Rock Painting -- How to Paint Rocks

Peggy, these are really cute! I remember giving my kids some rocks and painting supplies when they were kids.

Beautiful! It's amazing what the human mind can do.

Wow, some of the pictures are really beautiful and inspiring. Prior to visiting your lense, I had never heard of rock painting before!

Nope have never done it, but they're pretty cute. Thanks for sharing, congrats on your rank!

I have a rock painting lens too. I like the cat rock, excellent!

I recently heard that if you paint rocks to look like strawberries and put them around your strawberry plants that the birds will peck at them, decide that these strawberries aren't edible, and then the end up leaving the real strawberries alone too, thinking that they are the same as the rock ones.

I'm not sure I am going to try it, but I am considering it because while last year they left the strawberries alone this year they seem to have discovered them.

I love painted rocks! They're always so cute. :)

My sister and her husband did everyone's names on rocks for their wedding as name "cards." They're a great souvenier.

This is such a great idea! I'm going to get started today! I love the idea of painting the flowers on rocks. Thank you for the ideas!

How cool! I love your rocks! I have always hesitated to paint rocks simply because I am not a very good freehand artist, but I do know it would be a lot of fun! Just might try regardless! I will have to thank our Little Crafty Kids Contributor for sharing this article today on Review This!

What a cute and clever craft project. I'd never thought about painting on rocks until I read this. Love your 'paisley' lady bug! :)

You did good. I collected a bunch of rock this past summer, just waiting to get paint all over them. I think you inspired me to get them out and give it a try. I enjoyed your lens. Thanks!

We have some small river stones and you've inspired me. Great Lens.

No I haven't, but painting animals on rocks looks like great fun!

No I haven't. But the thought crossed my mind when I came across some "inspiration rocks" at the local New Age store... Love your ladybug rock and the cat too.

I've never painted a rock, it looks like a good idea though. I love the paisley ladybug.

i have just started painting beach rocks and each time i am getting better and better :) love doing this sooooo much with my two year old :) thanks for all the cool info :) and links.

Wow! This is a great craft for my daycare. Very creative. Thanks

No, it is the first time that I read about it! I would love to try it out! Thanks a lot for sharing this wonderful lens!!!

Very nice indeed. Makes me think a bit of easter egg painting! Not sure what I would like to catch more when thrown at me, but they both can be amazing pieces of art. From eggs I knew, I had not heard nor seen rock painting as that you have so lovely described on your lens. Very inspirational. Thank you.

I live on a river and have a creek that runs in back of our property. There are some amazing rocks (I go hunting often) and I have always wanted to learn to paint on them. Thanks to your lens, I will give it a try!

I've done paintings of rocks! Does that count?

I have, and my daughter also painted on seashell fragments collected along LI sound one summer 30 years ago. We love to paint on rocks, shells and old stuff. Thanks for suggesting this lens as a part of the tribute lens roll at Purple Star Pastiche!

this is so cool. hmm my parents have a huge garden so I wonder if they would let me paint some of the rocks there :)).

I have not painted rocks, but it is on my to-do list. Probably next spring when I attempt to grow flowers again.

This is so cool! My kids are going to love this!

So much fun! I am going to have to get some paints - I already have collected a bunch of fun rocks! I have never painted them before if sidewalk chalk doesn't count ;)

So many rocks, so little time. I have a rock that I found recently and love it. Perfect size and shape. Were I to paint it, I would use an eight-ball design and place it on a pool table as a gag.

I'm sure you remember Pet Rocks from the 1970s. This takes it to a whole new level!

I love rock painting! I live near a river so there's a lot of rocks suitable for painting around. It's very relaxing - well most of the time. I am currently working on painted rock accessories so we will see how that comes out.

Love the ladybug. I see you too have a little helper to help you with your crafts =) (or play with your supplies ;)

I've painted quite a few rocks in my lifetime, but most were when I was much younger. I think my kids would really enjoy this type of craft.

I have never painted them. Thought i really like the rocks that look like bugs or animals!

Blessed-it is such a simple idea with great results

I haven't tried rock painting, but it's a good idea for a garden accessory. You rocks turned out well. Love your obliging model, Scarlett Ohairy.

This is a very interesting and well done lens. When I saw the title I had to satisfy my curiosity as to what rock painting was. Must say your first few rock painted projects turned out good. Thank You for stopping by my Traditional Irish Stew Similar To Grandmas lens and giving it a "thumbs up" as i really appreciate it. Hope you give the recipe a try to will enjoy it. Bon Appetit! (^_-)

Great idea to keep children busy as they usually lap up any sort of art work. I love the Halloween rock painting.

Oh dear, yet another way for me to use up my spare time :-) I really must try out some rock painting.

What a fun gift! Or even a rainy day project with the children. Aw, who am I kidding. I'd have just as much (if not more) fun as them.

This is really awesome. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for the idea

Looks like a fun and very creative art for anyone to do. Thanks for sharing. Take Care :)

I love learning something new. I think you did great and you've inspired me to try this! I'm big into flowers so I'm thinking about designs (simple ones) that I could try. *Blessed*

Really interesting article and I have started to doodle on rocks myslef with some of my artwork.

I guess I qualify for the paint on the gravel driveway. Rock painting sounds interesting and fun.

No, I have never painted rocks. I did buy a very pretty rock that was painted as a cat.

I haven't done rock painting for years. I love your ladybug rocks. Good job! Angel blessings.

What a lovely idea! I must try this out for some unique decorations.

When my son was little, we painted rocks and then put them in our special rock garden.. Nicely done and Angel blessed.

I have never tried this particular craft but my garden is full of pebbles of all sorts and sizes. If you dig dowdn a spade's depth then you hit a hard compacted pebble bed. They are always rising to the surface and I tried clearing them and now have areas where I have built up layers of large pebbles on the surface. I also have lots of acrylic paints which I do not often use. perfect! no excuse for not trying this out. Thanks

You're really talented to make these beautiful painted rocks. And then selling them on ebay is a great idea.

When I am ready to do some rock painting I will return here for these great tips :)

Sound like a fun activity that I should try

Rock painting brings a lot of fun especially to kids and art lovers! This is such an interesting lens. Thanks for sharing!

That looks like fun!! Very cute!!

Fun lens! I bought a rock on eBay that has 3 creative drawings on it done with a fine tipped black permanent marker. One side is a fish. One side is an old car. And one side is a moccasin. It is adorable! Was going to give it to my nephew. Perhaps I should send it to you instead!

No, I've never painted rocks. Wish I had thought of this when the kids were young enough to be into crafts!

What lovely creations and such fun. The ladybug ones would look lovely in a garden.

It looks like fun! I like your cat - and all the other rocks.

Looks like a lot of fun.

Very creative! Nice work.

I love this. I use Mexican River Rock and put them in my yard. They are so cute. I love the ladybug. I have made whole families of them.

I have, but not for awhile. It's such a fun craft.

I'd forgotten to come check on the completion of your second project and beyond. I'd say you should be very pleased with your cat. You seem to have a folk art style that is quite delightful and sweet...and if something works for you, it doesn't matter if its kosher! One you've painted a rock, it seems you see so much more in them than ever before, it's a little addictive.

I haven't tried one, but sure I will, thanks for the great idea..

These are so sweet and cute! I love your Paisley Lady Bug! When we had our daughter's wedding I chose to paint simple flowers on small rocks and gave them out as small keepsake gifts along with the favors. I used permanent markers and sprayed them with varnish.

Yes! When my son was little, we painted rocks and put them in a rocky area next to our patio. We called it our rock garden! I think I had more fun doing it than he did.....

What a novel idea.

Very cool creations.

I haven't but this looks like fun.

I love your artsy pages, this is another great one, Blessed

Nice article, great job!

I have yet to paint rocks but it sure sounds like a fun way to create cute little figurines for the home.

Wonderful idea. Thank you. Now I know how to engage my grandchildren on vacations.

Very cool! :) I like how you can transform something so easily.

I saw a painted rock at a gravel pit's scalehouse, it was of a bunch of flowers. The scale lady said she had painted it. A few weeks later I was at Michael's (the craft store) with my wife, she was looking for some bead stuff. I saw a book on painting rocks and it reminded me I wanted to try it. So I bought some paint and cheap brushes.

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I have hauled gravel off and on my whole adult life so I have always had a love for rocks; picking up petrified wood at a gravel pit on the Colorado/Nebraska border, fossils in the grayish-white limestone at Coralville, Iowa and great looking rocks at gravel and limestone quarries near and far.

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I remembered the book at Michael's had mentioned if your rocks were too rough you could put a layer of Bondo(auto body putty) and smooth it up with sanding paper. The rocks I found were smooth enough though. On all of them I painted flowers, I had done a red tulip on a black background on a weird elongated rock about 10 inches long and 4 inches wide by 1 1/2 inches thick. On a round rock I did half a dozen yellow daisys on a brown with green background. I did some others but one of my artsy sisters asked to borrow them when she saw them when we moved, I can't recall what they were. I do know that it is fun, fun, fun and if you screw up paint over your rock's surface and start over.

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Great lens.

Our front yard is landscaped with river rocks, which is low maintenance, but a little on the humdrum side. We have painted a handful of rocks and scattered them amongst the others. It always makes me smile when I notice a cheerfully painted rock peeking out from our staid and mature rock garden.

It's fun to paint rocks. My teen helped out downtown for smaller kids to paint rocks this past year. I love the kitty in the first picture--looks just like my Exodus.

Years ago, I painted rocks with my kids. Yours are much better and make me want to find that old rock collection we had! Very Inspiring!

I think your rocks are turning out great! Anything is kosher when it comes to rock painting. Hey that other one looks like a shoe to me!

You're blessed! I've loved this lens since the day you made it. It's so personal and your rocks are da bomb.

I've never tried it. It sure looks like fun.

I did this when I was young. I'd love to try my hand at it as an adult.

I'm so sorry I didn't beat Jebozid to the "Rock On" comment...shoot.

Your rock painting skills might just get you into the Smithsonian one day - I mean, really, I don't know a better rock painter...ever! You're da bomb. Love these!

These are great!

cute painting.

cute painting.

I think you did a great job on rock painting, Thanks for visiting mine...

Rock on!

Very interesting.. never seen such innovative idea to paint the useless rocks...thnx for sharing wonderful concept. I would like to see more designs

I want to try this! Yours are really cute. It would be a fun activity to do with grandkids. I have a rock that I've saved for more than a year, because I've always wanted to paint it. It looks like the guy in that famous painting "The Scream". Hope I can do it justice!

Nice to find another rock painter around here! It's spreading ;-) Great job; your second rock looks like a shoe to me

I'd say you are a quick study by the results of your first project and now am wondering what that special rock turned out to be in your second project, rock painting can get a little addictive!

No. not yet. but i am going to try this art. well presented lens. ~blessed~

yes my mother and i painted on round rocks from Lake Superior. It was 1969. She painted them with turtle colors and glued felt feet on them and a felt head and tail.

This is just the cutest lens I've ever seen! I love the conversational tone to it and hope it does well. I think the ladybug would be very cut as a decoration in a potted plant. Nicely done.