Dora and Boots at a Piñata Paint by Numbers

Dora and Boots at a Piñata paint by numbers: the party scene

Dora and Boots stand in front of a star-shaped piñata at an outdoor party. A tree of green leaves fills the background under a blue sky and a yellow sun, with pink, orange and purple balloons floating overhead. A cake waits on a table beside a striped stick, Dora's purple backpack sits at her feet and hanging ribbons finish the top of the picture. The palette stays on pink, orange, green, blue, yellow and purple, and the piñata breaks into several bright sections that keep the eye moving across the canvas. Most of the scene is medium-sized areas, so the colour goes down quickly; the faces and the ribbons are the parts that ask for a steady hand.

Tips for painting this design

Cover the blue sky and the yellow sun first, then the green leaves of the tree. By the time you reach Dora and Boots, the background has dried and your hand has somewhere safe to rest. Take the paint straight from the pot without adding water: the pale yellows and pinks then stay solid over the white linen. The broad brush fills the sky, the medium one covers the balloons, and the fine brush is for the faces and the hanging ribbons. When a number disappears under paint, the paper chart gives you the colour that belongs there. Choose 40x40 cm or larger if you want the piñata sections and the cake details to stay open enough to read.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 12 sizes from 15x15 cm to 70x80 cm, with a 24, 36 or 48 colour kit, on rolled canvas or with a wooden frame to assemble. Allow around 12 to 30 hours depending on the size. The wooden frame keeps the linen stretched flat while you work the small areas of the faces. A finished canvas makes a birthday present for a child who knows the cartoon; more scenes like it sit in the party and birthday paint by numbers range, and the rest of the series is in our Dora the Explorer paint by numbers collection.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:The printed linen canvas carries the outlines and numbers of Dora, Boots and the star piñata.
• Paint:The acrylic pots match the pink, orange, green, blue, yellow and purple of the design.
• Brushes:The fine brush is for the hanging ribbons and facial features, the broad brush for the blue sky.
• Guide:The paper chart lets you check the numbers of the coloured balloons and the cake on the table.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble stretches the canvas of the party scene under the green-leaved tree.

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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.