GARDEN Art DIY: DIY Garden Art Painted Rocks

DIY Garden Art Painted Rocks

Creating garden art painted rocks has never been easier now that top quality outdoor craft paints are available. Using step-by-step instructions, you can create wonderful animals, insects, houses, and more like the ones you see here.

I’ll show you everything you need to get started plus a gallery of ideas including cats, owls, frogs, racoon, deer, and ladybugs.

You can make your own garden art painted rocks. Find out which paints to use and follow the step by step instructions for cats, birds, frogs, deer, ladybugs and more.

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Painted Rock Ideas

Last summer I was on a local garden tour (what’s new?) and met the wonderful artist who painted the rocks you see here and she kindly gave permission to photograph her work. While talent always helps, the good news is, there are a number of rock painting tutorial books available that will walk you through every step of the process and there’s a number of projects that a complete beginner can do (and like).

If you think about it, the biggest challenge is probably to find rocks in the right shapes. It’s probably much easier to get the rocks first and decide what you’re painting on them based on their shapes.

How cute is this gaden art cat? You can make your own garden art painted rocks. Find out which paints to use and follow the step by step instructions for cats, birds, frogs, deer, ladybugs and more. — Garden Art Rock Painting Supplies

I’ll show you the products on Amazon via my affiliate account but you should be able to get the supplies locally and find the books at your public library.

Rocks and Stones

Any size will do but (of course), the larger the rock, the more paint you’ll need. Fine details tend to be easier to master on larger surfaces as well.

Look for fairly smooth surfaces, but not polished stones—you need some roughness for the paints to adhere.

Supplies

I am a huge fan of these paints. Make sure you get patio paints specifically made for outdoor projects. I use outdoor craft paints by DecoArt and Martha Stewart.

You might want to hold off choosing colours until you have some rocks and know what projects you want to do.

Or get dozens of colours so you’re all set. I use these paints for all of my craft projects (indoor or outdoor) because the colours are lovely, the paints go on very smoothly, and the coverage is very good.

You will also need paint brushes in various sizes, and the usual protective and cleanup supplies including an apron, soap and water for cleanup, pencil, and Sharpies (for outlining details).

An undercoat of outdoor primer (I use primer for wall painting) will make it easier to see pencil lines, plus, the patio paints may appear brighter with this white base coat. It’s up to you, the artist. You may like how the paints look when applied directly to the rock surface and not need a lot of pencil guidelines.

Also, you may want to apply a few protective coats of outdoor polyurethane when your project is painted and fully dry.