4 Rock Painting Projects - No Drawing Skill Required

You don't have to be an artist to create colorful rocks.

No drawing or painting skills are needed for these 4 techniques:

• Mod Podge a design
• Fingerprint stones
• Graphic stones
• Pattern tracing 

How to Mod Podge a Design onto Rocks

For this technique, all you'll need is a smooth rock, your design (I used a napkin) and some Mod Podge.

Click here for my tips on how to Mod Podge a design onto a rock.

How to Paint Fingerprint Stones

For this technique, you'll need some stones, acrylic paint, a marker and your finger (or thumb). The idea is to use your fingerprint to create a body and then add simple features with a marker.

Click here for my instructions and tips to create fingerprint stones.

How To Paint Graphic Stones

The secret to this "no drawing skill" painted stone is to portion off parts of the rock with masking tape. The only supplies needed are stones, paint, a brush and masking tape.

Click here for step-by-step instructions for easy, graphic stones.

How To Trace a Pattern onto a Stone

Graphite transfer paper is the special item you'll need for this technique. Although drawing skills aren't required, this technique is more involved than the other three mentioned in this post.

Click here for step-by-step instructions for transferring a pattern onto a rock.

No drawing skills? No problem! You can create colorful rock and stone art using these 4 techniques.

© Cindy Thomas Painted Rocks

How to Paint Fingerprint Stones: No Drawing Skills Required

I came across a fingerprint drawing book and wondered if the clever technique would work with rocks and acrylic paint.

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To my delight, the project was very easy and the results made me smile. 

Although you don't see the loops and whorls of a fingerprint, the simply-painted stones are quite charming. This would certainly be a fun, easy project for children.

Supplies you'll need:

• flat stones
• your finger (or thumb)
• paintbrush
• acrylic paint
• paint pen or marker
• sealer (optional)

Fingerprint Stone Painting Process

• Paint one of your fingers or thumb
• Press your finger onto the stone
• Let the paint dry
• Add some dots and lines
• Seal the stone to protect it (optional)

Tips

• It's better to use light-colored stones
• Bright, saturated paint colors show up better
• Paint your finger or thumb, don't dip it into a puddle of paint. (You don't want a glob of paint on the rock.)
• Practice on paper first to test the amount of paint required for good coverage 
• Apply more paint before each finger press onto the stone
• If using more than one color, allow the first color to dry first 
• Use a small brush and touch up (by dabbing) any areas where the fingerprint is light or uneven
• I like to use acrylic-paint-filled pens, however, magic markers could work
• Ed Emberley's Complete Funprint Drawing Book is a wonderful resource for fingerprint and thumbprint ideas for critters, people, and more

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No two fingerprints are alike and no two fingerprint-painted stones will look alike - prints will be dark or light, lines will be thick or thin, colors will vary.

Fingerprint painted stones are great personalized gifts to both give and receive. 


© Cindy Thomas Painted Rocks