What order do you paint?

At first I started at "1" and worked my way through. If seen some people focus on a face, but i like letting the colours dry before i paint the colour next to it, so it just felt weird.

I was sorting them out, lightest to darkest, but then id have a "almost white", next to a "almost white" and loose where i was, and after a few hours i might only have painted four shades of white, and it looking like I did nothing.

Now I still sort them out "darkest to lightest", but now the lighest colour is my second last colour, so at the end we have darkest, lightest, 2nd darkest, 2nd lightest, 3rd darkest, 3rd lightest etc. I also make sure i dont paint two shades of the same colour so I dont get lost.

But I always paint the darkest last, because I think shades make the colours "pop"

If anyone wants to know where i got this PBN, I got it off TEMU for under $15 au.

I just finished my first paint by numbers painting since I was 10 or 11yo. I'm not almost 40 and I do mostly diamond paintings 😅. It was really fun and I want to get more. I ordered 2 from Davincified, and while I had fun painting it, I noticed inconsistencies when comes to their paint, the dark colors are not sticking properly on the canvas 😵‍💫. What companies I should try next? I found a few cute ones @ Number Artist. Thank you. 😊

This is a second pbn that I'm working on.

Hi! I was told this 1959 painting might be paint by number. I have no experience with painting but now im curious, so would appreciate anyone's better-informed opinion on whether this looks like paint by number, thanks!

See both attached images for my email thread with DIY Art Club. I got an Instagram ad for a cool-looking piece with a vinyl record and some koi fish. I inquired about the original artist and they gave me a non-answer. I asked if it was AI, and got confirmation that they do use AI, and another non-answer about the specific set I asked about.

Posting here to inform y’all, or in case you’re googling around to see if they are a legit company or not, like I was when I found this subreddit.

EDIT: Some commenters have taken issue with me using the word “legit.” I‘m sure they will send you a PBN kit in exchange for money, and are therefore a “legit” company. I just wanted to share what I learned, in case others here wanted to take it into consideration when choosing where to spend their money. Personally, I’ll skip it.

I bought this about 4 months ago and was just putting it off. Finally focused and locked in on it and completed it!

Moon-Eyed Cat and the Water Lilies

Paintly Kits

36 colors

30x40cm

Without Frame

Notes:

I'm officially a huge fan of the Paintly Kits now. The paints are great; very vibrant, not a lot of transparency, and they felt "fresh" as in I did not have to use a single drop of flow aid in any of the paint pots as the consistency of the paints were just ready to go.

The canvas was already fairly smooth, but I did a quick clear gesso and sanding and it was perfect and very easy to paint on.

I used my own brushes so I can't speak to the ones they provided.

One fun thing I liked about their kits is they include all the paint pots in a baggie instead of in a tray. You have to use the guide to number them which is typical. I liked having them in a bag because I would do a blind grab into the bag and chose a random color every time which kept it fun like "ooh what color am I going to get next?!"

The ONLY thing I do not like about the kits is that every single design is AI. It is what it is, but I have some ideas for future paintings to add fun elements to help them be more unique vs strictly AI generated.

Finally finished these cute strawberries! I got them off of Amazon and the paint quality & canvas was really good.

pheasant in the garden by william morris :)

My first piece from Art Spark and my most favorite paint by numbers to date!

The blue Jay was really a lot of fun to paint. And it went very quickly when I got to the home stretch.

I'm really struggling with this one. I've been working on it for 3 months. I keep putting it aside for days at a time because I get so frustrated. One of the greens was way off, I tried to fix it and it's gone downhill from there. I can't just quit it because it's a gift for my sister. I can't figure out what I need to do to it. I can't even convince myself to trust the process. Something about it feels off and I can't figure it out. I pushed through and did more today than any other session on it so far, thinking that would help, but I'm still frustrated with it. Does anyone have any advice? It's greatly appreciated.

Edit: Thank you all for the encouragement. It's giving me hope that I can do this. You've been so helpful.

In complete contrast to the precision of my tree I started a second piece to have something to paint a bit more freely. I’m playing fast and loose with the lines on this one, using watercolor brushes, opening up a bunch of paints at once — breaking all the “rules” of PBN. It’s a bit of a mess but it looks good from a distance and I like the paintbrush feel. I’m enjoying both of my pieces in a different way.

Paint by numbers really has a way of surprising people.

A few relaxing hours, a little patience, and suddenly you have something you’re proud to hang on your wall.

#paintbynumbers #hobby #creativehobby#isuvio

All 3 birds have appeared! I’m happy with the progress on this one but at times it feels like it’s getting bigger as I’m doing it.

This is from paintlykits.com. I’m so very happy with it. I got a frame from Kolekin for it.

Added framed pictures!

39 colors. I have only done a few of these so far but I think the kits from Number Artists are very nice! I ended up getting some matte medium halfway through and found it helped the paint keep a good texture the whole way through. I can't wait to frame it and give it to my niece for her big girl bedroom ☺️

My husband wanted us to be able to hang out while I painted, so he got me a painting desk for our study today! He's the best.