How to paint/draw gemstones

Step 3 Metal base

To give the base a metal look we will start by painting the lower left and upper right sides with a darker gray than the base color(If you are using a computer painting program, use the airbrush tool.).

Then paint the upper left and lower right sides with a lighter gray than the base color.


Do this step again but with a lighter light color and a darker dark color.(see picture 2) This will make it seem a little bit more shiny.