Long Rock Painting Ideas

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Long Rock Painting Ideas

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  1. Submarine with portholes and a periscopeYellow or gray, pale blue, black. Three round portholes mid-stone, a periscope bending over the top edge.
  2. Six-inch ruler along a thin stone, numbers in penYellow, black. Long and short pen ticks along one edge, numbers 1 to 6, a small hole painted at one end.
  3. Surfboard with a center stripe and a finWhite, teal, orange. Pointed nose at the narrow end, one stripe from nose to tail, a small fin at the back.

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Long and thin 12

  • Brass key along a dark stone, two square teeth at the tip Bare dark stone, gold or brass. A ring at the wide end, a straight shaft, two square teeth at the narrow end.
  • Crusty baguette with slanted slashes Golden brown, cream, tan. Brown all over, five cream slashes on a slant, darker at both pointed ends.
  • Loaded paintbrush with a dripping tip Tan, silver, one bright color. Wooden handle for two thirds, a silver collar, bristles thick with paint at the end.
  • Six-inch ruler along a thin stone, numbers in pen Yellow, black. Long and short pen ticks along one edge, numbers 1 to 6, a small hole painted at one end.
  • Skateboard seen from above Black, one bright color, white. Rounded ends, a bold zigzag down the deck, four wheels peeking at the sides.
  • Submarine with portholes and a periscope Yellow or gray, pale blue, black. Three round portholes mid-stone, a periscope bending over the top edge.
  • Surfboard with a center stripe and a fin White, teal, orange. Pointed nose at the narrow end, one stripe from nose to tail, a small fin at the back.
  • Thermometer stone: red bulb at the wide end White, red, gray. A red bulb at the wide end, a thin red column rising, gray tick marks down both sides.
  • Three-car train running the length of a stone Red, blue, yellow, black. An engine at the narrow end with a funnel, two cars behind, wheels along the bottom edge.
  • Wax crayon stone in a paper wrapper One bright color, a darker shade, black. A wrapper band around the middle with two wavy lines; a flat tip at one end.
  • Yellow bus stone, stop sign by the door, wheels below Yellow, black, pale blue, red. Windows along the top half, two black wheels below, a red stop sign by the door.
  • Yellow pencil stone with a pink eraser end Yellow, pink, silver, tan, black. Eraser and a silver band at the blunt end; a tan cone and black tip at the point.

Round 12

  • Baseball pebble with seams of small V stitches White, red. Two curved pen lines facing away from each other, small red V stitches along both.
  • Bike wheel stone: tire at the rim, spokes to a silver hub Bare stone, black, silver. A black tire around the rim, a silver hub in the middle, spokes crossing between.
  • Bowl of alphabet soup from above White, orange, cream. A white rim, orange soup inside, tiny cream pen letters floating, a name spelled in them.
  • Coat button pebble, a white cross sewn through the middle One bright color, a darker shade, white. A raised rim line, four dots in the middle joined by a white pen cross.
  • Compass pebble, its red north point touching the rim Cream, navy, red. Four long points to the rim, four short between them, the north point red, letters outside.
  • Globe stone with oceans and rough continents Blue, green, white. Loose green shapes on blue, white swirls of cloud, the round rim as the edge of the planet.
  • Log-end stone: bark at the rim, tree rings shrinking inward Tan, brown. A brown bark ring at the rim, wobbly rings shrinking to the middle, one crack from the center out.
  • Record stone: groove rings in to a colored label Black, gray, one bright color. Thin gray groove rings from the rim inward, a colored label, a dot for the hole.
  • Round stone clock, hands set to bedtime White, black, red. Twelve numbers around the rim, two black hands set to bedtime, a red second hand.
  • Ship's porthole looking onto a fish Brass yellow, blue, orange. A brass ring with four bolts at the rim; inside it, blue water and one passing fish.
  • Whole pizza seen from above, cut in eight Tan, red, yellow, brown. A tan crust ring at the rim, red and yellow inside, pen lines for the cuts, topping dots.
  • Yarn ball pebble, a tail of wool trailing off the edge One bright color, a lighter tint. Curved bands of lines crossing in three directions, a tail of yarn off the edge.

Square and blocky 12

  • Aquarium stone: gravel dots, two fish, a bubble column Pale blue, orange, green, tan. Tan gravel dots along the base, a plant up one side, two fish, a bubble column.
  • Blocky stone suitcase, corner patches and a top handle Tan or red, brown, bright colors. A handle on top, corner patches, round and square stickers at odd angles.
  • Blocky stone waffle, a few squares filled amber Golden tan, brown, amber. A grid of darker lines over the whole top; amber fills a few of the squares.
  • Buttered toast with a bite at one corner Tan, golden brown, yellow. A brown crust edge, a paler middle, a melting yellow square, a scalloped bite.
  • Camera stone, ringed lens with a blue shine Black, silver, pale blue. A silver top strip with a button, a ringed lens with a blue shine, a small flash square.
  • Chest stone with black straps and a strip of gold dots Brown, gold, black. Plank lines, black straps and a lock on the front; a strip of gold dots under the lid.
  • Front-loading washer stone with blue swirling in its window White, gray, blue. A round door in the middle with swirling blue inside, two dials and a drawer above it.
  • Gift box stone, ribbon crossing its top face One bright paper color, white, gold. Spots or stripes all over, a ribbon crossing the top face, a bow at the cross.
  • Robot head with a grille mouth Silver gray, red, yellow, black. Square eyes of two colors, a grid mouth, a bolt at each side, a pen antenna on top.
  • Sandwich stone, filling bands painted on the side face Tan, green, red, yellow. Bread top and bottom along the side face; lettuce, tomato and cheese bands between.
  • Television with knobs and rabbit-ear aerial Brown, gray, black, white. A gray screen with a white shine, two knobs at the right, an aerial up over the top.
  • Toy letter block stone, a framed capital on every side Cream, red, blue, green. A different letter on the top and each side, a colored frame around every one.

Triangular 12

  • Birthday hat stone, fluffy white ball at the tip Any two bright colors, white. Slanting stripes or dots, a fluffy white ball at the tip, a frill along the base.
  • Cone stone: waffle crisscross to the point, scoop on top Tan, brown, pink, white. Waffle crisscross on the lower half, a scoop along the wide top, sprinkles.
  • Gable end of a house with an attic window Brick red, white, brown. The point is the roof peak; one round window under it, roof boards along both slopes.
  • Pennant that cheers in two words One bold color, white. The stone's short side is the pole edge; GO TEAM or a name narrows toward the point.
  • Pyramid at sunrise with a shadowed side Sand, tan, orange, yellow. One face light and one darker, block lines across both, a sun at the point.
  • Rice-ball stone, soft corners and a black seaweed wrap White, black. White all over with soft corners, a black rectangle wrapping the middle of the bottom edge.
  • Sailboat whose sail is the whole stone White, red, blue. A white triangle fills the stone with a red stripe; a thin blue hull along the base.
  • Tent stone, dark doorway from the point to the base Green or orange, black, yellow. A dark doorway from the point to the base, flaps folded back, warm light inside.
  • Tortilla chip with a dab of dip at one corner Golden yellow, brown, red or green. Speckle the whole chip with tiny dots; a blob of dip on one point.
  • Triangular stone cake wedge, a berry at the wide end Cream, pink, brown. Sponge and filling in level bands on the side, icing on top, a berry at the wide end.
  • Triangular stone cheese, a darker rind on the wide edge Yellow, pale yellow, orange. Round and oval holes of different sizes on the top, a darker rind along the wide edge.
  • Volcano stone, the point as crater, lava to the base Gray-brown, red, orange, yellow. The stone's point is the crater; lava streams run from it toward the base.

Flat ovals 12

  • Balloon oval: stripes narrowing to a tiny brown basket Five bright colors, brown. Stripes run from the top of the oval and narrow toward the base; a tiny basket below.
  • Bathtub from above with one yellow duck White, pale blue, yellow, silver. A white tub rim around the oval, blue water, swab-dot bubbles, taps at one end.
  • Cameo profile in cream on a color ground Dusty blue or rose, cream, gold. A side-view head and shoulders in flat cream, a gold beaded line at the rim.
  • Hand mirror with a patterned back Gold, cream, one pastel. A gold rim around the oval, flowers in the middle, a short handle painted at one end.
  • Ice rink with looping skate trails White, pale blue, red. Pale blue all over; white pen loops and figure eights, a red line across the middle.
  • Notched lily pads of mixed sizes on a dark green oval Deep green-blue, green, pink, white. Notched round pads at different sizes, two pink flowers, white ripple rings.
  • Painter's palette with a thumb hole Tan, six bright colors, black. A black oval near one end for the thumb hole; blobs of color around the far rim.
  • Race track looping the stone's rim Green, gray, white, red. A gray track follows the oval's edge, a dashed line on it, two small cars, a striped start.
  • Rowboat from above with two oars Brown, tan, blue. Plank seats across the oval, pointed bow at one end; oars reach over the sides onto blue.
  • Sneaker sole print in zigzag tread Bare stone, white or black. An outline just inside the rim, bands of zigzag and dots, a plain patch at the arch.
  • Sports field from above with a center circle Green, white. Mown stripes in two greens, a white outline, a halfway line, a circle and two goal boxes.
  • Turquoise pool oval, tile border around the rim Turquoise, white, red. A white tile border around the rim, wavy pen lines, one red and white ring floating.

Large rocks 12

  • Big-rock watering can, white swab-dot water from the spout Gray-blue, white, green. Can body on the widest part, spout toward one end, white swab-dot water falling.
  • Camper van in side view with curtained windows Cream, teal, black, yellow. Two-tone body split by a curve, three windows, round headlight, luggage on the roof.
  • Castle tower rock with slit windows and a red pennant Gray, darker gray, red. Block lines around a tall rock, a toothed top edge, slit windows, a red pennant at the top.
  • Domed rock as a coiled hive, pen bees on dotted paths Straw yellow, brown, black, white. Coiled bands from base to top on a domed rock, a dark door, pen bees on dotted paths.
  • Doorstep rock lettered with a surname, EST. and a year Dark green or navy, cream. The name in large letters, a thin line, EST. and the year small below it.
  • Dragon wrapped around a boulder, head meeting tail Green, gold, cream. The body wraps the whole rock so head and tail meet at the front; scale rows, shut eyes.
  • GARDEN signpost rock with a painted pointer Bare rock, white, brown. A wooden sign on a post, the word in capitals, its end cut to a point toward the path.
  • Pickup in side view, flower heads over the tailgate Red, black, silver, pink, green. Side view across the widest face; flower heads show over the tailgate.
  • Sleepy troll face on a lumpy boulder Bare rock, white, black, moss green. Use the bumps: a big nose where one sticks out, heavy lids, moss hair on top.
  • Two rain boots on a tall rock, leaves rising from the left Green or yellow, brown, pink. Two boots side by side on a tall rock; leaves and one flower rise from the left boot.
  • WELCOME lettered under a climbing vine Bare big rock, white, green. Large capitals across the face; a vine rises from one lower corner over the top.
  • WIPE YOUR PAWS doormat rock Tan, brown, black. A doormat border in rope twists; three words in the middle, a paw print at each end.

How it works

A long stone is a pencil, a train or a school bus. These long rock painting ideas are the first 12 of 72 designs sorted only by the shape of the stone: long, round, square, triangular, flat oval and large.

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Round rock painting ideas and square ones

Round holds 12, such as Round stone clock, hands set to bedtime and Bowl of alphabet soup from above. For square rock painting ideas, the blocky group has Robot head with a grille mouth and Buttered toast with a bite at one corner.

Large rock painting ideas for a doorstep

Twelve designs want a rock too big for a pocket: WELCOME lettered under a climbing vine, Dragon wrapped around a boulder, head meeting tail, and Sleepy troll face on a lumpy boulder, which uses the rock's own bumps for a nose.

Questions and answers

What can you paint on a long rock?

Anything longer than it is tall: Wax crayon stone in a paper wrapper, Three-car train running the length of a stone, Crusty baguette with slanted slashes, Skateboard seen from above. The group holds 12.

What suits a triangular rock?

A point that means something. Volcano stone, the point as crater, lava to the base makes the point a crater, and Cone stone: waffle crisscross to the point, scoop on top turns it down into an ice cream cone.

Are there animals in this list?

Hardly any. Animals sorted by stone have a list of their own; this one is objects, food, vehicles and small scenes, 12 for each of six shapes.

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