Travel Poster Paint by Number Kit, Framed Canvas

About the designs

Drawn in the style of vintage travel posters, with crisp outlines and a bright, sun-faded palette:

• Amalfi lemons: a white town on a cliff above the sea, framed by lemon branches.
• Blue door steps: terracotta steps up to a blue door under a balcony, with potted plants on each side.
• Sea stairs: tiled steps between agaves running down to a bay at sunset.
• Amsterdam bikes: tall canal houses with a bicycle and tulips on the quay.
• Canal bridge: an arched brick bridge over an Amsterdam canal, with tulips in front.
• Pink stairs: pink steps between palms and pastel houses.
• Cliff village: colorful houses stacked on a sea cliff in the evening sun.
• Yellow tram: a yellow tram climbing a narrow street of tiled houses.
• Blue doors: blue doors and shutters in a pink wall, framed by yellow flowers.
• Sunset steps: blue and white steps down to the sea between a pink wall and cacti.
• Desert road: a winding road through orange desert to a blue village, with a tall cactus in front.
• Garden house: a pink house with a purple roof behind daisies and tropical leaves.

A pair from the same trip, such as the two Amsterdam scenes, makes an easy start on a gallery wall.

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 10 to 15 hours
• 20 x 26 in (50 x 65 cm): about 15 to 22 hours
• 24 x 30 in (60 x 75 cm): about 20 to 30 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.