Mediterranean Summer Paint by Number Kit, Framed Canvas

About the designs

Pick one of these warm, painterly scenes from the Mediterranean:

• Orange tree: a potted orange tree heavy with fruit beside a weathered wooden door in a sunlit plaster wall, with oranges spilling from a terracotta pot.
• Roses at the window: white roses in a blue and white vase on a window ledge, the shutter open onto a calm sea with sailboats.
• Lake village: ochre houses on a green hillside above clear turquoise water, with red and pink wildflowers in front.
• Blue door lane: a whitewashed lane with blue doors and shutters, red geraniums in pots and petals on the paving stones.
• Coast terrace: a small terrace under a leaning tree, looking over a town of bright houses stacked above the sea.
• Sunflower path: a path through tall sunflowers toward a village on the coast, with a cypress on the hill.

They share one palette of sun-warmed walls, deep blues and fresh greens, so two or three in the same size hang together as a set. The light is painted in soft steps from shadow to sun, which is what gives the walls their glow.

How it works

Every area of the canvas is outlined and printed with a small number, and every pot of paint carries the number it belongs to. Open one pot, fill all the areas with that number, close it and move on to the next. There is nothing to draw and nothing to mix; the picture appears color by color until the last numbers are covered. Acrylic dries in minutes, so you can carry on with the next area almost straight away.

Sizes and the frame

Every size comes with a wooden stretcher frame: four bars that slot together at the corners, and small nails to fix the canvas around the back edge. Once the canvas is mounted, the painting hangs on the two hooks in the box with no picture frame needed. The canvas travels folded or rolled, and the creases relax once it is stretched.

How long it takes

• 16 x 20 in (40 x 50 cm): about 12 to 20 hours
• 20 x 26 in (50 x 65 cm): about 18 to 30 hours
• 24 x 30 in (60 x 75 cm): about 25 to 40 hours

Times count hands-on painting and depend on how carefully you work the edges. A kit keeps for months between sessions as long as the pots stay closed.

What is in the kit

• A canvas printed with the numbered outline of the design
• Numbered pots of acrylic paint for every color in the picture
• Three brushes, from fine to wide
• Four wooden stretcher bars and small nails to mount the canvas
• Two hooks for hanging
• A printed reference picture

Tips for a clean finish

• Start with the darkest colors and the biggest areas; they set the picture quickly.
• Use the fine brush for edges and small areas, and the wide brush for sky, water and walls.
• Two thin coats cover better than one thick one and hide any number under a pale color.
• Blot the brush on a paper towel after rinsing so no water drips into the pots.
• Close every pot tightly; dry paint is the main reason a kit runs short.

Delivery and returns

Delivery is $6.95, and free on orders from $49. The delivery estimate for your address shows on this page and at checkout. You can return the kit within 30 days of delivery; return shipping is yours unless it arrives faulty or wrong. See delivery and returns for the details, or compare the other paint by number kits.