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Emoji Painted Rock Ideas

Press for three emoji stones: a smile, a silly face, a heart or a hand, a set that says something.

Emoji Painted Rock Ideas

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  1. Name in pictures: sun, apple and moon pebbles spell SAMAny colors. One pebble for each letter of a name, painted with a thing that starts with it; the letter goes underneath.
  2. Sparkling pink heart, three sparkles, the largest on the rimPink, yellow, white. A solid heart mid-stone; each sparkle a plus sign with pinched sides, the largest at the edge.
  3. Tall-tale face, a long nose running to the stone's pointYellow, black, tan. Pick a stone with one pointed end; eyes looking sideways; the nose painted along the point.

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Smiles 12

  • Beaming grin of square teeth across a wide oval's middle Yellow, white, black. Two arc eyes; one long white bar of teeth, parted by pen lines, from side to side.
  • Cool face with two flat black pebbles laid on as lenses Yellow, black, white. Three stones: a closed smirk on the big one; a white glint on each small dark pebble.
  • Grin so wide it runs around the stone and meets behind Yellow, black, white. Two dot eyes in front; one mouth line right around the widest part, square teeth along it.
  • Kiss-blowing face with a tiny red heart pebble at its lips Yellow, black, red. One eye a wink line, the lips a small 3 shape; set the heart pebble just off the mouth.
  • Laughing face with two blue tear pebbles to set at its eyes Yellow, black, blue. Three stones: shut arc eyes and a wide open grin; a tear pebble at each outer corner.
  • Phew face: a wide grin and one blue drop high on the brow Yellow, black, white, blue. Arc eyes and an open grin; a single drop near the top rim, off to one side.
  • Rolling laugh painted on a tilt, on a stone that rocks Yellow, black, white, blue. Pick a stone that will not sit level; tilt the whole face; a tear flying off each eye.
  • Smile ringed by three small hearts, one cut off by the rim Yellow, red, pink. Arc eyes, pink cheeks, a closed smile; hearts at the brow, at one cheek and on the chin edge.
  • Smiling stone with a blue halo band painted around its top Yellow, black, sky blue. Arc eyes and a closed smile; a blue ring right around the stone above the eyes.
  • Swap-eye grin: heart and star eye pebbles to change over Yellow, red, gold, black. A grin and no eyes on the big stone; two heart pebbles and two star ones to lay on.
  • Turnaround stone: a smile one way up, a frown the other Yellow, black. Two dot eyes at the middle; the same upward curve above them and below them. Turn it to change mood.
  • Wide-open grin on a round yellow stone, mouth flat on top Yellow, black, white. Two tall oval eyes; the mouth is a half circle, flat side up, with a white strip of teeth.

Silly faces 12

  • Dotted-outline face on bare stone: a dashed rim, no yellow Black or white pen only. A dashed circle on a bare stone; two dot eyes and a flat mouth inside, also in dashes.
  • Grimace: a box of gritted teeth across the stone's wide part Yellow, white, black. Two dot eyes; a white rectangle below, ruled into a row of square teeth with one line across.
  • Head-in-the-clouds face, a swab-dab cloud over its eyes Yellow, white, pale gray, black. A calm smile on the lower half; cotton swab dabs of white fog across the top.
  • Overheated face on a red stone, tongue out, sweat drops Red-orange, black, pink, blue. A red base, not yellow; half-shut eyes; the tongue down; drops on the brow.
  • Pleading face: two huge shiny eyes filling a small pebble Yellow, black, white. Big round dark eyes with two white shine dots each; brows tilted up; a tiny downturned mouth.
  • Saluting face, a flat hand at its brow by the top rim Yellow, black. A firm straight mouth and two dot eyes; one hand slanted across the brow, fingertips at the edge.
  • Shaking face: both eyes and the mouth drawn twice, a blur Yellow, black, gray. Paint the face once in black, then again a little to one side in gray; two curved lines each side.
  • Sleeping face with three Z pebbles to lay in a rising line Yellow, black, blue. Shut arc eyes and a small oval mouth; a letter Z on each of three pebbles, small to large.
  • Squinting face, its tongue painted down over the bottom rim Yellow, black, red. Eyes as two sideways V shapes; an open grin; a red tongue that runs off the front onto the edge.
  • Tall-tale face, a long nose running to the stone's point Yellow, black, tan. Pick a stone with one pointed end; eyes looking sideways; the nose painted along the point.
  • Three monkey pebbles: hands over eyes, over ears, over mouth Brown, tan, black. Three stones, one monkey face each; the two hands are painted over the part each one hides.
  • Zany face on a lopsided stone, big eye on the bigger side Yellow, white, black, red. One large round eye and one small; a crooked grin; the tongue out toward the small side.

Hearts and hands 12

  • Beating heart on a round stone, three curved lines each side Red, pink, black. A red heart with a pink shine; three short arcs off each side, the widest nearest the rim.
  • Clapping hands meeting palm to palm, three spark lines above Yellow, black. Two hands seen side on, pressed together and slanted; three short dashes fanning from where they meet.
  • Fist bump on a blocky stone, the knuckles facing you Yellow, black. Four knuckle bumps along the top edge of the front face; finger creases below; a thumb at the side.
  • Heart exclamation mark: a tall heart stone over a dot pebble Red. Two stones: a long stone painted as a stretched heart, point down; a small round red pebble set below it.
  • Heart hands: two yellow hands, bare stone showing in the gap Yellow, black. Fingers curve over to touch at the top and thumbs meet below; leave the heart between unpainted.
  • Heart tied with a yellow ribbon and bow like a wrapped gift Red, yellow. One band across the heart and one down it; a bow of two loops and two tails where they cross.
  • Mended heart: a jagged crack held by one crossed bandage Red, black, tan, white. A zigzag pen crack down the middle; a tan strip across it with a pale pad at its center.
  • Row of heart pebbles: red to purple, then black and white Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, white. Eight pebbles, one flat heart each, laid in that order.
  • Sparkling pink heart, three sparkles, the largest on the rim Pink, yellow, white. A solid heart mid-stone; each sparkle a plus sign with pinched sides, the largest at the edge.
  • Thumbs-up fist on a knobbed stone, the knob its yellow thumb Yellow, black. The fist fills the body of the stone, four finger lines across it; the thumb runs up the knob.
  • Victory hand: two fingers up the tall end of a stone Yellow, black. A fist low on the stone with the thumb folded across; two fingers spread in a V toward the top.
  • Waving hand on a flat stone, two motion curves each side Yellow, black. An open hand with the fingers spread, tilted a little; two short arcs by the thumb and the small finger.

Sets that say something 12

  • Birthday row: a cake, a balloon, a gift and a party popper Pink, white, red, blue, gold. Four stones, one picture each; the popper is a striped cone throwing dots and curls.
  • Eye pebble, heart pebble, letter U pebble: three to read White, blue, black, red. One open eye with lashes, one red heart, one capital U; lay them left to right.
  • Good luck trio: a four-leaf clover, crossed fingers, a star Green, yellow, gold, black. Three stones; the fingers are one hand with two of them twisted together; a five-point star.
  • Good morning row: a rising sun, a steaming mug and a smile Yellow, orange, white, brown, black. Three stones; the sun half up from the bottom rim; one curl of steam on the mug.
  • Good night row of three pebbles: a moon, a star, a sleeper Navy, yellow, black. A crescent and a star on dark stones; a yellow face with shut eyes to end the line.
  • Name in pictures: sun, apple and moon pebbles spell SAM Any colors. One pebble for each letter of a name, painted with a thing that starts with it; the letter goes underneath.
  • See you soon row: a waving hand, a clock and a house Yellow, white, black, red. Three stones; the clock has two plain hands; the house a door, a window and a chimney.
  • Sorry row: a sad face, a flower and two open hands for a hug Yellow, black, pink, green. Three stones; a small frown under tilted brows; a five-petal flower; two palms facing out.
  • Sun plus rain equals rainbow: five stones with the signs Yellow, gray, blue, bow colors, white. A picture on three stones; a plus and an equals sign on two small ones.
  • Three gray dot pebbles in a chalk bubble: someone is typing Gray, white chalk. Three small round pebbles painted gray; chalk a speech bubble on the path and set them inside.
  • Well done row: a medal, a flexed arm and a gold star Gold, red, blue, yellow, black. Three stones; the medal hangs on a striped ribbon; the arm bends on a curved stone.
  • Yes, no and maybe stones: thumb up, thumb down, level hand Yellow, black. Three stones to hand over as an answer; the level hand lies flat, palm down, a wobble line each side.

How it works

A round stone is already the shape of the face. These 48 emoji rock painting ideas put one expression on one stone, and a quarter of them are sets of several stones that read as a message.

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One stone, one face

A yellow coat, a black pen and a round stone make most of the Smiles. Start with Wide-open grin on a round yellow stone, mouth flat on top. An odd stone goes to the Silly faces. A pointed one suits Tall-tale face, a long nose running to the stone's point.

Stones that read as a message

Lay a set left to right and it reads like a text. Three stones say it in Eye pebble, heart pebble, letter U pebble: three to read. Five make a sum in Sun plus rain equals rainbow: five stones with the signs.

Questions and answers

What are easy emoji rocks to paint?

Two dot eyes and two curves make Turnaround stone: a smile one way up, a frown the other. With no base coat at all there is Dotted-outline face on bare stone: a dashed rim, no yellow.

What paint colors do emoji rocks need?

Yellow and black come first: 38 of the 48 designs use yellow. Red or pink paints the hearts and the tongues, blue the tears and the sweat drops, and white the teeth and the glints.

How do you make a painted rock look like an emoji?

Keep to a few flat shapes over one base color: eyes as ovals, arcs or dots, and one mouth shape. The faces on this list are described in words, so draw each your own way.

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