Gorjuss Girl and Two Cats Paint by Numbers

What the Gorjuss Girl and Two Cats paint by numbers kit shows

The illustration sets a black-haired girl in a lilac dress against a soft blue-grey and pastel purple background. Her pinafore is scattered with small hearts. A grey cat stands at her right, a white cat at her left, and a pink ball of wool sits between them, so cat lovers get two animals in one scene and will find more of the same in our cat paint by numbers designs. Black and white striped tights run down to her shoes. Nothing is drawn behind the figures, which keeps your eye on the girl and the two cats. The linen canvas arrives printed with an outline and a number in every area, and the numbered pots match them one to one. At intermediate level the work moves between the wide background blocks and the narrow lines of the face. The whole Gorjuss paint by numbers range uses the same printed-canvas method.

Tips for painting this design

Paint the blue-grey and pastel purple background first. Those shades sit close together, and working them in one session keeps the joins even. Then the lilac pinafore, followed by the hearts, which are small and numerous. Save the black for the hair, the striped tights and the outlines of both cats. Give the white cat a thin coat so it separates from the pale background instead of blending into it. Sizes from 30x40 cm to 40x50 cm keep the medium areas comfortable; at 50x70 cm and 60x80 cm the face opens up but each section takes longer to fill.

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 printed linen canvas carries the outlines and numbers of the black-haired girl, the two cats and the pink ball of wool, in portrait format.
• Paint:The numbered acrylic pots are ready to use and hold the black, lilac, grey, white and pink of the dress, the tights and the cats. Pick 24, 36 or 48 colours depending on how much shading you want in the background of this Gorjuss Girl and Two Cats paint by numbers kit.
• Brushes:The fine brush is for the hearts on the pinafore and the stripes on the tights, the medium for the cats, the broad for the blue-grey and pastel purple background.
• Guide:The paper guide to the design helps you check the numbers around the face, the lilac dress and the two cats.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble keeps the printed canvas stretched while you paint the girl, the cats and the soft background. 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.