Easy Rock Painting

Quick, forgiving designs that need only a few colors, such as ladybugs, bees, fish and strawberries.

5 tutorials published

How to Paint Strawberry Rocks

Paint a batch of strawberry rocks in three layers: a red base coat, a green leafy top and small pale seeds. Great for odd-shaped stones.

Paint an oval stone as a bright fish: one base color, a blocked-in tail and fin, then rows of staggered scales and a round eye.

Turn an oval stone into a bumblebee with a yellow base coat, black stripes, white wings and a simple face. Includes stripe tips and fixes.

Paint a ladybug rock in three layers: a red base coat, a black head and center line, then spots and eyes. Includes fixes for common slips.

Fifteen simple rock painting designs built from dots, stripes and big shapes, with notes on which stone shape suits each one.