Materials Needed

Smooth, oval rock (palm-sized)
Blue acrylic paint
Orange acrylic paint
Yellow acrylic paint
White acrylic paint
Black acrylic paint
Medium flat brush
Fine detail brush
Clear sealant spray
Pencil

Step-by-Step Instructions

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Step 1: Prepare and sketch

Wash and dry your oval rock. Use a pencil to sketch a simple fish shape — the oval rock is the body, add a triangular tail at the narrow end and a small mouth at the other.

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Step 2: Paint the body

Paint the fish body with your chosen bright color — orange, blue, or yellow all look great. Apply two coats for a vibrant, even finish. Let dry between coats.

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Step 3: Add scales

Using a slightly darker shade of your base color, paint rows of small overlapping U-shapes across the body to create scales. Start from the tail and work toward the head.

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Step 4: Paint the face and fins

Paint a large round white eye with a black pupil. Add a curved smile line. Paint small fins on the top and bottom of the body and a tail fin using a contrasting color.

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Step 5: Add details and seal

Add white highlights to the scales and eye. Paint tiny bubbles near the mouth using white dots. Let dry completely and spray with glossy clear sealant for a wet, shiny look.

Step 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.

Helpful Tips

Oval rocks naturally look like fish bodies — choose a smooth one.
Use bright, tropical colors for a fun, eye-catching fish.
The scale pattern is easy — just paint rows of tiny curved lines.
A glossy sealant makes the fish look wet and shiny, like a real fish.
Make a whole school of fish by painting multiple rocks in different colors.
For the RoxGeo code on the bottom, use a waterproof permanent marker (like Sharpie) or an acrylic paint pen. Apply 2–3 coats of clear sealant over the code — this keeps it readable through rain, sun, and handling for months.
Writing #ROXCODE (e.g. #ROXABC123) on your rock makes it easy to find via Google search. We actively optimize for this hashtag, so anyone who searches for it will find your rock’s profile page quickly.
The full address ROXGEO.COM/CODE takes the finder directly to your rock’s card, where they can see its full travel history, previous finders, and photos from every stop on its journey.

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