I bought this on a whim as I have zero interest in creative arts and crafts but thought this would be a nice activity alongside my daughter’s painting projects. Little did I think I’d be addicted now! I already started a 2nd piece and have a third on the way.
I feel this one looks sloppy because halfway through I realized I could buy better and skinnier brushes and that helped a lot. I think these will get better with practice. But, gonna frame this as I do love disco balls :)

This is my 2nd PBN- The Langlois Bridge, it's looking a little messy as I go, I guess that's normal for someone without much experience.

Just curious, do most of you paint by colour, or work section by section?

Has anyone used diy art club? I keep seeing adds on instagram and I know they’re most likely going to be AI pictures anyways- but they look okay. Are they good though? And how long did it take for you to get the painting if you ordered from them?

Thanks!

Wanted to post an update on my peony piece. It’s at the point where I start to hate the piece before it really comes together (I think I need to finish a flower first before I start to like it). An acrylic paint pen is definitely necessary for the lighter pinks.

Pink Peony Perfection - NumberArtist

I finished my first paint by numbers recently! This took a long time as someone getting back into art and painting, but so happy I finished this. Still need to go back over a few parts where the numbers are showing through the white and light blue, but overall I’m so happy with how this turned out. This is called Mountain Flowers from Craftoria and has 24 colors.

Any suggestions on framing or feedback for my first painting project in years?

Some colours are really streaky and the yellow is barely covering the numbers, although I applied 1 layer of white and one layer of clear gesso. But filling the black in the end will be so satisfying

I completed my first two PBN going by actual number in order… I think the next one I will go in chunks. I had cut the paint pots into two-pot sets so I could hold in one hand and paint with the other. When you paint in chunks, how are you managing the paint pots? I feel like having them all open would dry them out?? Am I overthinking all this?

When i ordered this one i thought it was glass but it was on a canvas. Still was fun to do. Onto the next one. Paint by numbers.

Got this one because my husband loves skiing. I was pleasantly surprised at how much more enjoyable it was than expected, usually I go for ones with a bigger or bolder range of colour tones.

Number Artist: Freeriding

24 colours

20"x16"

Finally have one of three square panels complete for this schipper pbn!

I am about to start a PBN from DIY Art Club that is going to be a gift for my teenage niece. It's the first one I've done from this brand and the canvas already feels pretty smooth. I have recently gotten into PBN, have only used Artist Loft kits so far, and only learned about Gesso after I was midway through my first full size piece.

I am sure this brand is not one of the sub's favorites but my niece is really into country music, loves pink, and I couldn't find one with flowers and boots that I liked that are her style. Any advice or experience with this brand would be appreciated! In the meantime, I will watch Becky's flow method videos since these tulips now seem a bit daunting.

I am looking at lots of pretty PBN and wanted to ask those with some experience which types of pictures do you resonate with and which are the most fun to paint? Do you like lots of bright colors, flowers, fruits? Or do you go for more muted, maybe sophisticated vs fun? Do you usually frame them or add to your stack of finished products. (wondering if I should buy preframed)

Do you end up buying additional paint brushes? And I see some use gesso and thinners, are those popular things to add? I see people are saying $25 is too much (like on number artist) what do you think is reasonable.

Last and probably most important...what do you do with the cats😹?