of course my little favorite paint bottles from DecoArt: Americana...

Gather your supplies; some paint, some brushes and a surface....

The colors are:
Neutral Grey
Zinc
Light Buttermilk
Payne's Grey
Driftwood 

Tools/Brushes:
a flat 1" brush for the basecoat, a liner/ round #2, a curved flat # 6 for the side load, a stencil brush and a white charcoal pencil

Surface: a wood piece...for final project (note: tutorial was made on paper)

Step1: Base Coat and trace lines;

- base coat with "neutral grey" the entire surface with 1' brush
- with a white charcoal pencil draw lines for stones
(first make vertical wiggle lines then draw some twisted horizontal ones, until you have covered the hole area)

Step 2: Paint lines
- with liner/round 2" brush with "zinc" paint, make them thin and thick

Step 3: Side Load/Float
- with 3 different colors/shades
"Side load/Floating": refers to a painting technique, where you add shading or highlights with a flat/curved or angular brush that is loaded ONLY on one side with paint and the other half loaded with water or extender

- with "light Buttermilk" in some areas of each stone, then with "driftwood" and finally with "Payne's Grey" to give a "blueish look"... this is very random

Step 4: Stipple
- with a stencil brush very lightly with the 3 colors mentioned above...and randomly!

Step 5: paint again the lines
- with "Zinc" and Voilà!...

Why to make a cobblestone pathway?

well I will incorporate this pathway in a wooden Halloween house that I painted
I will show you this project very soon...stayed tuned and keep on the look for it!
It is very cute!!!

happy painting...or crafting!!

Until next time my friends!

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