Dora and Boots with Maracas Paint by Numbers

A Dora and Boots with Maracas paint by numbers scene to paint yourself

Dora and Boots hold their maracas in the foreground of this Dora and Boots with Maracas paint by numbers kit. Behind them, purple mountains rise against a blue sky with white clouds, and the ground fills with green grass, yellow and pink flowers. Dora's purple backpack and red boots sit in the drawing as separate numbered areas. Purple, orange, green and pink carry the picture. The areas are wide and the fine detail is limited, which keeps the work manageable for a child painting at the same table.

Tips for painting this design

Block in the sky and the clouds first: they are the largest areas and they set the light of the picture. Move on to the purple mountains, then the green grass. Keep the fine brush for the maracas and the faces, where the colours change quickly. On the flowers, one stroke of yellow or pink per petal is enough before the acrylic dries. A 30x30 cm or 40x40 cm canvas keeps the square format of the drawing and leaves the areas wide enough for small hands.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 9 sizes from 20x30 to 60x80 cm. You choose 24, 36 or 48 paints; the 48-pot option gives extra shades for the flowers and the sky. The canvas arrives rolled, or with wooden stretcher bars to assemble. Allow around 12 to 30 hours of painting depending on the size you pick. For a first attempt, the paint by numbers kits for kids and beginners follow the same wide-area approach.

What the kit contains

• Canvas:Printed linen canvas with the outlines of Dora, Boots, the maracas and the purple mountains.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic pots, ready to use, covering the purple, orange, green, sky blue, pink and yellow areas.
• Brushes:The fine brush for the faces and the maracas, the medium brush for the clouds, the wide brush for the grass.
• Guide:The paper guide lets you check the numbers of the sky, the hills and the yellow and pink flowers.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble stretches the printed canvas of the landscape with Dora and Boots. 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

The wooden bars slot together and hold the canvas taut. You paint on a firm surface, then hang the finished picture straight 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.