Horse Drawn Sleigh in the Snow Paint by Numbers

A horse drawn sleigh in the snow paint by numbers kit for winter evenings

Two bay horses pull a wooden sleigh over snowy ground, with snow covered conifers behind them at dusk. Hanging lanterns throw orange light into a purple and blue sky. The style is impressionist and the canvas is square. White, blue, brown, orange and purple dominate, so the palette stays cool with warm accents. Detail is medium: most areas are comfortable to fill, with a few narrow ones. You follow the printed numbers on the canvas to build up the scene. It belongs to our Christmas paint by numbers range.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the purple and blue sky at the top. Paint the snowy fir trees at the sides next, then the horses, the sleigh and the foreground snow. Take care with the lanterns: keep their orange clean against the dark background, and let neighbouring areas dry first. The harnesses are the narrowest parts, so use the fine brush there. Larger sizes give you more room for them, while the smallest sizes shrink these areas. The 40x40 cm size suits this level of detail well.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 20x30 to 60x80 cm (9 sizes). You choose a kit of 24, 36 or 48 colours, on rolled canvas, with a wooden frame to assemble or with the canvas already mounted on its frame (except in 50x70 and 60x80 cm, delivered rolled). Allow around 12 to 30 h depending on the size.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:The printed linen canvas shows the outlines of the wooden sleigh, the two bay horses and the snowy fir trees.
• Paint:The numbered pots cover the blue, white, brown, orange and purple of the twilight sky and the snow.
• Brushes:The wide brush covers the sky and snow, the fine brush is for the harnesses and the lit lanterns.
• Guide:The paper guide helps you check the numbers for the sleigh, horse and fir tree areas.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble stretches the sleigh in the snow canvas, otherwise it arrives rolled. You can also choose it already mounted on its frame, ready to hang.

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Without frame

The canvas arrives rolled in a tube. You paint it flat and frame it afterwards if you wish.

With frame

Wooden stretcher bars to assemble stretch the canvas. You paint on a taut surface and hang the picture on the wall.

Mounted canvas

The canvas arrives already stretched on its wooden frame. You start painting right away and hang the picture on the wall.