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Sugar Skull Rocks Using Puffy Paint

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Sugar Skull Rock Craft

These puffy paint sugar skull rocks are a great project for all ages to help learn and celebrate Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos.  There’s a secret weapon though when it comes to making them. Not all puffy paint is created equal. I actually tried several brands before I came across the Tulip Slick Dimensional Puffy Paint(aff. link) The biggest difference is the opening of the applicator. This brand has a small opening at the tip making it much easier to make lines, dots and small details.

Sugar skull rocks craft with puffy paint

Supplies to Make Sugar Skull Rocks Painted With Puffy Paint

Puffy Paint Sugar Skull Rocks Step by Step Instructions

1. Prime the Rocks

Spray your rocks outside on cardboard using a black or white primer. Two coats are ideal.

Priming the rocks with black paint

2. Draw the Design

Draw a basic sugar skull design onto the rock using a pencil.

Drawing the sugar skull design on the rock

3. Prepare Puffy Paints for the Sugar Skull Rocks Design

Shake your puffy paint bottles well and test them first on a scratch piece of paper.

Getting ready to paint our Sugar skull rocks craft

4. Paint the Rock

Carefully add the puffy paint to the rock. I find bright colors look best!

Idea for black Sugar skull rocks painted with puffy paint

Completed colorful skull design on a white rock

5. Let it Dry

Let dry completely. Sometimes puffy paint can take awhile to dry depending on how thick you applied it, so be patient.

6. Seal

Seal your finished design with a spray sealant to protect it or leave as is.

Sugar Skull rock craft after sealant has been applied

More Rock Painting Ideas

If you are looking for more rock painting and rock art ideas, check out my new book, Rock Art Handbook. It has over 30 different rock art tutorials featuring dot painting, marbling, embellishments, decoupaging and much more. In the book I go in-depth on different art supplies that you can use on rocks and provide a ton of tutorials to get your creativity flowing

Rock Art Handbook - The best supplies and tutorials for decorating rocks

Hope these sugar skull rocks have provided some Day of the Dead craft inspiration. For more fun crafts, make sure you’re following me on me on Instagram @Colormadehappy and Facebook. And be sure to come share what if you’ve created if you’ve been inspired by one of my posts. I’d love to see it.

If you are interested in more rock craft ideas, check out these other great rock painting and decorating posts.

Sugar Skull Rocks Craft

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19 Comments

  1. I LOVE these!!! I ran out today to my local Hobby Lobby and bought the Tulip Neon paint! Can’t wait to try them, especially with Halloween approaching. If I do okay, I’m going to purchase the glow in the dark paint as well! I love how you not only show us detail for detail how to draw on the rocks but the exact products you use (which are usually one’s we can find at our local craft stores)!! Thank you so so much!! I’m totally following your website and Instagram!!!

    1. You can buy them on Amazon, the links are on the post or you can also find them at Michael’s and Hobby Hobby. Not sure about Wal Mart.

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