Santa and His Dogs in the Snow Paint by Numbers

Santa and his dogs in the snow paint by numbers

Santa walks on foot through a snowy village in a red coat trimmed with white, holding a golden staff. A team of dogs stands in the foreground in front of a sack overflowing with toys. Wooden chalets with white roofs line the lane and a lit Christmas tree stands nearby. Above them, the full moon lights a night-blue sky dotted with stars, where two children play.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the night-blue sky and the moon to set the contrasts of the background. Then fill in the snowy roofs and the chalet fronts. The dogs' coats and the ribbons on the sack need the fine brush supplied. The red of the coat needs a second coat to cover the printed numbers properly. For clear faces and animals, choose the 40x40 cm size or larger with 36 colours. This is an advanced Christmas design, so plan on roughly 20 to 40 hours depending on the size. If you want a gentler start, see our Christmas paint by numbers collection, or try easy paint by numbers first.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 20x30 to 60x80 cm (9 sizes). You choose a 24, 36 or 48 colour kit, 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 20 to 40 h depending on the size.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:The printed linen canvas shows the outlines of Santa, the dogs, the chalets and the trees so you can place each number.
• Paint:The acrylic paint pots contain the night blue of the sky, the white of the snow, the red of the sack and the gold of the staff.
• Brushes:The fine brush is for the stars and the details of the faces, the medium one for the dogs, the broad one for the sky and the snow.
• Guide:The paper guide shows the snowy village and the sack so you can check the numbers of each area before painting.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble lets you stretch the snowy village canvas, otherwise it arrives rolled in a tube. 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 finished 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.