How To Draw A Squirrel on a Painted Rock


squirrel painted rock in the garden

This Squirrel painted rock stone is a super cute and fun fall rock painting activity that you will love. As a child I remember going to the woods with my parents and seeing the squirrels running through the woodland with their huge bushy tails.

My childhood memories certainly influenced the way I created this Squirrel painted rock with the big brown and peach tail.

I sure hope you enjoy reading this Squirrel painted rock tutorial and enjoy creating new rock stones during the fall season.

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How to Paint a Squirrel Painted Rock
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How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 1: 

draw the outline of the squirrel onto the rock with a pencil

Begin by drawing a Squirrel onto your clean stone.

Sometimes I like to paint the outline directly onto my rock using a posca pen but I find using a sharp pencil at the start can really help to get the detail right.

If you don't feel quite confident enough in your drawing skills to freehand a squirrel onto a rock, try following along with an illustration guide like Draw So Cute's guide to drawing a squirrel.

If you follow Wendy from Draw So Cute's tutorial for drawing a squirrel, yours will look different than mine of course but the procedure is still the same!

Once you have your squirrel drawn on your rock in pencil, move on to step 2!

How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 2:

coloring in the ears and tummy on the squirrel painted rock

Once you have the Squirrel outline begin to paint the mouth, belly and ears with the peach posca pen.

Use the paint pen to paint half the Squirrels tail, leaving the other half for the brown paint pen. 

How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 3: 

Painting the body of the squirrel on the rock stone with a brown posca pen

Paint the rest of the squirrel using a brown posca paint pen.

How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 4:

painting the eyes and teeth of the squirrel painted rock

Paint the squirrel's eyes and teeth using a white posca pen or acrylic paint and a paintbrush. 

How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 5: 

adding red color to the squirrel rock stone

Next add some red paint to the side of your Squirrel.

Adding extra detail and autumnal colours to make your squirrel painted stone just right for fall. 

How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 6:

outlining the squirrel rock stone with a black posca pen

Allow your Squirrel painted rock to dry and then outline your character using a thin black posca pen.

How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 7: 

painted rock stone squirrel

Add black dots to your Squirrels eyes and little lines to mark your Squirrels feet.

How to paint a Squirrel painted rock step 8: 

squirrel rock stone painting tutorial

Now your Squirrel painted rock is complete. You may want to create more fun Autumn themed rock stones.

Don't forget to spray your stone with a clear spray sealer to give it that extra shine and protection from the elements.

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Step-by-Step Squirrel Painted Rock


How To Draw A Squirrel on Painted Rock


Yield: 1 rock
Author: Angela Milnes
Estimated cost: $1
Learn how to use Posca paint pens to draw an adorable squirrel on a painted stone. The cute craft project is perfect for decorating your garden or for playing the hide and seek rock game.

materials:

  • Rock
  • Extra Fine tip Posca paint pens in brown, peach, white, red
  • Extra fine tip Posca paint pen in black
  • Clear spray sealer

tools:

  • Pencil
  • Pencil Sharpener

steps:

  1. Begin by drawing a Squirrel onto your clean stone.
  2. Once you have the Squirrel outline begin to paint the mouth, belly, ears and half the squirrel's tail with the peach posca pen.
  3. Paint the rest of the squirrel using a brown posca paint pen.
  4. Paint the squirrel's eyes and teeth using a white posca pen.
  5. Outline the side of the profile with the red pen as shown.
  6. Allow to dry completely before using the extra fine tip pen to outline the squirrel.
  7. Add black dots to your Squirrels eyes and little lines to mark your Squirrels feet.
  8. Seal the rock with clear spray sealer.
  9. Allow to dry completely before using it to play the hide and seek rock game.
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Angela Milnes is an Award Winning Family Lifestyle and Crafts Blogger at The Inspiration Edit. Angela has a daughter and is the owner of Bichon dogs Yoda and Casper. The Inspiration Edit shares fun ideas for kids and family, including fantastic recipes, fun craft ideas and painted rock tutorials. You can find Angela on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram

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