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od **paintnumbers** » 12 srp 2021 14:21

Have you ever heard of paint by numbers? If you have, did it bother you? If not, it may interest you now. "Paint by numbers" is one of several new approaches to fine art painting. The numbering in this way helps to create an image that makes it obvious at a glance what the work is all about.

To make the pictures "look like" anything you want them to look like, you have to think in terms of geometric figures. A good way to think about it is to imagine the basic shapes and how they are used in painting. Look at a basic square, a rectangle, a circle... See how each of those shapes is similar in shape to another shape, but different in size? That's the idea. You just have to apply that same idea to paint by numbers.

Think of all the basic shapes that can be applied to paint with numbers... the triangle, the circle, the square... even the oblong. All of these shapes are similar in shape but very different in size and edge thickness. They also have certain complementary colors, such as white and black or light and dark, or red and purple. Now, if you were to paint one of these basic shapes onto a canvas, you would have to apply two colors, one on top of the other, to get the exact design you wanted. Even more difficult would be adding three or four colors to that basic triad. It just doesn't make sense.

So, when you work with paint by numbers, the idea is much simpler. You simply mix up a bunch of small circles and squares and then add in some small amounts of paint. You just keep mixing until your picture comes out. That's really all there is to it! A lot of practice and patience, that's all.

Of course, some of you may be worried that painting with numbers will make it look like I'm a kid again... how can I do this? Don't worry. You can actually still use paint by numbers, just in a different way. What you'll do is mix up a few different colored balls of very light, pale, nearly transparent paint. These are the ones that most artists use for this type of painting, and you'll notice that they have this effect because they don't look like the actual numbers, as I mentioned above.

To paint one color at a time, just remember to paint the bottom of your canvas next, just like you would for a straight line. Next, you'll put one ball of paint at a time on the paper, making sure to spread them out evenly. Then, just take your paintbrush and lightly brush over each of the ball points. You'll see that this sort of painting looks a lot like painting a straight line.

The only difference is that you'll be doing half of the painting in shadow and the other half in full sunlight. Now, let's get back to where we started. Now you'll need to brush from the bottom of the canvas in the direction of the numbers, keeping in mind that you do this over each of the ball points, too. When you do this, you'll notice that the paint appears to slightly overlap in between the points, creating a sort of border effect. To make it look even more natural, try to paint one side of the border black and the other white.

If you want to really create an illusion of dimensionality, you could do this by painting three or four balls of different sizes onto your paint by numbers canvas in a row, then later putting a border of a contrasting color directly in the middle of these. You could also use these borders to create subtle gradients. Just keep in mind that painting by numbers isn't for everyone. If you find that you struggle with this, or don't think it works well for you, then you might want to try something else. The great thing about using paint by numbers is that you can just brush strokes or marks to make it look like it was yourself doing the painting. If you're ever stuck and need some inspiration, just remember that the sky is the limit!