Painted Halloween Monster Rocks

Painted Halloween Monster Rocks

Posted by DecoArt on Sep 16th 2019

Add a little whimsey to Halloween décor with these monster rocks, created with Americana® Multi-Surface Acrylics.

SUPPLIES

    • water container
    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • newspaper
    • rocks
    • fine tip paintbrush
    • #10 flat paintbrush

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Protect the work surface with a sheet of newspaper or parchment paper.

    Wash the rock and let it 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.

    1. Rock 1: Paint the surface of the rock in Pumpkin Patch.
      2. Instruction #1
    2. Mix equal parts of Pumpkin Patch and Cotton Ball. Use mix to paint two irregular circular shapes for the eyes and a small rounded square shape for the nose. (See photo.) Save mix for STEP EIGHT.
      3. Instruction #2
    3. Paint an irregular triangular shape in Lipstick for the mouth.
      4. Instruction #3
    4. Paint another set of smaller irregular circular shaped eyes over the light orange shapes in Cotton Ball.
      5. Instruction #4
    5. Paint two different sized teeth in Cotton Ball over the red mouth shape.
      6. Instruction #5
    6. Using the handle end of a large paintbrush, dab two different sized pupils inside the eyeballs in Black Tie.
      7. Instruction #6
    7. Following the shape at the bottom of each eyeball, paint thin curved lines in Lipstick.
      8. Instruction #7
    8. Add a long rounded rectangle over the eye in the mix from STEP TWO.
      9. Instruction #8
    9. Add thin intersecting lines in Lipstick to resemble stitches. (See photo.)
      10. Instruction #9
    10. Rock 2: Paint the surface of the rock in Eggplant.
      11. Instruction #10
    11. Mix equal parts of Eggplant and Cotton Ball. Using an angled fine tip paintbrush, paint a large oval shape off center on the rock for the single eye placement. Also paint a small rounded square shape for the nose. Save mix for STEP 15.
      12. Instruction #11
    12. Paint a thin straight line in Lipstick for the mouth.
      13. Instruction #12
    13. Paint another slightly smaller oval shape inside the light purple oval and one tooth in Cotton Ball.
      14. Instruction #13
    14. Paint a large pupil inside the eyeball in Black Tie.
      15. Instruction #14
    15. Add a long rounded rectangle beside the eye in the mix from STEP 11. Add thin intersecting lines in Lipstick to resemble stitches.
      16. Instruction #15
    16. Following the shape at the bottom of the eyeball, paint a thin curved line in Lipstick.
      17. Instruction #16
    17. Rock 3: Paint the surface of the rock in Apple Green.
      18. Instruction #17
    18. Mix equal parts of Apple Green and Cotton Ball. Using a fine tip paintbrush, paint two irregular circular shapes for the eyes and a small rounded square shape for the nose. Save mix for STEP 23.
      19. Instruction #18
    19. Paint an irregular upside down triangular shape for the mouth in Lipstick.
      20. Instruction #19
    20. With Cotton Ball, paint another set of smaller irregular circular shaped eyes over the light green shapes and three different sized teeth over the mouth.
      21. Instruction #20
    21. Use the handle end of a large paintbrush to dab two different sized pupils inside the eyeballs in Black Tie.
      22. Instruction #21
    22. Following the shape at the bottom of each eyeball, paint thin curved lines in Lipstick.
      23. Instruction #22
    23. Add a long boomerang shape over the eyes in the mix from STEP 18. Add thin intersecting lines in Lipstick to resemble stitches.
      24. Instruction #23

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