How to Paint realistic looking Rocks

Hello everyone,
This is how I paint and detail my plaster rock castings. There are many methods to use. This is the one I have found that works best for me. Thanks for watching.
Here is my how to make plaster rock casting video if you’d like to check it out:
Using Woodland Scenics Rock Molds
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[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Like the video very much hope there more to come. Thank David.

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you 😊. Yes please stay tuned as I continue to work on my river valley scene

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

@@Crookedriverandeasternrr Thanks very much for replying to my comment. It's nice to see other people's work to get idea to improve my Channel. Take Care & Stay Safe.

[@JJDrones]

Great job with the rocks!

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

😊 thanks

[@Andreas-Frank_Pohlert]

Very nice video.
This is a Excellent Tutorial.
Thank You and Thumbs Up.
Many Greetings
Andreas

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you Andreas. I appreciate your support my friend

[@whiskynerd6950]

Great Video my Friend 😀👍

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you 😊

[@mr.shadestrains6033]

Absolutely amazing 😎👍

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you 😊

[@duanesforkandspoonrr10]

Turned out really good.....great job

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you duane

[@apmazurka]

Very Nice Dave, Looking Great as usual.

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Hey thanks Andy. ESPECIALLY coming from you. You do such awesome scenery work. Honored buddy

[@apmazurka]

@@Crookedriverandeasternrr Thank You Dave but you do some Great work Yourself.
My Rocks are looking more like New England Slate "Which is what I'm aiming for".
Peace Brother.
Andy m

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

@@apmazurka thanks buddy. and yeah you really need to research the area that youre modeling to get the colors right,

[@tinytowntrainstv]

Nice! A true modeling artist at work! Super tutorial, Dave... your expertise really shows in the final results. Thanks. T4

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you T4. You’re too kind my friend

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

Thanks Dave good video keep up the good video s

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks Lee

[@Cad1900]

Very nice work!!! I’m creating a 1/24 scale RC Rock Crawler course and this is what I want my plaster rocks to look like. Thank you!!!

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Oh wow! That’ll be really neat to see. Good luck and I’m glad the video helped

[@4everdc302]

You can never have too much craft paint on hand. Very good sir👏 🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Heck yeah. It’s cheap so why not. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend

[@modelrailroadingthesouthwest]

You did a great job on those rocks! They look very realistic!

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you sir

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Very nice Dave.👍👀

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you Gary

[@FredE528]

Nice job on the video. 👍👍

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you Fred

[@SchuylkillRiverValley]

Great looking rocks Dave! I use a very similar technique (although sometimes use some stranger colors, LOL). I love the results you can get with this technique and it couldn't be easier.

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks John. I’ll have to go watch how you did yours

[@lowcountryrailroad7701]

thanks Dave great tips

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks buddy

[@schadowolf]

Great tips and technique Dave, thanks for sharing!

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you. I appreciate your support

[@DruSteel69]

Looks great, Dave. Thanks for sharing your techniques. 😎👍🏼

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks drew. I appreciate your support

[@fbrailroad4628]

You rock! Great info on rock painting. Thanks for sharing, David

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you very much. I appreciate your support

[@georgiasunbelt]

Awesome tutorial Dave….your results looks great….gonna try this in the future with the small rocky area I’m planning

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks Anthony

[@WigWagWorkshop]

Excellent tutorial Dave, I appreciate you sharing with us. Looks amazing bud!

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you 😊 it only one of many ways to color these castings. I found that I liked this the best. Many great videos out there on it tho

[@derekalexander4030]

Holy crap, Dave. You did a great job on those rocks. It’s hard to believe that was your first try. Most guys use heavily diluted washes but I like the way your way let you target different parts of the rocks and then thin it until you get the amount of color you want. Color me impressed.

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Haha yeah I siding want just black washed rocks. I guess if I had a larger area to cover I may think differently. But I’d rather take my time and individually paint them

[@HillBillyRailRoad]

Outstanding looking job on the rock molds thank you for sharing your way on weathering

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@jimtedesco]

Nice technique to paint plaster rocks, it looks very realistic. I will have too try that the next time I need to paint a rock.

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks Jim.

[@joeraderblackrockcentralrr]

Very good demo Dave. It came out looking great

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you joe

[@JoeG-firehousewhiskey]

Holy cow dude those look amazing great Rock work

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Hey thanks joe

[@Ausmerica]

Fantastic finish to it, almost looks like the real thing.
Yes your right, rock and soil composites varies, so It's good to check out the area one prefers to model.
I found that the rock and soil composites between my area here in Australia and Spartanburg SC is similar, so it's pretty easy for me to do the scenery that will match the rolling stock and ground area I'm modelling.
I normally paint them once I have them in place on the layout, as I have these molds ready when I put on the plaster, especially on the cliff faces, while the plaster is still wet. Saves the need to glue it later, and when I paint them up it all blends in together at the same time.
But MAN.... I really need to get my butt moving....lol

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Yeah that’s what I will do as well. This was one of several practice rocks since it was my first attempt at it. I didn’t want to practice on the rocks j have in place already and they turn out horrible. Lol. That casting had a lot of flaws in it too. I’ve gotten much better making them as well. I appreciate your comments and support Arty. Catch in the streams buddy. Thanks

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Looks great!

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks 😊

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@Crookedriverandeasternrr Your welcome.

[@StanFerris]

Nice job!

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks Stan

[@pdrrengineer1404]

Thanks for a great demo there Dave. Hopefully the ease with which you produced the very realistic rock effects will encourage others to take the plunge.

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks Art. I hope so too. I enjoy sharing with everyone. The Good, the bad and the ugly of it all. Lol

[@exehavenharbour]

Nice techniques Dave, more for my memory banks come the time on my own layout, thanks for sharing, cheers Dave, John

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks John

[@mysticrailroad]

tremendous video. very nice variety of colors.

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank You 😊

[@williambryant5946]

Very nice video and content! 👍

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks William

[@ralphgreenwood5857]

Excellent tutorial!!

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thank you Ralph

[@TriGogglin]

Turned out Great Dave, funny how we all do it relatively the same way but we all get different results. I could use the same colors and it wouldn't look as good as yours. I actually threw one out the other day turned out to black. I Gotta water it down some more.

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Yeah it is definitely not an exact science

[@johnarthur6302]

Looks great - I have done this with alcohol washes of various shades over a gray undertone - it runs really nice. It did darken more than I intended to, so I like the...almost a pin wash type technique like you employed - only hitting the crevices vs the whole thing like I did. Well done!

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks John. Yeah this method is a bit more time consuming tho. So maybe do the wash method on background rocks and this on more up front and visible rock faces.

[@user-dc9qi8uy3v]

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Gelungenes Video Gruß Jürgen 🤠

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks 😊

[@barrysmith8193]

I tried the plaster rocks idea however found that they were too restrictive in the end result so I went to real shale rocks. Readily available at stone suppliers and easy to cut and split. The weight differential is negligible how ever the result is museum level.

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Great idea.

[@sparky107107]

ok what is going on.. last video was back drops and my next video was back drops.. now you are painting rocks and that is what I will be doing on the weekend.. lol .HOW do you know what I am planning ? lol

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Haha it’s all the cameras In your shed. I’ve tapped into them. Lol. OR ….great minds think alike lol 😂

[@apmazurka]

Makes Ya feel better sparky I'm staining away my sculptamold rock face also LOL.

[@sparky107107]

@@apmazurka did you check out the strasburg video I did ?? might be a good holiday for ya

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

@@sparky107107 yes sir. My wife and I are going to be heading up early Friday morning since it’s about an 8 hr drive

[@apmazurka]

@@sparky107107 Looks like a Great time but I believe I'm at a Horse show for the wife that weekend.