Over 40 creative projects to transform ordinary rocks into cute and colorful animals, bugs, or fish! Helpful pictures and clear instructions will have kids and adults enjoying hours of artistic fun! Get ready to rock on! In this helpful guide, readers will discover: Tips for finding and identifying rocks and preparing them for paint Techniques for creating the perfect "rock" from polymer clay A guide to gathering tools, from paint, pencils, and brushes to wood filler and varnish Dozens of projects for bringing pebbles to life with personality and style Over 40 Projects Including: woodland creatures such as rabbits, squirrels and foxes zoo favorites like pandas, monkeys and lions garden creatures including bees, butterflies and ladybugs and many, many more! What parents and grandparents are saying: This book is perfect, I love it! This is a great little book for kids and adults who likes to paint rocks. The pictures are wonderful, and the instructions are easy to follow. I'm having a ball! I'm not artistic at all and usually look for ideas to paint online and in everyday items. This book has some of the cutest ideas and they all seem to be very doable for a novice like me. I would recommend it to anyone interested in rock painting. Great book. Beautiful photos. Clear step by step instructions and pictured index. Highly recommended!