The Little Book of Rock Painting

Author: F. Sehnaz Bac
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 1633227316
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131

Book Description
Filled with creative exercises, art prompts, templates, and step-by-step projects, The Little Book of Rock Painting encourages interactivity for immediate results, while teaching beginners the fundamentals of the medium in an engaging and fun way. In the new The Little Book of ... series from Walter Foster Publishing, artists and art hobbyists alike will delight in learning a variety of fun and interesting art topics in a portable format boasting a fresh, contemporary design. In The Little Book of Rock Painting, aspiring artists will discover how to gather and prepare their rocks to create masterpieces that are truly one with nature. Written and illustrated by three talented rock-painting artists, the book features a range of contemporary designs to experiment with, from patterns and animals to mandalas and dots. The instructions are easy to follow and invite creativity and originality. Grab your colors, head outside, and start painting beautiful works of art on stones!

Rock Art Handbook

Author: Samantha Sarles
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607655209
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
• With more than 30 step-by-step tutorials, this is the comprehensive rock art resource. • Covers many different craft techniques for decorating rocks: puffy paint, acrylic paint, oil pastels, gelatos, art pens, and more. • Parenting resource—Great craft for parents to do with kids. Cross-merchandizing opportunity with paints and pens. • The author’s rock doodling Facebook video has nearly 2 million views; her galaxy rock video has 500,000+. • Featured in a recent TODAY show report, “kindness rock” painting is a full-scale trend!

Rock Art of the Lower Pecos

Author: Carolyn E. Boyd
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585442591
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Boyd seed a way that hunter-gatherer artists expressed their belief systems; provided a mechanism for social and environmental adaptation; and acted as agents in the social, economic, and ideological affairs of the community. She offers detailed information gleaned from the art regarding the nature of the Lower Pecos cosmos, ritual practices involving the use of sacramental and medicinal plants, and hunter-gatherer lifeways.

Indian Rock Art of the Southwest

Author: Polly Schaafsma
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826309136
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
The comprehensive book on Indian petroglyphs in the Southwest.

San Rock Art

Author: J. David Lewis-Williams
Publisher: Jacana Media
ISBN: 1431401005
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 154

Book Description
Rock paintings by the San Bushmen are scattered over all of southern Africa; it is estimated that some 15,000 rock art sites are known and possibly as many await discovery. While providing information about the history of these fascinating paintings—considered one of the greatest cultural treasures of humankind—this account also offers insight into their possible interpretations by taking the magnificent Linton panel in the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town as a starting point. Filled with beautiful illustrations, this record sheds light on San rock art in general and makes sense of the baffling complexity and strangeness of the art form.

A Cosmos in Stone

Author: David J. Lewis-Williams
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 0759116717
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 327

Book Description
J. David Lewis-Williams is world renowned for his work on the rock art of Southern Africa. In this volume, Lewis-Williams describes the key steps in his evolving journey to understand these images painted on stone. He describes the development of technical methods of interpreting rock paintings of the 1970s, shows how a growing understanding of San mythology, cosmology, and ethnography helped decode the complex paintings, and traces the development of neuropsychological models for understanding the relationship between belief systems and rock art. The author then applies his theories to the famous rock paintings of prehistoric Western Europe in an attempt to develop a comprehensive theory of rock art. For students of rock art, archaeology, ethnography, comparative religion, and art history, Lewis-Williams' book will be a provocative read and an important reference.

Disney Rock Painting

Author: Marcy Kelman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1645174689
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Learn to paint your favorite Disney characters—including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Tinker Bell, and more—onto decorative rocks with this rock-painting kit. Rock painting gets a special touch in this kit with beloved Disney characters. Step-by-step instructions and photos show readers how to paint 12 different designs featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Bambi, Tinker Bell, and other favorites. Included are 3 river rocks, 3 acrylic paints, 3 gel pens, 2 paintbrushes, a permanent marker, and a dotting tool. The instruction book also comes with stencils for each project, so drawing your favorite characters accurately is made easy. Paint the rocks to add color to your home or garden, give them as gifts, or leave them along a trail to brighten a stranger’s day.

Storied Stone

Author: Linea Sundstrom
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806135960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268

Book Description
Provides a look at the history of the Black Hills country over the last ten thousand years through rock art, which illustrates the rich oral traditions, religious beliefs, and sacred places of the Lakota, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Mandan, and Hidatsa Indians who once lived there. Original

Legacy on Stone

Author: Sally J. Cole
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9781555663919
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In the deep and colorful sandstone canyons west of the Rockies, along river corridors of northern Colorado, and inscribed on rock outcroppings of the Colorado Plateau, the rock art of ancient and historic inhabitants of the West is an enduring record of past ideas and practices. This first integrated analysis of rock art styles throughout the western Colorado region, dating from pre-A.D. 1 to the middle of the twentieth century, bring together information from earlier studies and presents new information to shed light on how various cultures developed and interacted over time and in diverse geographical settings. Sally Cole traces connections between art on canyon walls, rock shelters, and bolders and designs on pottery, basketry, and other artificts, placing the art in cultural context. This book surveys the cultural history and rock art traditions of Archaic hunters and gatherers, Anasazi, Fremont, Navajo, Eastern Shoshoni, and Ute peoples. regions of special interest include Mesa Verde and the Four Corners area, the Uncompahgre Plateau, Dinosaur National Monument and the canyons of the Green and Yampa rivers, and the Canyonlands of Utah and Colorado. An abundance of drawings, photographs, and maps illustrate the text and reveal the diversity of rock art forms and settings in the West.

Bob Ross Rocks!

Author: Marcy Kelman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1645175839
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Create painted rocks featuring a dozen happy little Bob Ross designs to brighten someone’s day. This kit includes enough materials for 3 projects, plus step-by-step instructions for an entire collection of Bob Ross–inspired rocks. Rock painting is a joyful way to spread positivity in your community—and adding these 12 Bob Ross paintings to your rocks is sure to bring a smile to someone’s face. The step-by-step instructions, photographs, and stencils included in Bob Ross Rocks! make it a breeze to add colorful and vibrant art to your rocks. Complete each project with a Bob Ross quote, and—son of a gun!—you’ll have a happy little rock. This kit includes 3 river rocks, 3 acrylic paints, 3 colored gel pens, 2 paintbrushes, a dotting tool, a permanent marker, a dozen stencils, and a 48-page instruction book to guide you through the joy of rock painting.