Add a touch of happiness to your day with a set of pretty sunflower painted rocks. Painting sunflowers is actually simpler than you think and a great way to add a splash of color to your home or garden! Use this same easy method to paint sunflowers on any surface!

Pretty sunflower painted rocks on top of a dinner plate setting.

Simple Sunflower Painting Ideas

Although I’ve never grown actual sunflowers, I’ve always been drawn to these beautiful and seemingly happy blooms. With layers of fine petals and a beautifully textured center, you can’t help but smile. Maybe placing these sunflower rocks throughout my garden will be the reminder I need to plant some next year!

Four sunflower painted rocks on a dark gray checkered tea towel.

For this particular sunflower painting idea each painted rock is about the size of my palm. But with this easy step-by-step tutorial, you could easily paint larger sunflowers on any surface. It would look so pretty on a canvas too!

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Materials Needed for This Simple Craft Idea:

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Medium sized round rock, about 2” across
Pencil
Americana Multi-Surface Satin Paint in Canary, Orange Sherbet, Coffee Bean, Cotton Ball
Fine paint brush
Paint pen in black

Supplies needed to paint sunflower rocks including stone, paints, pencil, brush and paint pen.

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How to Paint a Sunflower on Rocks

Draw an outline of the sunflower onto the rock with a pencil. Start by drawing a large circle in the center. Then, draw the individual petals, ensuring the shapes are wider at the base and taper to a point at the tips.

Mix 3 parts Canary with 1 part Cotton Ball. Paint petals over the first petals. Let dry and then paint a second coat of the same mixture. Let dry.

Draw an additional layer of petals in between the painted petals.

Penciling additional petals around the painted yellow petals.

Paint the second layer of petals using Canary. Let dry and then paint a second coat in Canary for additional coverage.

Painting the second layer of sunflower petals.

Mix equal parts Canary with Orange Sherbet. Using a wet paint brush, lightly brush over the middle round of painted petals. Add a few short strokes at the base of each petal tapering to less at the tips.

Adding orange paint to the edge of the painted petals.

Paint the center circle of the flower in Coffee Bean. Let dry.

Painting a brown circle in the center of the yellow petals.

Mix equal parts Coffee Bean and Orange Sherbet. Using a wet paint, dab unevenly throughout the circle. Let dry.

Dabbing paint throughout the brown circle.

Using a wet paint brush, dab unevenly throughout the circle using Orange Sherbet. Let dry.

Dabbing paint throughout the brown circle to fill it in.

Using a dry paintbrush, dab a few additional spots of Orange Sherbet just in the center.

Dabbing orange paint throughout the brown circle to finish the sunflower center.

Lastly, to finish your sunflower painting, use a black paint pen to draw dots over the painted centers.

Drawing black dots over the painted center.

With a wet cloth, remove any of the pencil lines that are showing.

And that’s it, your sunflower painted rocks are complete! Make as many or as few as you’d like. They look really sweet styled as napkin weights for your summer picnics!

Two yellow sunflower painted rocks as part if a table setting.

And if you don’t have rocks on hand for painting, you can use this same process for how to paint sunflowers on any surface. Wouldn’t they look gorgeous on a canvas or throw pillow?

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Add some happiness and cheer by making a set of pretty sunflower painted rocks with this simple step by step tutorial.

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Materials

Medium sized round rock about 2” across
Pencil
Americana Multi-Surface Satin Paint in Canary, Orange Sherbet, Coffee Bean, Cotton Ball
Fine paint brush
Paint pen in black

Instructions

Draw an outline of the sunflower onto the rock with a pencil.
Mix 3 parts Canary with 1 part Cotton Ball with Canary. Let dry and then paint a second coat of the same mixture. Let dry.
Draw an additional layer of petals in between the painted petals.
Paint the second layer of petals using Canary. Let dry and then paint a second coat.
Mix equal parts Canary with Orange Sherbet. Using a wet paint brush, lightly brush over the painted petals adding a few short strokes at the base of each petal tapering to less at the tips.
Paint the center circle of the flower in Coffee Bean. Let dry.
Mix equal parts Coffee Bean and Orange Sherbet. Using a wet paint, dab unevenly throughout the circle. Let dry.
Using a wet paint brush, dab unevenly throughout the circle using Orange Sherbet. Let dry.
Using a dry paintbrush, dab a few additional spots of Orange Sherbet just in the center.
Lastly, using a black paint pen, draw dots over the painted centers.

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Rose

Sunday 2nd of July 2023

The only thing I don’t like about it is leaving the pencil marks on the edge of the petals. I would try to make sure they are covered by the paint or erased if that is possible.