Stop Making "Pudding" Rocks! (Do This Instead)

If your rocks looks like a messy pile of noise or a nasty grey pudding. You’re likely missing ONE key fundamental of design to help you push your rocks to the next level. In this tutorial, we’re breaking down the secret to painting believable, solid rocks by mastering uneven surfaces and the "Big, Medium, Small" rule. In this step-by-step digital painting guide, we are going to cover: The Characteristics of Rock: Why light scatters instead of reflecting. The Sphere Exercise: Applying local color, ambient occlusion, and texture to a simple form. The Power of Hierarchy: Using Big, Medium, and Small shapes to create visual rest and interest. Full Render Process: Watch the entire workflow from a simple sketch to a finished rock formation. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Characteristics of Rock 0:45 - How to paint Rock on a sphere 2:08 - Big, Medium & Small 2:41 - Painting a Rock Sphere: Step-by-Step If you found this helpful, please give the video a like and subscribe for more digital art tutorials! What material should I cover next? Skin Leaves Or something completely different? Let me know in the comments! 👇 #DigitalArt #Tutorial #PaintingRocks #ConceptArt #ArtTips #LearnToPaint #RockTexture