17 Halloween Rock Painting Ideas –With Tutorials!
Get into the crafty spirit with these amazing Halloween rock painting ideas with tutorials that you can make!
We’ve selected the best painted rock tutorials to start the season off right.
As the summer months end, it gets darker earlier and earlier. And when the air gets that familiar cool crispness, you know that spooky season is drawing near.
So it’s time to start making inspiring indoor crafts you can use for Halloween decorations.
Lately, I’ve become a huge fan of rock painting. I couldn’t believe how much of a fun craft it was.
And the best part about it is that it only requires a few craft supplies.
The perfect fun activity for young kids to practice their fine motor skills.
And our list of Halloween rock painting ideas offers a variety of projects that will be so much fun for older children and adults too!
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Scroll through the list of amazing rock ideas with tutorials below to get started.
You may also want to check out our list of 50 lawn decorations you can make for Halloween. And another great rock tutorial is this cute painted owl.
Halloween Rock Painting Tutorial Ideas
Easy Halloween Painted Rocks Kids Can Make
Here’s an easy tutorial for making a painted Halloween black cat and ghost rock. A nice smooth rock will make painting these a breeze.
Fuzzy Monster Rock Painting that your Kids will Love!
Look at these adorable monsters. Adding a white base coat layer helps the green and orange paint stand out.
Halloween Dot Art Rock Painting Ideas
Special dot tools made it easy to add a little extra pizazz to this Halloween bat and a ghost.
We have a tutorial on our sister site for how to draw a vampire bat that you may want to check out.
Sugar Skull Rocks Using Puffy Paint
Paint awesome sugar skulls for Halloween. Use a fun puffy paint to make these creepy Day of the Dead skull faces.
Halloween Rock Painting Ideas for the Kids - Perfect for My Town Rocks
Make a Frankenstein head or a cute pumpkin with a bright green stem.
If you want ideas for the faces of your pumpkin rocks, you can check out our pumpkin face carving stencils. With 50 pumpkin designs to look at, you're sure to find unique faces to draw on your rocks.
Easy Zombie Halloween Painted Rocks For Kids
With the perfect colored green acrylic paint, you can make easy zombie painted rocks. The silly faces make these rocks hilarious.
Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe with Game Board Case
Chicken Scratch NY has good ideas for making fun activities easy to DIY. This one would be great for a Halloween party. The use of multiple paint colors makes it look that much more fun to play.
Magical Halloween Silhouette Painted Rocks
These Halloween rock painting ideas will challenge your drawing skills.
You’ll want to use a black paint pen to dial in on the details. Each has a different Halloween theme, including Jack O’Lanterns, witches on broomsticks, and a spooky haunted house.
Easy Halloween Rock Ideas- Mummy Painted Rocks · The Inspiration Edit
Paint a mummy rock! How adorable are these? If you’re worried about painting lines, there’s no need to be. Paint markers make drawing details easy. This tutorial has the details.
Whimsical Halloween Painted Rock Zombie Craft » Homemade Heather
Here’s another cute zombie rock. This simple rock tutorial has a fun way to give your painted rock a cartoonish look with the addition of googly eyes and pipe cleaners.
Jack Skellington Painted Rock Craft
If you're a fan of A Nightmare Before Christmas, then you'll love making these Jack Skellington painted rocks.
Look for roundish stones to get his super round-shaped head, and be sure to have plenty of white acrylic paint on hand.
Halloween Painted Rock Eyeballs
Wow, the white eyes really contrast with the super colorful irises. These creepy, realistic rocks will surely put you in the Halloween spirit!
Simple Halloween Painted Rock Frankenstein Craft
If you're looking for an easy rock craft, this is great. Due to Frankenstein's square head, it's also perfect for utilizing those odd-shaped stones.
DIY Spider Painted Rocks
This spider is a unique spin (no pun intended) on a Halloween rock. With eyes like those, I’m glad it’s not real!
SKULL ROCKS! Perfect for Halloween or just because!
Creepy skull rocks will make for spooky Halloween decorations. I think the yellow and red pupils really make these extra scary looking.
Another fun idea would be to paint the rocks to look like decorative Mexican sugar skulls.
Hilarious painted monster rocks!!
Aren’t these amazing rocks? These monsters are of the lovable type if you ask me. So cute!
10 Awesome BeetleJuice Quotes + Crafts That You Need To Try
Check out this fun Halloween craft idea for Beetlejuice-themed rocks, and then write quotes from the movie on them.
This one isn't a tutorial but is such a great idea for adding a little extra fun for the Halloween season.
For more Halloween crafts, check out our pumpkin carving templates of cats, ghosts, and witches. Also, how to carve a pumpkin of a super cute cat.
And these coloring pages of Sugar Skulls are perfect for a rainy day!
Tips For How To Paint Rocks For Halloween
The paint pens
Rather than use a permanent marker, use acrylic or oil paint pens (also called paint markers).
These will resist fading far better than a permanent marker. Paint pens are also great for adding details but additionally can be used to paint large areas
However, a paint brush will get the job done quickly when you want a full base coat.
The oil pens tend to be more durable, but you aren’t able to clean up as easily. Removal will require acetone or mineral spirits.
On the other hand, the acrylic paints and paint pens are wipeable and especially easy to clean with soapy water.
The rocks
When choosing rocks for painting, river rocks are a great choice because these are typically very smooth rocks.
They are often sold by the bag and come in various sizes and shapes.
While round stones are best for many projects, the angular and other odd-shaped ones can be great for projects like painted animal rocks.
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