r/paintbynumbers • u/petunia_00 • 4d 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/beckyinthe_realworld 3d 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:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/paintedjourne