So I bought a paint by number.

wvumountiefan · ‎09-12-2013

I haven’t done one of these in years, probably since I was a kid in the 80’s. This one is a lot more details and bigger, but I thought since I’m home more, why not? Do any of you all paint? Let me make it known that I am not an artist, at all. Just thought it would be fun.

Krimpette · ‎03-09-2010

I was really into paint-by-number when I was much younger. I really took it seriously to the point that I bought nicer brusher, with finer tips, My "masterpiece" was The Last Supper". It was a fairly large piece. I had it professionally framed when I finished it. My mom hung it in her kitchen, where it stayed for many years.

It's a fun hobby! I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did!

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@wvumountiefan I'll give you an "A" for effort but I'd rather see a poorly done original than any paint by number, although they have vastly improved since my distant youth.

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kaydee50 · ‎02-07-2011

I didn't know they were still available. Used to do them as a kid. Might be fun to try again.

ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

What fun! What kind of paint do you use? Watercolors? Please post a pic of your creation when it's done.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

Oh, my, that takes me back to my childhood when it was all the rage. I recall my mother did one or more of them.

The crayon books for adults that were so popular a few years ago reminded me of them.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

I've taken up painting too. Easier than putting a puzzle together. @Kachina624 believe me, no one would want to see my original artwork. Can't draw a straight line.

NVmimi · ‎03-10-2010

Look up Pink Picasso kits....beautiful!

fancy pantsy · ‎06-25-2014

@NVmimi wrote:
Look up Pink Picasso kits....beautiful!

those pink picasso kits grabbed my attention!

Toppers3 · ‎10-25-2016

@NVmimi wrote:
Look up Pink Picasso kits....beautiful!

I've never even heard about these kits.

Thanks for mentioning them.

I also used to do the paint-by-number kits when I was younger, too.

Does anyone remember the colored pencil kits by Venus, with the color-by-number colored pencils that came with pictures that you could color-by-number, in a box with the pencils?

I used to love those too, and for awhile I would get those at the holidays for presents from one of my Grammas. Happy memories of my childhood.