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How to Paint on Rocks for Outdoors

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Skip to ContentTo ensure your beautifully painted rocks withstand all types of weather, we’ll show you how to paint on rocks for outdoors.Over the years, we’ve created dozens of painted rock projects from lemon and lime painted rocks, sunflower painted rocks to painted penguin rocks. Although some of these rocks are used as decor inside the home, like these bird painted rock magnets, the majority of our painted rocks are placed in the garden outdoors.If you plan to place your painted rocks outdoors, the most important thing is to ensure the paint won’t wash away in the rain and other elements. The best way to achieve this is by using the right type of paint product. Here are some options to consider:Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Should you choose to purchase through them, we will make a small commission at no extra cost to you. You can read our full disclosure here.A few tips for rock painting to get you started:A few tips for rock painting to get you started:Paint the entire surface of the rock in Sky Blue using the larger flat paint brush. Leave to dry.Using a fine tip paint brush, paint a short line about ½” long in Cotton Ball white. Paint an intersecting line to form an “X”.Repeat these steps to make another “X” shape over top.&nbsp; Paint these same shapes all over the surface of the rock. Go back and add a second coat of paint wherever it’s needed.Change to Canary yellow color and repeat, painting small yellow daisies randomly in between the white daisies.With the back end of the paint brush, dip the end in paint and dab small dots in the center of each daisy using the School Bus color.To fill in the spaces in between, dip your paint brush in school bus yellow and paint small daisies all over. Dip the back end of the paintbrush in Cotton ball white and dab to paint the round centers.&nbsp;This project originally appeared on Crafts by AmandaLike it? Pin it for later!from votesPrint InstructionsPin CraftClick here to cancel reply.This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.Thanks for the tip- my first try left me crying. All paint washed off. I’m gonna get the correct paint and sealer nowWonderful instructions. In the end, I've chosen to use paint pens because they take up less space, both while using them (no palette, water jar, etc) and in storage. Thanks for the advice for how to weatherproof seal our creationsSo glad you found it helpful. We love using paint pens, especially for more intricate designs. You just have much more control than with a brush. But yes, most paint pen rocks will need to be sealed for outdoors to keep their color.Thanks for stopping by!JaneI'd love your expertise and wisdom - I buy rocks from Amazon and paint directly on the rocks with Posca and Artistro paint pens to go into an outdoor Rock Garden for people to take as they please. But they fade, and chip!!!I have tried sealing them with: Design Master Clear Finish Matte spray, or Rust-Oleaum Painter's Touch Gloss Crystal Clear spray, or Mod Podge Gloss Clear Acrylic Sealer spray, or DecoArt DuraClear Polyurethane Gloss Varnish... What can I do to seal and preserve them and stop them from getting ruined? I'd be so appreciative of any help. Thank you!@Rachel Lunde, Are you protecting with at least 3-4 coats of outdoor varnish. Don’t use mod Podge it’s a glue not a final sealer for outdoors even the outdoors is only resistant not waterproof. Ive used rustoleum clear gloss x 3- 4 coats then repeat once a year. Or I use resin 1 coat. My rocks last many years. I’m in BC, Canada. Lots of rain.Awesome step by step instructionsThank you so much! We're so happy you found it helpful. -JaneThis site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Skip to ContentTo ensure your beautifully painted rocks withstand all types of weather, we’ll show you how to paint on rocks for outdoors.Over the years, we’ve created dozens of painted rock projects from lemon and lime painted rocks, sunflower painted rocks to painted penguin rocks. Although some of these rocks are used as decor inside the home, like these bird painted rock magnets, the majority of our painted rocks are placed in the garden outdoors.If you plan to place your painted rocks outdoors, the most important thing is to ensure the paint won’t wash away in the rain and other...

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