Squirrel on the Toilet Reading the Paper Paint by Numbers

Squirrel on the toilet paint by numbers kit: a red squirrel reading the paper

This kit shows a red squirrel sitting on a toilet with an open newspaper between its paws, drawn as a humorous 3D illustration. A light blue tiled wall fills the top half of the portrait canvas, and the toilet roll hangs to the right of the bowl. The fur runs from red to dark brown, with a white belly and a thick tail that spills over the seat. The newspaper mixes white, grey and small dark areas, and a few grey and white bits on the floor break up the line of the tiles. Blue, red, white, grey and brown dominate. The level is intermediate: mostly medium areas, with some fine details. If you enjoy a joke on the wall, browse our funny paint by numbers range, or look at the animal paint by numbers for more creatures to paint.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the blue tiles: the grout lines are regular and give you a reference for the rest of the picture. Move on to the white and grey toilet, then the newspaper. Leave the red fur until last, because the tail needs several passes between bright red and brown to build its volume. The 30x40 cm size gives enough room for this level of detail. Choose the 36 colour option if you want to shade the tiles and the fur without mixing. Sizes run from 20x30 to 60x80 cm, and the paint is numbered acrylic, ready to use.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 20x30 to 60x80 cm (9 sizes). You choose a kit with 24, 36 or 48 colours, 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 comes with the outlines and numbers printed: the squirrel, the toilet and the blue tiles are already drawn.
• Paint:The numbered acrylic pots come in 24, 36 or 48 colours depending on the option, including the squirrel's red, the tile blue and the newspaper white.
• Brushes:Three brushes (fine, medium and wide). Use the fine one for the floor bits and the newspaper, the wide one for the blue wall.
• Guide:The paper guide helps you find the numbers for areas such as the toilet roll and the open newspaper.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble lets you stretch the canvas before you paint the squirrel and the toilet. 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.