These Penguin Painted Rocks are a fabulous Christmas rock painting craft. I love that they fit in so well with the holiday without screaming Christmas.
Paintbrush - ½” flat paint brush and angled fine tip paint brush
Ingredients
Set of 3 rockslargest rock to measure 3” long, all in differing shapes and sizes and all with a smooth surface
Multi Surface Satin Paints
whiteCotton Ball
grayDolphin Grey
blackBlack Tie
orangeOrange Sherbet
Instructions
Wash and dry 3 beach rocks. Tow larger ones fro penguin couple and a smaller rock for baby penguin. Place on paper cover surface to paint.
Using a flat tipped paint brush, paint the top side of the two larger rocks in white (Cotton Ball) and the small rock gray (Dolphin grey).
Using an angled fine tip paint brush, paint the surrounding shape of each the penguins in black (Black Tie) as shown. When happy with the shape, paint the perimeter and back side of the rocks fully in Black Tie.
Using a fine tip paint brush, paint a small upside down triangle in Orange Sherbet for each beak.
Paint two small rounded rectangular shapes in Orange Sherbet for the feet of each penguin.
Dip the back end of your fine tip paint brush in Black Tie and dab the end on to the rocks for the circular shaped eyes. Once fully dry they are ready to display or gift!
Notes
Protect work surface with a sheet of newspaper or parchment paper.
Wash the rocks and let them dry completely before painting.
Allow paint to fully dry between steps and when changing to a new color.
Repeat with as many coats as needed to achieve desired coverage.