Front-facing Bumblebee Rock

This little bumblebee is the third published within the last week, check out the Bumblebee index page on the Tutorial index

Here's what you'll need:

• Your chosen rock
• Acrylic paints 
• Black
• Yellow
• White
• An old plate, a paper plate or paint pallet
• Paint pens or Sharpies (optional)
• Black for the outline and eyes (optional)
• White for the eye highlights (optional)
• A slim paint brush (optional)
• Warm, soapy water
• A sponge

In this tutorial, a white outliner pen has been used to make the lines easier to see, you can use a pencil if you wish.

Here's how it's done:

1.  Wash and dry your rock. 

• For more details on how to paint and prepare your rock, click here

2.  Start with a circle for the head.

3.  Now a love heart shape for the body. Don't forget to add the point at the bottom, this will be a stinger

4. Now for the wings.

• Start with the top set first and add two circles.
• The add an additional pair at the bottom

5. Give it an undercoat.

6. Fill in the head and body shape with yellow.

7.  Time to start outlining

• Firstly, outline the head and the body, then
• Starting at the top, below his chin at his neck, add your first black stripe

• Next, add the rest of the stripes, all the way down to the stinger (the pointy bit at the bottom) and make sure that's in black.

8. Outline the wings.

• Starting with the top pair of wings then
• The bottom pair

9. Time to add a little face

• Add two oval blobs for the eyes
• Add the cutest smile you can draw, it doesn't have to be like with one, a simpler 'U-shaped' mouth will be fine
• Allow drying time

10.  Add details

• Whilst the eyes are drying, add some little details to help him look even more amazing
• A pair of antennae on the top of his head

• And some little lines on his wings

11. Finish the eyes

• By now, the black of the eyes should be dry, so add a smaller white dot in the middle 
• Allow to dry
• Once dry, add an even smaller black blob the bottom centre
• Once that is dry, add an even smaller white dot as a highlight to the eyes

12.  Add text on the reverse of your rock

• If you need help with this, click here
• Allow to dry.

13. Seal your rock.

• For help sealing your rock, click here. 
• If you need help with what sealant to use, click here

If you need help creating and sharing rocks, here are some previous publications that can help you:

• Preparing and Painting Rocks
• Cool Places to Hide Your Rocks
• Not-So-Cool Places to Hide Your Rocks
• Basic Do's and Do Not's
• What to write on the back of your rock

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