Footballer Pop Art Paint by Numbers

Footballer Pop Art Paint by Numbers: The Scene on the Canvas

A footballer in motion sits at the centre in a blue shirt and shorts, the ball beside him. Behind him the background is pop art: flat red, yellow, green and orange blocks, cut by circles and dots and held by thick black outlines. Those outlines keep each shape crisp, so no colour bleeds into the next. Large blocks fill fast with the wide brush; the dots slow you down with the fine one. The design sits at intermediate level, a 40x40 cm canvas hangs well in a hallway, and the finished picture works as a present for a football fan who has finished a kit or two.

Tips for painting this design

Paint the background first, one colour at a time, so each edge stays crisp. Keep the black outlines until the surrounding colour has dried. Dots and circles need the fine brush and a light load, because too much paint floods a small shape. At 20x30 cm those details close up, so choose 40x40 cm or larger. For more players and stadium scenes, see our football paint by numbers collection, and our pop art paint by numbers section.

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 12 to 30 h depending on the size.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:The linen canvas is printed with the outlines and numbers for the player, the ball and every dot.
• Paint:The numbered acrylic pots cover the blue kit, the red, yellow, green and orange blocks and the black outlines.
• Brushes:Three brushes: fine for dots and the ball, wide for the flat background blocks.
• Guide:The paper guide shows the finished design so you can check each colour block.
• Optional:Add the wooden frame to assemble, or take the canvas 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.