Dora and Boots in the Meadow Paint by Numbers

Dora and Boots in the Meadow paint by numbers: what you paint

Dora stands in a green meadow with flowers spread across the ground. Beside her, the purple and yellow monkey wears red boots. The open purple backpack shows a folded map. A tree fills the background under a blue sky. Pink, orange, purple, green and brown carry most of the picture, and the outlines stay broad, which keeps the sky and the grass quick to fill.

Tips for painting this design

Paint the sky first, then the meadow and the flowers, and leave the two characters until the background is dry. We rate the design intermediate: most of the canvas is flat colour, and the small zones sit on the faces. The pink t-shirt and the orange shorts take the wide brush, with a steady line where an arm crosses the body. Switch to the fine brush for Dora's face, the monkey's muzzle and the red boots. The scene is square, so 30x30 cm or 40x40 cm keeps the proportions and still leaves room for the map.

Sizes, colours and painting time

Twelve sizes run from 15x15 to 70x80 cm, with 24, 36 or 48 acrylic colours. A larger canvas gives the flowers and the backpack more space; 24 pots cover the main areas, and 36 or 48 add shades for the grass and the petals. Choose rolled canvas or the wooden frame to assemble. Allow around 12 to 30 hours depending on the size, and we dispatch within 48 hours. Finished, the square canvas sits above a desk or a bed without needing a wide wall. The full Dora the Explorer paint by numbers range holds the other scenes with the same characters.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:the printed linen canvas carries the outlines and numbers for Dora, Boots, the backpack and the flowers on the ground.
• Paint:the numbered acrylic pots come ready to use and match the pink of the t-shirt, the orange of the shorts, the purple of the monkey and the green of the meadow.
• Brushes:three brushes. The fine one handles the map and the faces, the medium one the clothing, the wide one the sky and the grass.
• Guide:the paper guide lists the numbers, so you can check the flowers and the folds of the backpack before starting a section.
• Optional:the wooden frame to assemble stretches the canvas; without it the canvas arrives rolled.

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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.