While we were out running errands yesterday, you know we *had* to make a trip to Michaels. You know, because there are *necessities* there, just like milk and bread are necessities....
While being an awesome sport, Mr. Rock found these really cool colored pencils:
They were $10.00, but you know, we never pay full price for anything at Michaels, because they always have a 40% off coupon. It was my lucky day, because there was also a 20% off coupon. Isn't Mr. Rock the best?
Here is a close-up view of the neon pencil. I'm sorry for the not-so-good photo...it was dark and I was excited.
That's also the rock that I used for this little project.
As you can see, it didn't show up very well. I was surprised. However, these pencils have a very hard lead in them, not a soft, waxy type like you get from PrismaColor. I colored two coats, with lots of pressure, to get the look you see. I still like the rock, but the lightness of the coloration is a bit off-putting to my taste. I will be using the America one (red, white and blue, of course) tonight on a rock I painted white, and I'll report back to you with how that turned out.
This is what I came up with as the end result:
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I have a few of those pencils. I have a red, white and blue one! Never tried them on a rock.
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