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Painted Daisy Fairy Rock
From the blogger: "This is a tutorial on how to transfer an image to a rock and paint it to create a beautiful piece of art to be enjoyed, given as a gift, or sold at a craft show or on an online shop. Rock painting is a wonderful hobby that can be enjoyed individually or by the whole family. It's a fun and inexpensive pastime and also makes a great activity for a child's birthday party. Of course, for children the rocks they will paint will be much simpler than the one in this tutorial. Check the links in the blog post for instructional books on painting rocks. There are many for all different levels of skill, including many for kids."
Primary TechniquePainting
Materials List
- Rock
- White Acrylic Paint
- Paint Brush
- Sharpies
- Paint Pens
- Acrylic Paints
- Picture for Transfer to Rock's Surface
- Stencil
Instructions
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Find a rock you want to paint, making sure it's the right size and shape for your image. Wash and dry your rock.
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Once you select a rock, paint the surface with two coats of white acrylic paint with a foam paint brush.
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Select a picture you would like on your rock, download it to a word processing document and resize it in WP to fit your rock.
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Transfer the printed picture to the surface of the rock following the directions given.
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Remove the paper from the rock's surface to reveal the ink left and color in the outline with paint pens or acrylic paint.