Realistic Wood Duck Painted on Stone #art #rockpaintingideas #paintingrocks #birdart #woodducks

There’s something special about painting a Wood Duck here in Michigan 🦆🎨 With its incredible colors and patterns, it’s one of the most beautiful birds you can spot around our lakes—and even more meaningful now that Michigan has recognized the Wood Duck as one of its official state symbols. In this video, I paint a Wood Duck directly onto a stone using acrylics, just building up layers of color and detail as the bird comes to life. This is such a relaxing process and one of my favorite ways to connect art with nature. If you enjoy wildlife art, bird painting, or creative rock painting ideas, I hope this brings you a little inspiration (and maybe a bit of calm, too). ✨ In this video: Painting directly on stone Layering acrylics for rich, vibrant color Creating realistic feather details A peaceful, start-to-finish painting process I love finding inspiration along the shores of Michigan, and this little piece is a reflection of that. 🎨 Materials used: acrylic paints, fine detail brushes, and natural stone, acrylic varnish, acrylic gesso Colors used: Unbleached Titanium, Titanium White, Mars Black, Burnt Umber, Lemon Yellow, Permanent Rose, Cerulean Blue Hue, Burnt Sienna, Phthalo Green, Ultramarine, Cadmium Red Hue 🦉 Subject: Wood Duck 🌳 Style: Realistic wildlife 👉 🛒 Shop My Art: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WendyBerryArt 📸 Follow Me on Instagram:   / theberrypress   If you love nature art, painted rocks, or DIY crafts, this video is for you! 👉 Don’t forget to LIKE 👍, COMMENT 💬, and SUBSCRIBE 🔔 for more wildlife rock paintings and creative art projects rockpainting #woodduck #michiganart #acrylicpainting #wildlifeart #birdart #natureart #stonepainting #artprocess #relaxingart