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A male mourning dove

appears to have alighted

on a water pump.

Carving a Realistic Rock

By Kenny Vermillion

Add to your arsenal of faux finishes by learning to

carve a realistic rock from wood.

Cut a 1" (25mm)-square blank and draw a line

three-fifths of the way down from the top. Use a

rotary tool with a pear-shaped stump cutter to round

the top and bottom sections of the stone. Leave a

quarter of the bottom flat so the stone won’t roll. Use

a flame-shaped diamond bit to round the contours

and remove the sharp edges, and use a ceramic

carving stone to smooth the surface of the stone.

Carve random small craters with a small ball-shaped

diamond bit. Add smaller holes by stabbing with the

points of a compass and a pair of dividers.

Stick a straight pin into the bottom of the rock to

create a handle. Seal the carving with three coats of

interior/exterior lacquer. Allow the final coat to dry for

12 hours. Apply a coat of gesso thinned with water to

the consistency of milk. Scrub the paint over the rock.

If, after drying, the rock appears evenly coated, only

one coat of gesso is necessary. Using artist-quality

acrylic paint, thin Payne’s gray with water and paint

the stone. Allow the paint to dry, and then thin raw

umber with water and apply a coat to the stone. This

coat melds with the gray to create a marbled effect.

Paint the shadowed areas first with Payne’s gray, and

then with raw umber. Paint the entire stone with

Payne’s gray, and then apply another coat of raw

umber. Apply as many coats as necessary to get a

good depth of color. Recoat the shadowed areas if

needed. For a more shiny finish, dilute gloss medium

with water and apply subsequent coats as desired.

Kenny Vermillion has been carving wildlife subjects

professionally since 1983. His works have won many awards

and are in private and museum collections around the world.

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Detailed instructions for the

realistic rock are online.

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Photo by Carl Saathoff