How to Create a Stone Path | How to Make Stepping Stones

Give your island a natural look with a stone path by using stepping stones in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH).

Read on to learn how you can create your own stone path design using the Custom Design Editor, as well as see other stone path designs.

How to Create a Stone Path with Stepping Stones

Resulting Look

This stone path design is perfect for those who want to create a Japanese-style island. Stepping Stones only needs one design pattern and beginners can easily create it.

Steps to Create Stepping Stones

1	Enlarge Fill the canvas with transparent color.
2	Enlarge Using red, draw 3 circles as the base of the stones.
3	Enlarge Use orange to draw lines at the bottom of the stones to create depth.
4	Enlarge Use yellow to create the first texture.
5	Enlarge Use light green to create the second texture.
6	Enlarge Use green to draw in the shadow of the stones.
7	Enlarge Change red to gray. Hue: 1st from the left Vividness: 1st from the left Brightness: 7th from the left
8	Enlarge Change orange to dark gray. Hue: 1st from the left Vividness: 1st from the left Brightness: 7th from the left
9	Enlarge Change yellow to dark gray. Hue: 1st from the left Vividness: 1st from the left Brightness: 6th from the right
10	Enlarge Change light green to light gray. Hue: 1st from the left Vividness: 1st from the left Brightness: 5th from the right
11	Enlarge Change green to the shadow color. Hue: 1st from the left Vividness: 1st from the left Brightness: 6th from the left
12	Enlarge Check if you're satisfied and your stepping stones pattern is complete!

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Japanese-style Stepping Stones

Using the steps you've learned, you can create a Japanese-style stone path with stepping stones perfect for a Japanese inspired island.

These stepping stones are characterized by its flat shape and glossy appearance.

Custom Design Editor Painting

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Three design patterns are needed to give these stepping stones its natural look. It has a darker color and it blends well with a grassy terrain.

Moon Stepping Stones

This Moon Stones design is perfect for a fantasy-style island. Much like the Japansese-style Stepping Stones, you can lay this pattern on the ground and create a stone path.

Custom Design Editor Painting

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This pattern uses only four colors. The trick to creating a lighting effect is to add a dark color on the bottom left side of the pattern, giving it a cast shadow.

Colorful Stepping Stones

This colorful design gives off a reflected surface effect and is ideal for dream-like islands. It is possible to create colorful shades but it is recommened to use only one color.

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Like the Japanese-style Stepping Stones, this also needs three design patterns in order to include the luster effect.

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