I recently had some fun painting simple facial features on various sizes of rocks and stones. I called my new creation
Stony Face.
![Stony Face Painted on Rocks painted rocks, faces, rock painting, Cindy Thomas](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtkFBXAbeLs9Mtprqzih26oFRBzx_xJeUCjGNDNwQcfFG6UZ9wj8v7OQpT1mfENhlsZmIPDKpeD9My2csSfe3baoxRFYK92Do5YIuxxc2ZNMRV7HFBDTedPDsmZJIVi_zkod-MWoilvA/s320/stonyface-paintedrocks-CThomas.jpg) |
Stony Face Painted on Rocks |
I then had an idea and even more fun rearranging the eye and mouth rocks I painted to create five additional funny
Stony Faces.
![Stony Faces Painted on Rocks faces, rock painting, painted rocks, Cindy Thomas](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_d1Q9n-i6y0Q7GQypdzDpzMDN2U87VRmMWZxuxxBFx_M7HcVwd2w9FpdENONF7vFRhCeWX9axYk8jDFrd-4jgWwn2BWdZl6Gnj43grJ133pp8JNpGzZGwmKClXq2rkDerlq_Eq1_ju9Y/s320/5faces-paintedrocks-Thomas.jpg) |
5 Different Stony Faces from 1 Set of Painted Rocks |
Then I was inspired to paint more detailed mouths on some rocks and ended up with these LOL rocks that I could use with the basic
Stony Face from my earlier project.
![Stony Face Mouths Painted on Rocks mouths, faces, painted rocks, rock painting, Stony Face, Cindy Thomas](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdE2urCG_Qg4kJez5CZzZMGZDhvRwxE3Dk_FlFxLDep3jBRRchUppNl5XJD0MDcyjngSBr05YUTMOJi8f_PJLzGE53Leag2blqJcscGRdLfGLMxyeRBDeCbaLh9hteo0R5WtOrTV1kkM/s320/LOL_Painted-Rocks-CThomas.jpg) |
LOL Painted Rocks for Stony Face |
Finally, I decided to record all the steps I took to create the basic Stony Face, added 3 more simple eye and mouth patterns, and made a
Stony Face rock painting how-to guide.
The Stony Face craft project is easy enough for beginner rock painters. Simple, step-by-step instructions, illustrations and photos guide you in selecting the rocks, drawing and painting the mouth and eyes, and arranging your painted rocks into funny faces. The 4 basic mouth patterns and 4 simple eye patterns can be combined to create over 100 unique, one-of-a-kind Stony Faces.
This is an easy, fun, inexpensive, craft project for both kids and adults. It's amazing how a little acrylic paint and imagination can bring ordinary rocks to life.
© Cindy Thomas Painted Rocks