We love bringing you the most original rock painting ideas, but it's also so important to have simple tutorials to get that friend or family member who is new to rock painting hooked! This tutorial will win their hearts! This adorable heart features dot painting inspired design Step one: Find yourself a rock! It pays to be choosy and in this case because you are planning to gift your creation you should choose your rock carefully. A nice shaped would be perfect but also there’s that one in a million heart shaped rock if you manage to find one of those you're onto a winner! Step two: Here ..read more

Ever wanted to craft a handmade farm animal game set for your kids? We propose you take the pressure of drawing from yourself by using our farm animal stencils. The good thing about using the stencils is you don’t need to be the best at drawing, or you can even invite the kids to join and make the farm animals themselves! This educational set was made by Stacey Montford What you’ll need Rocks ready to be painted on (check this blogpost on how to get rocks in Australia and New Zealand) Life of Colour farm animal stencils, they come with 9 other sheets full of fun ideas Life of Colour Classic ..read more

  Twelve bold and sparkly colours in the Life of Colour Glitter box includes - grey, red, blue, green, gold, silver, yellow, orange, pink, copper, purple and brown. There are many great uses for your glitter pens such as adding an extra dazzling touch to homemade cards and card stock, scrapbooking and photo albums, paper crafts, upcycling projects, rock painting, shoe decorating and colourful canvas art! Just like our Life of Colour acrylic paint pen range the glitter pens use vivid colours that are highly pigmented, non toxic, water based acrylic paint and are easy to apply, mess free a ..read more

For the first time in two years, people can commemorate the service and sacrifice of those who have served during the Anzac Day celebrations. We bring you some ideas to create rock painting and craft ideas to talk about this special day with your families. Every year on the 25th of April, hundreds of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders around the world gather at dawn on Anzac Day. Originally a commemoration of the landing of Australian and New Zealand forces at Gallipoli in modern-day Turkey in 1915, Anzac Day is a public expression of gratitude and reflection which resonates ..read more

So the burning question is why do we need to get rocks ready to paint? I’ve got my paint pens so can’t I just get stuck into it? No sorry, I’m as impatient as the next person and I often just paint without a base coat or primer, but later on grow to regret it as the wear and tear on paint pens can quickly take a toll. The basic order of art for painting rocks is: 1- Clean  2- Prime  3- Paint  4- Seal  5- Hide, keep or gift! If you are just starting out and have no idea where do people get their rocks for rock painting, we have good news: our round craft rocks are perfect fo ..read more

Do I need to seal my rocks after painting? We get this question all the time, and our answer is always: ABSOLUTELY! You should seal your rocks after you finish painting. We always recommend our community to seal their rocks painted with Life of Colour pens because we believe the hard work put into any artistic job needs to be protected from sun and rain. If you are new to rock painting, then stop by our rock painting blog to read up more about this fantastic art form (and stock up on the best rock painting supplies online while you are at it). Why seal rock paintings? Sealing your painted roc ..read more

Priming your rocks before you start painting is important for two reasons: the surface will be smoother and less porous, but still porous enough to absorb paint permanently (as opposed to a polished rock, ceramic or glass for example). This will help you in the painting process, less coats of paint and less damage to your paint pen nibs and/or brushes. Why use a primer and not just the paint pens? Using a primer before rock painting evens out the surface of the rock and gives it a nice light background to paint on and make colours pop a bit more. Also, and most importantly, it helps with the ..read more

In the mythical land of make believe our favourite supernatural creatures are fairies. We all could do with a bit of magic in our lives to escape the chaos of everyday life and making your own fairy rock garden with your children using Life of Colour paint pens would be the perfect distraction. This is the beautiful fairy garden elements we'll be creating today (and scroll all the way to the bottom for some extra friends!)   Image courtesy of Jenny from Smallhaven   We suggest finding an existing area in the garden, an unused plastic or metal pot, a pot plant with plants already gro ..read more

This fantastic tutorial was made by Daphne Birett @scrapadills to bring you the recipe for a fresh and summery rock collection. Get inspired by the flavour of summer and create this fun set of rocks, you can use them to make a tic tac toe to play with your family, decorate your garden or hide in a park for someone to find. How to make an Orange inspired rock Start by priming your rock with white acrylic paint, you can read the benefits of priming your rocks here. Colour the edges of the rock using your Life of Colour orange paint pen leaving a free area on the center of the rock. Line the in ..read more

Learn the steps to paint a leaky boat have a play around, making a whole fleet of boats- I know we would all love to sail off into the sunset right about now! Starting out is easy- just purchase some of our Life of Colour paint pens! Did you know you can get your rock painting supplies here in Australia and New Zealand with the option to Afterpay ? Yes, buy now and pay later.  Here’s our Leaky boat tutorial with a realistic water effect  Step one:  We have a clean, dry rock to start our leaky boat tutorial. Using a combination of blue and white 3mm Life of Colour paint pens we ..read more