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Painted Ghost Rocks Craft

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How to Paint Ghosts on Rocks
Painted Ghost Crafts

Painted Ghost Crafts

Submitted by Maria Mercedes
Maria Mercedes explains how you can turn rocks into fun ghost decorations.

  • Age Guideline: 8 Years and Up
  • Time Required: 30 minutes (Does not include drying time)

The above age and time guidelines are estimates. This project can be modified to suit other ages and may take more or less time depending on your circumstances.

Materials Needed:

Instructions:
Start out by painting the rock with white paint. Let it dry.

Download the ghost patterns Maria shared (Download PDF Ghost Pattern | Download JPG Ghost Pattern). Enlarge or reduce the pattern to fit your rocks. Transfer the pattern onto a rock using a pencil and transfer paper. If you prefer, you can simply draw your own ghosts.

A medium and a fine brush Craft paints: Pumpkin Orange, Royal Violet, Apple Orchard, White and Black. Now, paint the your rocks around the ghost design. Maria used "Pumpkin Orange" paint, Green Orchard paint, and a mixture of "Royal Violet" and "White" paint. Let the paint dry.

Touch up the white paint on the ghosts if necessary and then outline the ghosts with black paint using a fine brush. Once all of the paint is dry, you can apply a coat of clear acrylic sealer to protect your paint job.

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