Helpful Tips & Tricks

Here are some tips that our staff and fans have shared with us, professional tips that they have learned through their own experiences. 

  • Start with lighter colors and gradually work your way to darker hues, and always begin at the top of the canvas to prevent smudging.
  • Before you start painting, make sure to iron the canvas (with the print side facing down) on high heat to smooth out any wrinkles.
  • To keep your acrylic paints from drying out too quickly, work with one paint pot at a time.
  • If your paint pot does dry out, add a couple of drops of warm water to revive it.
  • Be sure to clean your brushes thoroughly in between paint pots to avoid mixing colors.
  • For the most precise strokes, dip just the tip of your brush into the paint.
  • Take your time and allow the paint to dry completely before applying another color.
  • If you need to paint small areas, use the tip of a toothpick for more precision.

Happy Painting - Crafty by Numbers - paint by numbers

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    Custom Paint by Numbers Kit
    Chi V. (South Dakota, United States)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours

    Custom Paint by Numbers Kit

    It’s been 2 weeks and it still absent arrived. This is an anniversary present. The hell

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    Blossom Waters
    augustus r. (Georgia, United States)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Tips: canvas too course

    canvas too course.

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    Up House
    William

    Wow great product great set brushes an paints good quality

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    Fruit Wine Bottle
    Rita R. (Florida, United States)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours

    Fruit Wine Bottle

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    Sunflowers - Vincent Van Gogh
    Melanie R. (Lisbon, Portugal)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours

    Sunflowers - Vincent Van Gogh

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    Autumn Railway
    desi 0. (Colorado, United States)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Nice painting

    I like buying from this company because the quality is normally so good! However this one is missing paints.

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    Snow Sunset Mountain
    Elena M. (Lombardy, Italy)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours

    Snow Sunset Mountain

    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Tips: Faster delivery for beginning sooner. I won’t be sending a picture for a while because I just got it and haven’t begun to paint yet.
    My Sweet Husband

    Loved the easiest paint by number and it’s already on the canvas. So nice to work with. Takes longer for delivery coming from other countries which is taking longer to get it done.

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    Orchid Flower In Vase
    Madame P.b.N. (Texas, United States)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Elegant and fun to paint

    I have painted lots of paint by numbers kits and this one happens to be one of my favorites. They provided a reference guide (extremely helpful), enough gray paint pots to complete the background and the colors were true to the image. Not to mention, the image is stunning. Great company, great kit and beautiful outcome.

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    VW Van With Scooter
    Gail G. (Valencia, Spain)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Tips: I used a magnifying glass as I have poor eye sight.
    A gift for my son

    When I saw the VW van and scooter I knew my son would love it for his house so I ordered a week later I had it. I spent around 1 hour each night for around 10 days and enjoyed every minute. The colours are slightly different but the overall painting is beautiful. I gave it my son and he loves it.

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    Abstract Monkey
    Ana F. (England, United Kingdom)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    New hobby!

    My partner and I are painting together, such a quality of time spend with each other :)

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    Tree of Life - William Morris
    V.G. (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    great!!

    My mom loved it.

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    Austrian Alps Town
    Temi (Bavaria, Germany)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Amazing Experience

    Although this was my first painting by numbers, I really did enjoy it. I have visited Hallstatt before and saw it again through my painting. Maybe I would not advise a beginner to get this because it has tiny details which require lots of attention but I saw it through :) and it was an amazing experience.

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    Crystal Lotuses
    Jay S. (England, United Kingdom)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Recommend for all ages and abilities

    I fell in love with the painting when I saw it online and was a little skeptical about whether or not it would look as nice in reality.
    The process was soothing and meditative.. often one of my favourite parts of the day! It was easy to do and the end result is incredible. I can’t wait to prep and hang it! Will definitely be doing more of these :)

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    Snow Sunset Mountain
    AG (England, United Kingdom)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Tips: Go thick with the paint from the start so that you don't have to do quite as many coats and invest in some cheap thin brushes to help for the really intricate areas as the brushes fray quite quickly.
    Great hobby!

    This is a great hobby to do though it does take a very, very long time to complete as you need to do at least 2 coats of the colours for it not to be patchy (at least 3 coats for the dark colours). It's a great quality set but it is pricey for what you get. I wish I'd have bought a canvas that was already attached to the frame, too, as it was difficult to do myself and it definitely doesn't look as good as it could.

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    Custom Paint by Numbers Kit
    Janine C. (California, United States)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Tips: Background could have been improved
    Self portrait(AI)

    I’m so beautiful it looks amazing!

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    Beautiful Women Autumn
    Nora T. (Valencia, Spain)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Muy bonito

    Queda muy bien, aunque mucho menos detallado que en la foto

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    The Kiss - Gustav Klimt
    E.U.A. (England, United Kingdom)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Amazing hobby

    I love painting every second. Products are high quality and the result is amazing. I will definitely try one more! Thanks Craftybynumbers! :)

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    Painting Of Scoter Women In Italy
    Célia R. (Lisbon, Portugal)
    Very good material

    I received the kit for two paints and I am very happy to confirm the quality of this set. I have started the work and I will share the final result. Thank you

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    Dayu Cafe Street
    C. (New South Wales, Australia)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    True to its picture!

    It took about 2 weeks to finish it! It actually looks really good and looks quite accurate to the picture. The only thing I’d like to point out is that most of no. 7 doesn’t have its number on the spot so I had to refer to the picture to add it in. Definitely should blend a bit more but paint within the lines still looked really good ☺️ I hope to purchase another of the same quality to paint!

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    Custom Paint by Numbers Kit
    Giulia D.M. (The Marches, Italy)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours

    Custom Paint by Numbers Kit

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    Purple Flowers Collection
    Customer (Andalusia, Spain)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours
    Tips: Paint tiny spots first
    Purple flowers

    Even with a magnifying glass I can't read all the numbers. Frustrating. I love the emerging picture.

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    Premium Paint Brushes (10-Pack)
    Milton A. (Lisbon, Portugal)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours

    Premium Paint Brushes (10-Pack)

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    Fruit Wine Bottle
    anthony r. (England, United Kingdom)
    Complexity:
    Easy
    Advanced
    Time:
    2 - 5 Hours
    20 + Hours

    Fruit Wine Bottle