Painting stones - what do I need?
What kind of pens can you use to paint stones?
When painting stones, it's generally important that the pen adheres well, regardless of whether the stone has a rough or smooth surface. Since stones are mostly used to beautify the garden, it's especially important that the pens used are weatherproof. Therefore, the paint must be waterproof and able to withstand sunlight. For painting stones, we recommend either our acrylic markers or our paint markers and gloss paint markers from our edding range.
Acrylic Markers
Acrylic markers are becoming increasingly popular for painting stones. The edding 5000, with its broad tip, is perfect for painting large areas of a stone . The medium tip of the edding 5100 can then be used to add beautiful embellishments.
What's the best way to label a stone? We recommend our edding 5100 pen for this as well , to create a rich and clearly visible inscription.
Our edding 5300 is best suited for small decorative elements or the lettering of small stones , thanks to its fine tip.
What properties do edding acrylic markers offer for painting stones? Our colorful edding acrylic markers impress with their weatherproof paint, which even withstands rain .
Gloss Paint Markers
Sometimes you just want something special. With our edding 751 gloss paint markers, you can give your pens a beautiful metallic look or trendy pastel shades. Use our edding 751 paint markers to create vibrant little works of art on your stones.
We recommend using our paint markers and gloss paint markers for beautiful lettering or drawings. Of course, our paint markers and gloss paint markers also impress with their weather-resistant and lightfast properties.
Painted Stones for Beginners
Painting stones with simple motifs
There's usually not much space on a stone like this, which is why simple designs or short sayings are well-suited for painting stones as lucky charms. You can find simple symbols in our scribble template library .
Especially as a beginner, you should try to decorate your stones with a motif. Many motifs look best on the stone if you limit yourself to two or three colors per stone. Placed together, they then easily create a unified look, even if the motifs are different.
Stones with sayings
One or two words are usually enough when you're writing on stones. Everyone likes to read words and sayings like "Thank you," "You're great!", or "Keep it up!" Painted stones with sayings are very popular as lucky charms.
Show your connection to your homeland with words from your dialect: "I mog di!", "Moin", "Machts nüscht" or "Guggmol" look great on painted stones!
Painting faces on stones
The great thing about stones is that they already have a round shape. This makes it easy to paint faces on them without needing a template.
Simply draw two eyes, a mouth, and if you like, a nose on your stone.
Stones appropriate for the season
Christmas motifs look just as good on stones as Easter bunnies, flowers, suns, pumpkins, ghosts, or rainbows. Depending on the season, other simple motifs are also suitable.
Think about which symbol would be fitting for the current season and draw it on your stone. It makes a great seasonal decoration or a lovely surprise for a passerby.
Painting stones for the garden
Plant markers made from painted stones are a real eye-catcher in the flower bed. Thanks to opaque acrylic paints, you can even paint lighter shapes on a dark background.
In this example, the light green peas are painted onto the darker green of the pod. The color gradient is achieved by blending the still-wet paint with a finger. The white outline makes the motif stand out nicely from the rest of the stone.
Painting stones as animals
Painting fish on stones is not difficult at all, because the round shape of the stones means you only need a fin, scales and an eye.
But you can also paint other animals on stones. Limit yourself to the basic shapes of your favorite animal, or just paint the animal's face on the stone.
Painting stones with children
Simple designs are ideal for painting stones with children. Animal motifs, in particular, are a lot of fun for kids.
Insects such as ladybugs, bees or other beetles look particularly good on round stones.
Stones with flowers and floral patterns
You can easily paint branches with leaves, blossoms, or fruit onto stones. In our example, we first painted abstract shapes like circles and arcs onto the stone and then added plant motifs.
edding recommendation for stones
edding 5300 acrylic marker fine
- Acrylic marker for painting on light or dark surfaces, ideal for materials like canvas, painting paper, wood, stone or terracotta
- The round nib has a stroke width of 1-2 mm
- The high-quality, pigmented water-based acrylic paint is opaque, lightfast, odourless and permanent after drying
Your pens for painting stones
It turns out that several pens are suitable for painting stones. Which stone color is right for you depends on what you want to paint. Be inspired by our beautiful color selection of acrylic markers, or complement your selection with, for example, our gloss paint markers in stunning metallic colors. edding acrylic pens are ideal if you want to paint large-scale masterpieces on your stones. Our gloss paint markers and paint markers are perfect if you want to paint fine lines or prefer thin lettering. With a line width of just 0.8 mm, the edding 780 paint marker is perfect for even writing on pebbles. For particularly decorative lettering, you can also use our edding 753 calligraphy gloss paint marker.
Precious-looking stones
Pebbles transformed into good-luck charms