Paint by Numbers for Adults by BANLANA, DIY Adult Paint by Number Kits for Beginners on Canvas Rolled 16" by 20" Unframed (Poppy Field)

My first ever paint by numbers and I really enjoyed it! The picture came out beautiful and as expected. Here's some tips:-Most of the colors are opaque with 1 or 2 coats, but some are sheer, especially: 12, 13, 16, and 18. Have some white acrylic paint on hand to cover up the numbers with so they don't peek through.-Some of the paints came dried up. I would dock a star but they were usable after dipping my brush in a bit water and mixing it in, and I got surprisingly good coverage.-Blend the edges of the boxes together, especially in the sky and flowers. The shadows (ex. Black and dark colors) can be sharper but I found it was much prettier after blending a bit more. Brushes were good, I didn't need any more than what came with the kit.-Related to the above point, get creative with the sky. After you've finished all the numbers, look at the picture and add a bit of color and contrast in places that look a little dull or flat. I added a lot of extra color and blending to the sky and mountain and I'm happy with the result. Some of the colors, especially the oranges making up the mountain and flowers, are much more similar irl than on the reference image so I found some creative liberty was needed to add depth.-The canvas comes folded up and with no stretcher bars, but you can gallery wrap it at home. I went to a local craft/framing store to pick up stretcher bars (much cheaper than amzn) and watched some YouTube tutorials before stretching it by hand and fastening with a staple gun. The description says 16"x20" so I got those size bars, but I ended up having to cut them down to size. In hindsight I would have tried 14"x18" to make the stretching easier, or maybe even smaller. I stretched it before painting and I found this made it easier to handle.

Love the image and I appreciate that the listing actually shows what it looks like in the paint by number version. However, all the paints are extremely thin, even the dark colors don’t cover the numbers without many layers. So far I’m on layer 3-4 and still haven’t covered up the yellows and oranges. This isn’t normal for these paint by numbers, I’ve done 3 prior to this, and all of them the “cheap” ones (~$12) and have not had this problem before. Guess I’ll have to pay close attention to the brand from here on.

You will definitely have to paint multiple layers on most of the yellows, oranges, and reds to ensure that the numbers and lines below don't show through, but I had plenty of paint to do that. My only wish is that they'd come out with other designs because this is the only one I liked.

Easy to do, but I was not impressed with the colors. The colors look vibrant in the picture shown, but they are actually more dull and brown. There is no red paint

This is a wonderful time killer! It's fun and relaxing and just let's you do something without having to think to much into it. Very nice canvas that they print the painting on. Easily framed and made into your own art.

Some of the paints weren't in the best shape, and it was funny that the poppies were orange, but this was a great deal. I had a lot of fun doing it, and the price point was very, very reasonable. Five stars all the way around!

Much of the paint was dried out. While that could be rescued with some warm water, the difference between the photo advertised and the pattern on the canvas was terrible. Blobs of color instead of a field of flowers.

Most of thr paint was dried or too thick to use. I had to go out and buy my own matching acrylic paint.Something to do while quarantined.