The digits on the paint containers correspond to the numbered areas on the canvas, indicating which paint container should be used for each corresponding area.
Get a cup of water with which to clean your brush. Clean the painting brush after applying one color (The rag will come in handy as you must remove some of the water from the brush after washing).
Then, go in with another color to the corresponding numbered blocks on the painting canvas. Paint the smallest areas first, then the medium-sized ones, followed by the largest ones. Try to paint with one color at a time.
Finish all colors one after another. Let the areas dry completely before painting neighboring sections.
Leave no gaps between different colors.
Don’t forget to share your masterpiece with the world 🙂
It all depends on your vision. Don’t be afraid to experiment and search for your
method and style of painting. There is nothing scary about painting any
canvas area with a different color, you always have the option to fix it.
14 comments on “How To Paint By Numbers”
Samantha Tarcy
Hi I just wondered how big the canvases were? I can’t see where it is stated!
Thanks!
Samantha
Ann
20″x16″
Carrie barber
Dose anyone know if there is alot of mixing colors with these paint by Numbers or do they come with all the colors that are called for on the pictures
oldpro23
There are no mixing to do with these paints.
Roxane
No mixed number so far & im on my 3rd. Get one its awesome!
novopet
Clearly, many thanks for the help in this question.
Trista
I notice there are grey spaces with no colour in them. I feel like it’d be weird to leave them as just a light grey space…. What do other people do??
Jude
Trista
Must be the black pot with no number.
Edie
Does the canvass come mounted on a board or is it just a flat sheet of paper
PaintVibe
All of our canvases come pre-stretched on a wooden frame, making them easy to hang once you finish painting!
lucianablazio
I’d like to know how to chose the easy one to start. I think that I bought a difficult one! Maybe a painting with more spaces between each one’s?
PaintVibe
You can use Filters > Easy, or for beginner friendly paint by number kits, check out this link: https://paintvibe.com/collections/paint-by-numbers/?filter_complexity_attr=easy
Jhelo
what is the level for? how do you use it?
PaintVibe
The level used to hang your masterpiece straight on the wall once it’s done. Here’s the straightforward way to use it:
Place the level on top of the frame once you’ve got it where you think you want it on the wall. You’ll see a little bubble in the middle of the level.
Move the frame slightly up or down on one side until the bubble is exactly in the middle between the two lines on the level. That means it’s perfectly horizontal.