Cat Rock Painting

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Sketch and base coat

   Wash and dry your rock. Sketch a round cat face with two pointed triangular ears at the top. Paint the whole face and ears with your chosen base color (gray for a tabby, orange for a ginger cat). Apply two coats for solid coverage.

2. Paint the tabby stripes

   Using a slightly darker shade of your base color, paint thin curved stripes on the forehead and cheeks, radiating outward from the center. These classic tabby M-shaped markings on the forehead are the most recognizable cat pattern. Add small stripes on the top of the head too.

3. Paint the eyes and nose

   Paint two large almond-shaped eyes using green or yellow paint. Add vertical slit pupils in black. Paint a tiny pink triangle for the nose. Draw a small Y-shaped line below the nose for the mouth - two short lines going down and to the sides from the base of the nose.

4. Add whiskers and inner ears

   Using white paint and the finest brush or a steady hand with a toothpick, draw four to six long whiskers on each side of the face, extending outward from the cheeks. Fill the inside of each ear with a pink or lighter shade to show the ear cavity.

5. Add highlights and seal

   Add white highlight dots to the eyes. Add a white muzzle area - two small rounded bumps below and around the nose where the whiskers emerge. Once everything is dry, apply clear sealant. Your cat rock is complete!

6. Add RoxGeo Code

   On the bottom or back of your rock, write ROXGEO.COM followed by a slash and your rock’s unique code (e.g. ROXGEO.COM/ABC123). This lets the finder go directly to your rock’s profile page and log their discovery. If the rock is too small for the full address, write #ROX followed by the code without spaces (e.g. #ROXABC123) — it’s short, easy to search on Google, and leads straight to your rock’s journey page. Use a fine-tip permanent marker or acrylic paint pen, and seal it with clear varnish so the code stays readable through rain, sun, and adventure.