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Step-by-step photos and instructions on how to paint a Golden Lindt Babushka onto a rock. (Hover over the pictures for instructions).
Golden Babushka Step 1
You’ll need a smooth, longish, rounded rock – it can be shaped a bit like an avocado
Golden Babushka 2
Make sure the rock is clean and dry. Find a coin that fits snugly into the smaller end of the rock, leaving about 1cm on the left, top and right. This size may vary depending on the size of your rock
Golden Babushka 3
Using a white pencil if your rock is dark, carefully trace a circle around the coin
Golden Babushka 4
Using Chalk Paint, start painting the rock, leaving the circle unpainted. Try and keep the edge around the circle very neat
Golden Babushka 5
Paint your first layer of Chalk Paint over the front of the rock
Golden Babushka 6
The first layer of Chalk Paint will probably not be completely opaque if your rock is dark, but that’s fine
Golden Babushka 7
Once the first layer of Chalk Paint is dry, paint a second coat and also paint the back of the rock with 2 coats
Golden Babushka 8
When the white Chalk Paint is completely dry, use Dragon’s Gold Rock Paint to paint over the white areas, leaving the round face unpainted
Golden Babushka 9
This first layer of Dragon’s Gold should be thin, so that the white shows through. It will look horrible but it’s correct. We’re going to build up layers of gold so that the gold becomes rich and shiny
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Paint the second and third layer of gold, remembering to allow each layer to dry completely and also remembering to paint the back of the stone
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This rock now has 4 layers of gold and the finish is beautiful and shiny. Your next step is to make sure you have Lindt Chocolate Balls. I couldn’t get the gold ones, but that’s okay, it’s the white flowers on the wrapper that we need the reference to
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You’ll need to eat one of the chocolate balls so that you have the wrapper
Golden Babushka 13
For best results, apply a thin layer of Primer over the whole rock. The Primer will dry clear and will create a lovely surface for the white paint, fine detailed work. Flatten out the wrapper and eat the remainder of the chocolate balls before anyone else spots them
Golden Babushka 14
We need to practice a bit first. Get yourself a piece of card (the inside of any box will do). Using your finest brush and Lily White paint, create a small, thin circle, about the size of a pea
Golden Babushka 15
Paint thin horizontal, parallel lines inside the circle
Golden Babushka 16
Paint more thin horizontal lines going the other way to cross the lines you have already painted
Golden Babushka 17
Paint a thin stem. Keep looking at your reference so that you know what to paint. You don’t have to copy the reference exactly but it does give you a good guideline
Golden Babushka 18
Paint a little leaf at the end of the stem
Golden Babushka 19
Paint another leaf
Golden Babushka 20
And a few more leaves. Keep the spacing of the balls and leaves as similar as you can to the Lindt wrapper reference
Golden Babushka 21
Now. making sure your brush is kept clean regularly while you work, first paint a circle line, about the size of a pea, onto the gold area on the rock which has a layer of Primer. Don’t paint any shapes too close to the round face area
Golden Babushka 22
Paint the parallel lines
Golden Babushka 23
Paint the parallel lines across the ones you have already done, paint a stem
Golden Babushka 24
Paint a leaf, these steps are exactly as per your practice sheet in steps 14 to 21
Golden Babushka 25
Paint more levea
Golden Babushka 26
It’s starting to look like your practice piece
Golden Babushka 27
Start the process again by painting a thin line circle, the size of a pea
Golden Babushka 28
Continue by painting stems and leaves next to the circle, followed by another circle, lines, stems and leaves, slowly filling up the gold area but leaving some space around the face
Golden Babushka 29
Using a mid-sized dotting tool, create evenly sized and evenly spaced dots all around the edge of the round face area, on the gold, but leaving a very small gap so that your dots do not touch the edge of the circle
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Carry on with the dots all around the face area
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When these dots are dry, pick a dotting tool with one size bigger ball
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Dot all around the inside of the circle, just touching the edge of the gold but not overlapping onto the smaller dots which are already there
Golden Babushka 33
Back to the balls and leaves, now add a few extra stems
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Add dots to the ends of the new stems
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Continue with your balls, syems, leaves, more stems and dots until the whole front of the Babushka is complete. Then add some free-standing dots in between the shapes, where there are little gaps
Golden Babushka 36
Once complete, there will be a few dots in between the shapes
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Using a white pencil, softly draw the closed eyelids
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Also draw a little heart for the mouth
Golden Babushka 39
Using a very fine brush and Lily White, paint the thin lines for the eyelids
Golden Babushka 40
Using Piggy Pink and a fine brush, paint the heart-shaped mouth. This might need 2 layers of pink
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Your gorgeous Golden Lindt Babushka is complete
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When the paint is all completely dry, give her a light varnish
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