Let’s paint rocks on 25-year-old paper!

Hi friends! Today I have a real-time tutorial on painting rocks. I was inspired to use this paper I found in my stash from a long time ago. It was stored in an old filing cabinet with a bunch of other watercolor papers I tore down and I decided to turn some of them into a sketchbook. I decided I probably should make sure the paper was still good before using the sketchbook!

The paper was in great condition! Enjoy the tutorial!

Supplies (Affiliate links used)

• Fabriano Uno Rough 1/8th sheet (Fabriano Artistico is said to be the closest/same paper to this but I have not tried their rough version to confirm)

• My custom granulating watercolor palette, DIY here

• Standard colors by M Graham

• Reference photo

I really enjoyed painting this. If you liked this tutorial can you please let me know? My real-time tutorials do not perform as well as other videos on YouTube. I am unsure if it is because viewers are less interested or because the YouTube algorithm doesn’t push this kind of long-form educational content. Since you are watching this on my blog you have opted in to see what I post so I’d love to know if you like painting tutorials or if you prefer other content like time-lapse videos, Sat-Chats, product reviews, cards, crafts or podcasts. I am just trying to figure out where to put my limited time and energy so if you have a second to comment I’d appreciate it. If you like my videos please share them with a friend or on social media, it helps a lot and is totally free to do! Happy crafting!