Marble Rock Drawing

Marble is a rock made of calcium carbonate which has been exposed to a natural recrystallization process.

Marble rock drawing.

Marble is a metamorphic rock that forms when limestone is subjected to the heat and pressure of metamorphism. In its pure form marble is a white stone with a crystalline and sugary appearance consisting of calcium carbonate caco 3 usually marble contains other minerals including quartz graphite pyrite and iron oxides these minerals can give marble a pink brown gray green or variegated coloration. As a result of this process new minerals textures and structures give rise to a large number of different types of marble as we will see in the examples below. Gently sketch the edge of the rock to make it blunter.

If you want to be really impressive and innovative draw the oval and then instead of coloring it in crosshatch it. All marble rock artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30 day money back guarantee. Draw small creases on the rock. The main difference is that rocks are porous so you ll want to seal with a varnish if you want your paint to stay vibrant and not smear.

Get free shipping on qualified marble chips landscape rocks or buy online pick up in store today in the outdoors department. It is composed primarily of the mineral calcite caco 3 and usually contains other minerals such as clay minerals micas quartz pyrite iron oxides and graphite under the conditions of metamorphism the calcite in the limestone recrystallizes to form a rock that is. We used the same japanese marbling paints we had on hand and process of swirling the colors with a skewer or toothpicks then dipping our rocks in and patting them lightly with a paper towel and letting them dry. Working in from the outer edges of the shadow we ll add a medium application of 20 warm grey.

Marble is being created by the transformation of other stones through the action of high temperatures and intense pressures. Choose your favorite marble rock designs and purchase them as wall art home decor phone cases tote bags and more. Finishing the colored pencil drawing of a marble. The wider these edge the rounder the rock.

How to draw a rock step 1. We ll also apply this color around the entire outer edge. It should be roughly an oval but not round at all. Use archival artist tape to tape the print out securely onto the paper and also to tape the drawing paper securely onto the drawing board.

Draw a top of the rock using the hb pencil. The art process here is the very same as our paper marbling. Add a side of the rock by drawing the bottom and connecting both parts. Crosshatching is when you draw many small lines overlapping each other to make it look like stone.

Using a sharp 2b pencil or mechanical pencil trace the outline of the marble. Place the print out of the marble photo inside the 2 x 3 rectangle. After that shade in certain sections of the rock. This lightens the value slightly and also smooths the texture a bit more.