Materials Needed

Large, flat oval rock
Teal or turquoise acrylic paint
Cobalt blue acrylic paint
Emerald green acrylic paint
Purple or violet acrylic paint
Gold or yellow acrylic paint
Black acrylic paint
White acrylic paint
Fine detail brush
Medium round brush
Clear sealant spray
Pencil

Step-by-Step Instructions

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Step 1: Plan and sketch the peacock design

Wash and dry your large flat rock. With a pencil, sketch a peacock face and small body in the center-lower portion of the rock. Then sketch a large fan of tail feathers spreading outward and upward, filling most of the rock surface. Each feather should end in a large oval eye spot.

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Step 2: Paint the feather fan background

Paint the entire fan area with a base coat of teal or turquoise. While wet, blend touches of emerald green toward the edges and cobalt blue toward the center. This creates the iridescent shimmer of peacock feathers. Apply two coats for solid coverage.

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Step 3: Paint the eye spots on feathers

This is the signature feature of peacock feathers. For each feather tip, paint concentric ovals: the innermost is black, surrounded by a ring of gold, then a ring of teal or blue, then an outer ring of dark green. Add a tiny white highlight dot in the center of each black oval for brilliance.

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Step 4: Paint the peacock body and crest

Paint the small peacock body in the lower center with iridescent blue-green, using your cobalt blue and teal blended together. Paint a small fan crest on top of the head: a row of tiny circular-tipped feather spikes radiating upward from the head like a crown.

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Step 5: Add feather detail lines and seal

Using a fine brush and dark teal or black, draw thin radiating lines from the base to the eye spot on each feather. These lines suggest the barbs of real peacock feathers. Add gold outlines around each eye spot for richness. Once fully dry, apply clear sealant.

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

Large, flat rocks provide the most canvas space for the peacock's dramatic fan tail.
Blending teal, blue, and green while wet creates the iridescent shimmer of real peacock feathers.
The concentric eye spots are the signature detail — take your time with each one.
Gold paint for the eye spot rings makes the whole design look richer and more vibrant.
Plan the number of feathers before starting — 7 to 9 feathers spread evenly creates a balanced fan.
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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