HOW TO MAKE PEBBLE PEOPLE
Grab these materials…
A variety of smooth pebbles in all different shapes and sizes
Bold coloured acrylic paints and a small paint brush
A pencil
Black paint or permanent marker
Varnish (for a finished look)
START BY…
Looking at your pebble pile and choosing the heads of your characters and their bodies.
![Pebbles on a purple table cloth with a hand selecting one](/images/h0nadbhvm6m4/2vjQLwJjDNnqBNostcY1Wu/f0c51a30a9c0605a34d77485daff5128/cGViYmxlX3Blb3BsZV8xLTIwNjY2MTQtanBnLmpwZy51bGVuc2NhbGUuMTIwMHg5MDAuanBn/1200w-900h/pebbles-on-a-purple-table-cloth-with-a-hand-selecting-one.jpg)
NEXT YOU…
Take your pencil and draw the outline of your characters' faces and outfits on the pebble's surface.
![Hands using a pencil to draw outlines of pebble people onto the pebble](/images/h0nadbhvm6m4/3UeYIK8szpl6TIU1kfDgQG/0ec72f86f8febe079c1cfbd4fffe923f/cGViYmxlX3Blb3BsZV8yLTIwNjY1OTUtanBnLmpwZy51bGVuc2NhbGUuMTIwMHg5MDAuanBn/1200w-900h/hands-using-a-pencil-to-draw-outlines-of-pebble-people-onto-the-pebble.jpg)
THEN…
Paint your characters in layers. Start with the white of the eyes, the hair, eyebrows, lips and cheek colour.
![Hand painting the first layers onto the pebble people](/images/h0nadbhvm6m4/6gqXx5zuZLJwKMHqPlDUDz/0e0b54a11093749a5f436abe87779493/cGViYmxlX3Blb3BsZV8zLTIwNjY2MjQtanBnLmpwZy51bGVuc2NhbGUuMTIwMHg5MDAuanBn/1200w-900h/hand-painting-the-first-layers-onto-the-pebble-people.jpg)
AFTER THAT..
Sketch the body parts like their arms and hands then paint with the base colour. Wait for your characters to dry.
![Hand painting colours onto a pebble](/images/h0nadbhvm6m4/2VGx2g7dF5wbq4Lh9UfQY8/c5fff1052cff8b5044e958cba00b0aea/cGViYmxlX3Blb3BsZV80LTIwNjY1ODMtanBnLmpwZy51bGVuc2NhbGUuMTIwMHg5MDAuanBn/1200w-900h/hand-painting-colours-onto-a-pebble.jpg)
FINALLY…
Take your black marker or black paint and outline the different features adding detail where you feel. Get creative and give your characters some personality. To give your pebble people a finished look, add a layer of varnish.
![Person using a permanent marker to draw details onto their pebble people](/images/h0nadbhvm6m4/35WVTDrqNQXcWXCBOefN7z/29619eaa997d566e3f90238e5b609deb/cGViYmxlX3Blb3BsZV81LTIwNjY1ODItanBnLmpwZy51bGVuc2NhbGUuMTIwMHg5MDAuanBn/1200w-900h/person-using-a-permanent-marker-to-draw-details-onto-their-pebble-people.jpg)
HERE'S A TRICK
How about sticking magnets to the back of your characters so they can live on the fridge? Try it!
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