We have been painting gnome rocks for a very long time. We started with our really basic Christmas gnomes and they have just expanded from there!
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Creating gnome painted rocks is fun! Since they are so easy to dress up, you can paint them for any theme or holiday!
Supplies to Paint Gnome Rocks
Grab your acrylic paints, paint pens, or both for your gnome rocks. However, you may want to make sure to have an extra fine tip black paint pen for your outlines. I have also used Micron pens from time to time for the tiny details
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Save these Gnome Painting Ideas
You might not be picking up your brush right now so make sure you save this post to check back with all year long for new gnome painting inspiration!
How to Paint a Gnome Step-by-Step
The whole thing starts with the nose. If you want tall hats you will want to place this slightly lower then the center of your rock. Then create a horizontal line out to each side. If you want eyes you will place an arch above your nose. If you like the no eye look skip this step. Create a large U connecting the horizontal lines for the beards.
Now create the hats. These can be straight and pointed or you can have them flop to the sides. On some designs I like to add little shoes or hands. Now it’s time to color them in. Check out the ideas below for inspiration!
Painted Gnome Rocks Ideas
Get inspired with these adorable gnome painted rock ideas! So many different tutorials, you will be painting gnome rocks all year long!
This is our original gnomes! A great starting point to learn how to do the hat flop and lay out your design.
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