Paint a pet

Mark Rayner's quirky project for children (and adults) will add some fun to your garden.

You will need:

Large garden rock and paintbrushes (including artists' brushes)
Resene Art Action Quick Dry
Resene testpots in the following colours: Resene Fizz, Resene Alabaster, Resene Nero, Resene Grass Stain, Resene Lilac Bush, Resene Wet N Wild and Resene Clowning Around
Resene Art Action Glaze (gloss)

Here's another idea: Create a selection of crazy pet rock characters using your favourite Resene Testpot colours or leftover paint from other projects.

Step one
Make sure the rock is thoroughly clean before applying one coat of Resene Art Action Quick Dry. Allow two hours to dry.

Step two
Apply two coats of Resene Fizz to the rock, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step three
Paint two eye shapes with Resene Alabaster, an open mouth with Resene Nero and a tongue with Resene Lilac Bush.

Step four
Once dry, paint the centre of the eyes with Resene Wet N Wild and the teeth with Resene Alabaster.

Step five
Paint the hair with Resene Grass Stain.

Step six
Paint the lips with Resene Clowning Around.

Step seven
Paint each eye's pupil and eyelashes with Resene Nero, and when dry, paint a highlight in each eye with a dot of Resene Alabaster.

Step eight
Once all the paint is completely dry, apply one coat of Resene Art Action glaze and allow to dry for two hours.

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