COLORWORK DIY Paint by Numbers for Adults and Kids, “Rocky Mountain Sunset” Acrylic Painting Kit by Artist Joan A Brown, 16" W x 20" L

For those who treasure great detail to a landscape, this lovely landscape is well worth your time and patience. This landscape was loved by my wife Nancy, who suggested it. It met my desires. The colors complement one another beautifully. It had a scene with tensions between the nearby and the far away. It also suggested an image from my childhood in Minnesota on lovely Martin Lake in 1953 where my folks purchased a cabin. An old wooden scow, tall waterweeds, a view to an inviting forest with a hint of rain were all there. Folks from Montana across the north to Maine may conjure up their own identifications here. This is a first class art project and congratulate COLORWORK for their wonderful product. Plenty of paints! Very reasonable price for such a treasure. A great value. That said, this is no beginners project and I would be dubious in buying this for another as a gift. The greatest challenge I found painting it was in following the narrow strips and their corresponding numbers. I got lost often. I was aided by two things. One was the paper copy of the proposed painting. The other was a large magnifier of 3 power that clamps to my standup desk's edge.

Fun project. Plenty of paint. The only thing I had to buy were better brushes, especially very thin ones for the tiny places. The brushes in the kit were not great quality so I suggest buying good ones from a craft store.

This is not for amateur, but has an amateur look. First off, do not expect your finished painting to look like a Van Gogh, Degas, or Monet, but this is decent enough to be displayed or gifted. It is for beginners but can be enjoyed by any painting skill level. Just remember to have patience and good eyesight lol numbers are tiny. Second, the canvas and paints aren't archival. I'm not expecting high quality pigments nor archival primed canvas under $10. But hey, if the colors remain true 20 years from now, I'll edit this post :) The brushes are ok. I like my bristles to have more spring to it. Slight stiffness. This one is too soft. The canvas came rolled up not folded. I appreciate that very much. Please continue to package it this way. Third, the acrylic paint has a matte "gouache" finish look. The paint's opacity has some transparency to it. In professional acrylic and oil, the Titanium White has high opacity. This one is transparent. Which means you need to do several layers so the numbers and lines will not be visible. Fourth, the amount of paint in each tub is substantial. In this painting, I did 4 coats. None of the paints dried up on me. Just keep it tightly closed when not in use. Best to work a number at a time, but of course, paint the way you want. The paint is very difficult to blend. It dries quick. Sure I can mix other mediums (slo-dry, glaze, molding gel, etc) to make it work or at least have a professional look to it, but I won't do it with the pigments provided. If you are a painter, you can use your own acrylic paints and do a color match. But remember, acrylics darken once it dries. And why bother going to all that trouble of color matching when you want it to be relaxing in the first place? Fifth and final, this piece I chose is an impressionistic painting. The result does have an impressionistic look BUT it is more like a block-in stage for an oil painting. I find it relaxing, a change of pace and a break from my oil painting. This piece was done in 13 hours. Picture taken and uploaded with no filters. Hope you find this helpful and do give a go.

I loved doing these paintings. They were super easy and a great distraction from the world. I normally would paint without the number guide but have been feeling a creativity block. These helped me still get my paint therapy without having to think much. The paint is good quality. The light color needed a couple extra coats to hide the numbers but the dark colors covered easy. The brushes are decent enough to use on all four paintings before losing their form. I liked that it cane with an extra numbers guide and a sticker with the final product as a secondary guide. I recommend and easel or big clip board like I have in the pictures. The canvas sheets come rolled up and will need a way to hold them down because they roll easy.

Super fun paint by number. The finished product is so nice! I put it above my sink in the kitchen so I can pretend I have a window. Paint was a little thick but I just added water. Had to paint over each area 2x but it helped the colors pop!! Love the outcome. Was easy to paint.

this was actually a very nice painting and I really enjoyed it all up to the part where I ran out of paint and you can tell in the picture how far I have gotten. I have ran out of four vital paint colors. I tried contacting Amazon but for whatever reason they can’t guarantee this purchase. They said they reached out to the company but it’s been a few weeks now and I’ve heard nothing. So we’re as the paintings are beautiful be aware you may not be able to finish them. I have some friends and maybe they can help me figure out the colors but I am not in the same city. They are in right now.

I am just now starting this. I read where people think the paint is dried out or thick. You just add a little water and mix it up, it will thin out. My kit had a pot mis numbered but it was easy to figure out and there is a pot that doesn’t have a number. You are supposed to use it for places that don’t have a number. I would also suggest taking the blank canvass to a framer or a place like Hobby Lobby and have it put on a board before you begin. I can’t answer about the quality of this kit but that’s what this is, a kit. Other people have said they are very happy with their results, I can’t wait to get this finished.

It is a little hard but it is so pretty and worth it after it is finished!

Had a problem with this order re delivery, but Once i got the product - it was brilliant. Looking forward to completing this work,

This has everything i want in a colour by numbers. Good size, clear instructions, quality paints. It takes a lot of patience but looks great!

Arrived Early In great condition. Love the quality of the product.

Easy And enjoyable