Frog rock painting

Pick a frog-shaped rock

The rock does half the work. Look for a stone that is flat on the bottom so it sits steady, wider than it is tall, with a slightly raised end where the eyes go. Lumpy stones are fine: a bumpy surface reads as frog skin. Wash the rock and let it dry overnight before painting. For more on prep, see how to do rock painting.

Easy frog rock painting ideas

These need three or four colors and no fine blending, so they suit kids and first rocks.

1. No. 01Easy

   Classic smiling frog

   Level

   Easy

   Tips

   Medium, extra fine

   Colors

   Green, white, black, pink

   Rock

   Flat oval

   1. Paint the whole rock green; two coats on dark stone.
   2. Paint two white eyes touching the top edge.
   3. Add black pupils with a white dot highlight.
   4. Draw a wide smile and two nostril dots, then pink cheeks.

   Markers for this design: rock painting markers in color, plus a white paint marker for highlights.

2. No. 02Easy

   Frog peeking over a lily pad

   Level

   Easy

   Tips

   Medium, extra fine

   Colors

   Sky blue, light green, dark green, pink

   Rock

   Wide and flat

   1. Base coat sky blue for water.
   2. Paint a big dark green lily pad across the bottom half, with a wedge cut out.
   3. Paint the top of a light green frog head above it with two round eyes.
   4. Add a small pink flower on the pad.

   Markers for this design: a medium and an extra fine marker from the paint pens for rock painting list.

3. No. 03Easy

   Yellow tree frog face

   The sketch shows the face layout; paint it on a lime or yellow base for a tree frog.

   Level

   Easy

   Tips

   Medium, extra fine

   Colors

   Yellow or lime, black, pink

   Rock

   Round

   1. Base coat yellow or lime green.
   2. Paint two big black eyes set wide and low.
   3. Add a small curved smile and pink cheeks.
   4. Dot a few darker spots on the head.

   Markers for this design: a medium and an extra fine marker from the paint pens for rock painting list.

Frog rock painting ideas with more detail

These add a second rock, a crown, or a pattern. Work big to small, and let every color dry before the next.

1. No. 04Medium

   Frog prince with a crown

   Level

   Medium

   Tips

   Medium, extra fine

   Colors

   Green, yellow, white, black, red

   Rock

   Flat oval

   1. Paint the classic frog.
   2. Add a small yellow crown between the eyes with three points.
   3. Dot red jewels on the crown and outline it in black.
   4. Give him a closed-eye smile for a sleepy prince.

   Markers for this design: black paint markers for the outlines, and medium rock painting markers for color.

2. No. 05Medium

   Spotted toad

   Same layout as the frog sketch, painted olive or brown with spots.

   Level

   Medium

   Tips

   Medium, fine

   Colors

   Brown or olive, tan, black, yellow

   Rock

   Lumpy, rounded

   1. Base coat olive or brown.
   2. Scatter tan and dark spots of different sizes over the back.
   3. Paint yellow eyes with horizontal black pupils at the front.
   4. Draw a long, straight mouth line.

   Markers for this design: an extra fine 0.7 mm tip from our fine tip paint markers page, plus a medium tip for the base.

3. No. 06Advanced

   Dotted frog pattern

   Combines the frog outline with the dot work in the sketch.

   Level

   Advanced

   Tips

   Extra fine, fine

   Colors

   Green, white, yellow, blue

   Rock

   Smooth oval

   1. Paint a green frog body shape on a dark base.
   2. Outline the frog in white dots.
   3. Fill the back with rings of small dots in yellow and blue.
   4. Add two round eyes last.

   Markers for this design: an extra fine 0.7 mm tip from our fine tip paint markers page, plus a medium tip for the base.

Frog colors and tips

Green paint pens vary a lot between brands: some greens look blue-ish, others yellow. A green from a medium Posca set and a lighter lime give you two tones for shading. White eyes over green usually need two coats; let the first dry fully.

Frog rock painting with kids

Frogs are a great kids’ rock because mistakes look like frog features. Paint the green base coats the day before, then let children add the eyes and smile with medium tips. An adult can dot pupils and highlights with an extra fine tip. The Kindness Rocks Project asks painters not to add googly eyes or stickers to rocks that go outside, because they can harm animals (project guidelines), so paint the eyes instead.

Frog families and garden frogs

• Frog family: paint three or four frogs on rocks of different sizes and line them up on a step.
• Garden frogs: tuck a sealed frog rock by a pond, a pot or a garden bed. Seal with several light coats for outdoor life; see how to seal painted rocks.
• Frog and turtle pond: pair frogs with turtle rock painting designs on a tray of blue-painted pebbles.
• Story stones: a frog, a lily pad and a fly on three small rocks make a simple storytelling set.

Old rock art and painted rocks today

Painting on rock is ancient. Archaeologists call human-made markings on natural rock surfaces rock art; a rock painting is a pictograph and a rock engraving is a petroglyph (Wikipedia). Today’s painted rocks are a craft cousin, usually left as gifts or kindness rocks. For more designs with faces, see cute rock painting ideas.

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