Painting stones in flowerbeds and gardens is fairly easy and worth adding artistic touches to a garden. How to paint large stones in the garden? Check out these colorful ideas!
Garden art is a creative way to bring inspiration and beauty to your outdoor space. We have put together some lovely ideas for you and you can do crafts and have fun with your children this summer. Test your painting skills with these cute crafts.
How to paint large stones in the garden
For painterly outdoor artwork, you will need acrylic paints and brushes in various sizes. To protect your art you will need a clear acrylic or varnish coating. For good results, use clean, smooth stones of various shapes and sizes.
Note: Be sure to choose an outdoor color, such as a patio furniture color.
Clean your stones by scrubbing them with dish soap and water and then rinsing them. Allow to dry completely. Applying a base coat of a contrasting color is a good idea. This makes your stones perfectly smooth and creates an improved visual impression. Paint your design. Allow each coat of paint and sealer to dry completely before applying the next coat. For protection, then apply a transparent acrylic sealant to ensure good outdoor weather resistance.
Making mandala art in the garden
Mandala works of art on stones bring uniqueness and harmony to your outdoor area. Mandala art consists of dots in a geometric pattern that represent traditional Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, or a pictorial representation of the universe. Let your imagination run wild and create beautiful patterns with colors and shapes of your choice.
Above are a few mandala patterns that can make it easier for you to choose shapes.
Make stones painted with flowers for outdoor use
Stone flowers are pretty and durable and you can use any colors and shapes you like. This is how you can paint large stones in the garden with flowers:
- Use craft paint that is suitable for outdoor use.
- First give your stone a background color.
- To get a clear idea of your artwork in advance, you can first sketch the designs on a piece of paper.
- Then you have to figure out which floral pattern works best on which stone.
- Start by drawing the center of the flower. Then pull the petal shapes outward, making sure they are the same width.
- Once you're done with the petals, they need to be filled in with paint.
- Allow to dry and impregnate with a coat of varnish.
Painting frogs on stones in the garden with children
Another easy DIY idea like youDecorate stones in the gardencan. The children will definitely love painting cute frogs on stones.
What you need:
- smooth stones
- Oil crayons or acrylic crayons
- Pencil
- Klares Decklackspray
Instructions step by step:
- You will need a stone that is slightly oval in shape but wider at one end. First you need to paint the base color, after that you can paint the frog's facial features. Paint the base dark green. Please wait until it is completely dry before proceeding to the next step.
- Next, paint the back legs on the wider end.
- Find the most natural position for your eyes too. It's helpful to experiment with placement with a pencil first.
- To paint the eyes, you can first paint the color, outline it, and then fill in the colored part.
- Now paint a line down the middle of the back.
- Draw a line following the frog's chin and cheeks.
- Add a mouth line just above the chin. For the stains, you can make peanut-shaped patches.
- On the sides, paint the hands with three fingers and then the feet on the thigh with three toes. This is a fun way to paint large stones in the garden.
Fish painting on stone outdoors
Children love fish and there are so many ways to paint colorful fish on rocks.
- Squeeze a small amount of paint onto your clean stone. Apply the color to the stone surface with short strokes. Then paint the paint over the surface in long, even strokes.
- Allow the paint to dry. Then draw the fishfor this craftfirst with the black pen.
- Fill in your fish's body, tail, fins, and lips with paint in blue-violet or another color of your choice. Apply glitter paint to your fish's body using a stiff brush.
- Using a black pen, draw the scales on your fish again.
- Add highlight points to the eye by placing a large and a small white dot on the eye.
- If you want to add bubbles to your fish stone, use the pen to add dots for bubbles where you want.
- Allow the stone to dry completely before sealing it with two to three coats of spray sealer.
Painting funny emoji faces for outdoor use
It would be nice to have things in your garden that can make you smile. Why not paint individual stones with funny emoji faces? Your children will be thrilled and so will your visitors! If you use yellow for background, your emojis will glow. But you can also choose other colors that you like depending on the atmosphere you want to create in the outdoor area.
A fairy house on stone looks so cute
How about a fairy house in your garden? You can paint a pretty fairy house and it's so easy. Have your children create the design with small windows, a roof and a door and add some colorful flowers in front of them. It looks like the cottage is real!
Bright mushrooms give your garden a warm atmosphere
Beautiful, bright mushrooms painted on stone can wonderfully decorate your garden. Choose the color you like, but for the best effect you can use red or orange. This means your mushrooms remain visible from afar.
