Hot Air Balloon Rock Painting

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Prepare and sketch the balloon

   Wash and dry your oval or round rock. Sketch the hot air balloon in pencil - a large teardrop-shaped balloon taking up most of the rock, with a small rectangular basket hanging below it, connected by thin lines.

2. Paint the sky background

   Paint the area outside the balloon shape light blue for the sky. Add a few small white cloud shapes. Let the background dry before painting the balloon itself.

3. Paint the balloon panels

   Divide the balloon into 6-8 vertical panels. Paint them alternating bright colors - red, yellow, blue, orange. Outline each panel with a thin white or black line to separate the colors cleanly.

4. Paint the basket and ropes

   Paint the small rectangular basket below the balloon in brown, adding a grid pattern to suggest weaving. Paint thin black or dark brown lines connecting the basket to the balloon as the support ropes.

5. Add details and seal

   Add tiny white highlight streaks on the balloon panels to suggest roundness and shine. Add a small waving flag or tiny passenger peeking from the basket. Seal with clear spray when fully dry.

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.