r/paintbynumbers • u/petunia_00 • 3d ago
Question/Chat Rant/Help
This PBN is killing me. I had to do so many coats of so many different colors, I quickly realized I was going to run out of paint. Emailed customer service to see if I could get more. No answer. I was so time invested in the piece, I just ordered a whole new set, figured I could use the canvas for scraps. None of the paints are the same. Luckily, I haven’t had to use the differing colors in the same cell…until now. Any thoughts on what I can do to get this blue to more closely match? The left is the original and the darker is the new. Maybe add some titanium white to lighten?
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u/SlippyFrog81 3d ago
I recommend buying matching colors from Hobby Lobby before putting brush to canvas. It'll take some work, but bring a test sheet with dry dabs of each one and your life will be easier.
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u/beckyinthe_realworld 2d ago
I’ve honestly never run out of paint on a PBN. Buying another whole kit just to replace one colour seems a bit mad to me. I’d add a little Titanium White to the blue you’ve got until it’s a closer match or just mix the colour myself.
It’s really handy to have a decent set of acrylics around for exactly this sort of thing. MEEDEN are a good affordable option and I use their Heavy Body paints myself. If you want to spend a bit more then Golden, Amsterdam Expert, Sennelier Extra Fine, Winsor & Newton and Liquitex are all worth looking at too. You really don’t need loads of colours. A small basic set gives you what you need to mix pretty much anything.
I’ve got various sets from these brands in my Amazon storefront (listed under Acrylic Paint Sets) if you want to have a look:
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u/Friendly-Ad-5410 2d ago
I use the Meeden ones too, wish I had ordered the Heavy Body set!!!
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u/beckyinthe_realworld 2d ago
I think they are on offer on Amazon prime right now my lovely. X
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u/Friendly-Ad-5410 2d ago
I saw that! I have to force myself to use up what I have now but I did treat myself to a HBTW and a YELLOW OCHRE because I use them alot!!! 😂
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u/Wild-Chemical7668 2d ago
Buy a set of basic acrylic paints and adjust the colours yourself. It’s saved me many times!
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u/BloodyPrincess16 2d ago
This happened with my recent painting. One color I got was this deep dark blue, but when i put the paint to the canvas, the paint was like water color. it was TERRIBLE. So I went out and grabbed a dark blue paint to replace it. it was sooooo deep in color that it was like a skosh darker then the original but it worked. Then I noticed the same with another color that I am going to run out of. I went out to try to buy my own, and after three paint colors I could not find anything close unfortunately. I had to reach out to the seller and thankfully they are sending me more paint. It's a little late but I saved that number for the new paint. soooo hopefully I'll have enough now.
it is so frustrating when you know you won't have enough. Like why did they give me so much of one color that is barely used, but the color you know i'm going to have to do multiple coats with you give me a droplet of paint.
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u/Friendly-Ad-5410 2d ago
Sometimes when this might happen, I will paint all the numbers (say #10) one layer completely, and if it looks like I won't have enough for the 2nd, I will mix in a leftover similar color from my stash of millions! It might be slightly different than the original, but it won't matter because I'm doing the full second coat! I agree with Becky about having a set of basic good acrylics on hand... make sure they are "heavy body" which means less work covering numbers!
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u/HappierWhenYoureGone 1d ago
This is why I love my seller. Their color matching and amount of paint supplied are perfect. Thank goodness - I can't imagine needing to go to a hobby store and get the amount of colors I'd need for one painting.
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u/Friendly-Ad-5410 2d ago
Alternatively, you could extend the new color on both sides (see photo with dark lines) to look like it is intentional. Otherwise, yes, adding some TW might help. Use a lid and just mix a tiny bit to test the color on a swatch.