How to paint dot mandalas with Kristin Uhrig- #5- Rainbows

My online store and website can be found at kristinuhrig.com
In this video, I will show you where to purchsed perfect rocks for painting when you don't have access to rocky beaches or river banks. Then, I will demonstrate five different dot mandala painting patterns on stones using rainbow colors. Dotting tools are from Traveling Kindness Rocks and can be purchased online. They work great! www.travellingkindnessrocks.ca/

[@ValerieFletcherTheArtfulOne]

You are such a talented, calming and empowering teacher. I'm very grateful for your demystification of mandala stone art for me. Thank you.

[@Momastray]

Oh my! Just discovered this......they're gorgeous! The patterns and colors are stunning. Thank you so much for sharing. Consider me a new fan!

[@jetleg60]

Thank you for sharing where you can get your rocks. Your tutorials on the rainbow rocks are wonderful!

[@lolalalo2857]

I'm so happy I found your channel. I love visiting and seeing your work. ♡

[@victoriaholderby1134]

Lovely, and well produced. Looking forward to viewing more of your tutorials. 🌼 Lots of thanks from Huntington, WV. We're right on the Ohio River, so there's access to lots of great rocks!

[@nunya6485]

Tomorrow my family and i are going to be painting rocks, and note we are VERY competitive people, i feel like i am definitely going to have the best rock. Thank you for giving me a head start Kristin!!!

[@kristy7191]

That is awesome! I am a year late but how did it go?! lol

[@trishaturner2078]

What a lovely way to use rainbow colours and in so many different ways. Thanks for sharing.

[@Chocobutta47]

This is absolutely beautiful. I am a Crafter and I just love finding new things to try. You do wonderful work thank you for sharing.

[@friedaha6857]

Love this video, thanks for sharing. I like the idea of the pits and cracks. It feels more... real, as none of us are perfect.

[@karenedgar9372]

That was so fun to watch. Thank you Kristin ❤️

[@RunAMuckGirl2]

Because of your videos, I'm getting my 11 year old grand daughter dot painting supplies for Christmas! I'll get myself some after. lol

[@diannadavis2317]

Love this tutorial! You have a great way of making the designs look easy!

[@ellengaumitz]

Another great tutorial Kristin. Thanks so much for taking the time to make them and inspiring us beginners. Happy New Year from Colorful Colorado.

[@kristinuhrig2924]

It's my pleasure, Ellen. Thank you for taking the time to watch!

[@michelleepstein1999]

So beautiful! I'm always mesmerized watching you paint. I'm just starting out and your tutorials have been a great inspiration. Thanks so much.

[@kristinuhrig2924]

Thank you for your mind words, Michelle! Please post some pictures of your work when you have the time. I'd love to see your progress and ideas.

[@paulathompson9402]

Love your videos could watch these all day thank you for sharing x

[@barbarafazzini7147]

I loved this episode! Your videos have helped me learn how to paint these beautiful rocks. Thank you!

[@kristinuhrig2924]

I'm so glad these tutorial are helpful!

[@julieenslow5915]

Thank you so very much for this one. I had figured my only choice for rocks would be plaster of paris moulded rocks. They are beautiful, good choices, but my heart was set on also doing natural rocks. I had no idea I could buy a small bag of rocks from a rock store! I know I cant do that at the big box stores - and I was very frustrated. I had to stop myself from just picking up a rock in some landscaped area someplace. I could not imagine giving up being what I felt was honest for a rock!! Now I know I do have options, and you have not just skill and talent, but a kind heart! THANK you!

[@niccolealdrich4890]

Check out your local home improvement stores (Home Depot/Lowes etc) you can get bags of smooth river rock for a low cost. My local stores charge about $8 for a 20lb bag and they are good quality. Hope this helps.

[@lindasands1433]

Thanks! Beautiful, and I love the guitar music at the end too

[@marymaga3718]

Very very beautiful, I loved all, how creative, I would live near a place like this, with stones to choose from. Wonderful. Thank you!!!

[@kristinuhrig2924]

I appreciate your encouragement, Mary. Thank you!

[@brendachenoweth496]

I love your art work. It's so beautiful and peaceful! I just ordered some supplies and can't wait to give it a go with your inspiration.

[@kristinuhrig2924]

It is very addictive, but in a good way. I've sort of taken over our dining room table to make these videos. Ha!

[@carole.kratzkd6992]

Hi Kristin,I'm having a bit of a problem finding good pebbles,I've looked in the dry river beds here in Spain,but think I need to get to the beaches! However the ones I have found,I've really enjoyed painting. Now doing friends Initials,and surrounding it with dots! It's very effective if you use a gold or silver paint for the initials. You have opened up a new world of creativity for me,and I thank you.

[@kristinuhrig2924]

Fantastic, Carole! Initial rocks are a great idea.

[@marybrown3478]

Thank you for the education on how to xhoose stones & where to go...So very helpful.

[@jmm3983]

I love all the different rainbow effect

[@redtickhound]

Excellent tutorials! They are all so beautiful!!

[@dreamer2669]

I tried my 2nd mandala rock and it wasn't successful it didn't turn out great I used nail dotting tools I need to buy the the actual dotting tool for the rocks. Your videos are my absolute favorite helps me out a lot!

[@ilanaramos5417]

Quantas pedras! Pedras maravilhosas! Perfeitas! Natal/ RN-Brasil.

[@JoansJunkJournalsAndMore]

I am just a beginner to this rock painting and love your work. Thank you for sharing

[@michelleepstein1999]

You've definitely reached another level of pure creativity! Exquisite work!

[@kristinuhrig2924]

Thank you, Michelle Epstein! My hope is that I can share the process as I'm learning from my own mistakes, and troubleshooting, so that others can move forward in their exploration of this type of art. Blessings!

[@marcelaacosta2237]

Great work Kristin!! My name is Marcela Cristina, from Argentina I've learned a lot watching your videos. Thank you for sharing. You are lovely.

[@kristinuhrig2924]

Thank you, so much! Another tutorial coming soon!

[@staceybrister]

Thank you so much for sharing! I'm glad I found you; this is the first of your videos I've seen. I really want to collect rocks to paint. Big Thumbs Up! I will be subscribing 😊 I'm off to watch your video, it looked like advise for beginners, on needed supplies and tips and stuff 😊

[@tamarakennedy4976]

beautiful creative and gorgeous you have a great talent your work looks perfect!

[@zenandink3531]

Wow--these are wonderful--will try some tomorrow!!

[@wendycook9334]

Absolutely stunning x

[@missBonita318]

Beautiful, you make it seem so easy, I'm not so sure I could be a quick as you, when I try

[@ilanaramos5417]

Sua pintura é belíssima! Muito linda! ! ! Natal/RN-Brasil.

[@TheLauranthala]

great videos, new to mandala and find your videos very inspiring. and you have very useful tips very well explained. thanks for sharing

[@pierce_the_ash_9959]

Just ordered some tools can't wait to get painting

[@msicky1]

So beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

[@beauti60]

Wow first time have watched any thing like this and really Fabulous makes me want to have a go.

[@marciapitta]

Thank you Kristin for sharing this beautiful work... I just started to paint mandalas in dots and you really help me with your videos. Congrats!! 💋💋 Happy new year from Brazil!!!

[@kristinuhrig2924]

Brazil! I love how far KZbin can reach. I feel like I have friends all over the world. :)

[@melissaleblanc1626]

Thank you! They are so beautiful!!!

[@gabbyfranks2875]

Just beautiful!

[@hummerklein2567]

gorgeous, gorgeous i love them thanks for sharing this with me

[@wandawizard5605]

They look fantastic by the way.

[@pyritecindi7384]

Beautiful as always...

[@SilentNoMore64]

Beautiful! I just wish you would show us what the paint brush tips you are using look like.

[@tiffanygulledge7540]

Beautiful work!!!!

[@sophiestaples3750]

love it. I subscribe and will be notify of all your new videos! Thanks so much for teaching us!

[@kristinuhrig2924]

My pleasure, Sophie. I love trying new crafts. It is like being a child again!

[@bubblemum]

Beautiful! I especially love your use of certain terms to describe the processes- "Walking the dots" is now in my mandala vocabulary. I too was unable to find any good rocks to paint, but instead of going to a rock place as you did, I tried the local Lowes and Home Depot. Neither had any stones. I realized that glass slugs sometimes came in really large sizes, and found so the size of fifty cent pieces. I have been painting on them, using both acrylic paints and clear shades of Gallery glass. They make nice necklaces. I wish I could show you a photo of them!

[@kristinuhrig2924]

Me too! One of the ladies who came to my mandala painting class is now making her own mandala ornaments our of glass. She has small, beveled glass panes that she dots with transparent acrylic and they are beautiful!

[@bubblemum]

I just added a few photos to my flickr page, under the name JoAnn Abbott. I would link to it, but KZbin doesn't like that :). I didn't realize how few finished pictures I had of them, I need to get out my camera and update the process

[@kristinuhrig2924]

I think I found your Flickr page and I saw a few beautiful portraits and a great Tea Party poster ;) but I didn't see any of your art work. I may be doing something wrong...never used Flickr before.

[@bubblemum]

Bother! I wish youtube would let me link to my page! I did look under my photos on my facebook page and saw that I had posted a bunch of them on August 21 2016, maybe you can see them there. There are some good ones looking through the glass piece and seeing the gallery glass effects, as well as my flat backed gem mandala box. Mostly my flickr page has costumes and grandchildren and some old political pics from the start of the tea party in 2009. I was the main organizer of the Washington DC tea party, April 15 2009. I am not doing as much with politics just now though. .

[@annefaint6127]

They are all lovely,,,xx

[@MichelleJ1822]

Beautiful!!!

[@cynr5619]

Absolutely beautiful

[@janice2866]

Very helpful thank you for sharing your knowledge. I would love it if you could share some more videos on mixing paints. Also how do you like to finish your products if they’re on different surfaces what would you recommend? If you already posted this video and I missed it please excuse me and maybe suggest where I can find it. Thank you very much fabulous work you are such an inspiration.

[@gagansingh8472]

Like it very much. Happy to see this. God bless you. 🙏🙏

[@karenrhoades4929]

Found my answer, went back to rewatch videos.... landscape places..... Thank you.

[@shardarao]

Wow! Your videos are wonderful

[@cindyjencks5848]

Gorgeous!

[@therockfairy9249]

I LOVE your work...well taught!

[@kristinuhrig2924]

Thank you, Wendy!

[@ranjan5918]

FAntastic ....best that I have seen

[@dr.amyanna9235]

Obscenely BEAUTIFUL! Watching and listening to you is very soothing. I was wanting to know what tool you used for the bigger dots? Do you only use Acrylics? Thank you for sharing...🌺

[@partnertuff]

After you paint these beautiful rocks, what do you do with them?

[@mslovelyshot]

We have the same last name 😊💛 Beautiful job!

[@Kowthy06]

I love watching you paint these rocks but could you have one video to show what tools you use and how to use them. I have subscribed to your site and will be enjoying watching all of these.

[@kristinuhrig2924]

Kathy, I made a video just for you today! Tutorial #7 shows the tools I use, and where to get them, and how to use them. If you have any questions, let me know. Blessings!

[@artbyabinayasundaram2741]

Great tutorial, Im a beginner and to start with im trying in canvas board, how to choose canvas board.

[@karenadcock890]

Love your videos! I'm wanting to paint some wine glasses, coffee cups, etc. Folkart has an Enamel Gloss Acrylic, a Multi-Surface Satin Finish & Apple Barn has a Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic....confusing!! Can they all be used together on glass that will be baked? Thanks so much

[@MsKariSmith]

A wonderful Tut. Thank you so much!!!

[@virgomelody1529]

this is just what i needed see today, gracias

[@rosachavez9978]

beautiful as all your work tks Kristin for share

[@kristinuhrig2924]

I appreciate the feedback, Rose. Thank you!

[@lisagrabill8092]

Those are beautiful

[@FernandoRodriguez-lp6pg]

fabuloso trabajo quedo hermoso saludos desde Puerto Rico☆☆☆

[@marianelaalonso7969]

bellissime!!!!, brava!!!!

[@solangezorzatto6517]

Uauu!!!! Perfeito!!

[@karenrhoades4929]

Found you today!! Beautiful.... My question is what did you use for "dots" different type sizes?

[@zingerpansy1255]

superb...great video on New year day....Thank you so much for such a lovely video.

[@kristinuhrig2924]

Such kind words. Thank you.

[@willowone4103]

Are you using a regular paintbrush on the mandala?

[@sharmilachakraverty6439]

Kristin, can you please show what the tips look like of your dotting tools? How does it make those peaks? Thanks.

[@sherryramirez6329]

do you add pouring medium of any kind to either paint for stones or for panels and canvas. Some advocate for it and some do not.

[@mariarosariomartinsanchez3793]

Muy bonitos gracias por enseñar a hacerlo.

[@tiffanymerlo]

Kristin, thank you for taking the time to make these videos. Such beautiful, colorful, cheerful results! I just love them! I have some manicure dotting tools to use for "walking the dots", but nothing that makes the larger (perfectly round) dots. Is there a tool you recommend? I've tried pencil erasers, the butt end of a paintbrush, etc but I don't get that beautiful, perfect circle like you do. Any guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. :) Hugs from Colorado. Tiffany

[@candyflossinct]

excellent tutorial, ive liked and subscribed!

[@daisy3690]

TY!

[@SarahMariLucas]

I love this! Do you use any paint thinners for your paints? Thank you for the tutorial :)

[@zsuzsannaszoboszlai7140]

Gyönyörűek! :)

[@lovelylangers]

Wow pure heaven ❤️❤️❤️

[@dgmlmax]

I've watched your video where you compared several brands of paints. I know you mentioned you liked the expensive one. But you didn't say, is that the brand you use most often? Also I saw you showed the crochet hooks, do you use those? Do you think the tools you are using here work much better than the crochet hooks?

[@shellybean6992]

So pretty. What kind of tools are you using and where did you get them from? They look nicer to hold then the plastic rod ones that I have

[@karenkijinski6271]

Love it!

[@kristinuhrig2924]

Thank you, Karen!

[@lubadu]

What kind of color is please? Great tutorial Kristin

[@tammyslatten]

Very pretty. When you walk the dots do you use the side of the tool? I'm have so much trouble with walking the dots.

[@kristy7191]

I am totally new to this haven't even started but I have been doing acrylic paint pouring. The paint I have seems to be too thick, do you mix any paint medium with your paint? Is it acrylic paint?

[@sdc9572]

Lovely!

[@tallgirlhappyme]

🔴Re: Sandstone... if you were to spray it with a clear coat beforehand, wouldn't that solve the absorption problem?!

[@willywonkajohnnydepp3658]

absolutely beautiful where I live people paint rocks and hide them in a park so other people can find them

[@valeried7032]

Is the 9 set tools from traveling kindness similar in size to the crystalline crochet hooks that she sometimes uses. Want to buy some tools, but just one set. In the meantime using bobby pin, both ends of pencil, manicure scissor tip, dowels, drill bits and end of paintbrush.

[@hanslinnenbank5115]

Kristen great to see the dors!! What for tool do you use for the big dots ? Greetings anita

[@crystalyng1460]

Do you think you could put a sealant on it once it's fully dried?

[@vanessafarias3244]

do you sell your creations? they are beautiful! if so, how much and where? on Etsy?

[@jzujzuna1]

Wonderful!

[@ingridliebenberg68]

Got your email, thanks soooo much Kristin. will reply in the morning. xxx

[@SwtTrisha8]

You can salvage any rocks with cracks or little pits in them, all you do is get dry wall spackle to go over the cracks or hole and then lightly sand the stone smooth , let it dry and then put a base coat on the rock and you are ready to go. 😁