Hogwarts Castle by Moonlight Paint by Numbers

Hogwarts Castle by Moonlight Paint by Numbers

A full moon sits behind the towers, and small stars fill the sky. The castle stands on rocky cliffs, its turrets picked out in charcoal grey. Orange and golden yellow light glows from the windows and from the lanterns on the boats below. The lake is dark navy and teal, with soft reflections of the castle and the moon. Steep mountains frame both sides, and a small lakeside building sits at the water's edge. The style is realistic and the level is intermediate: you move from wide areas of night sky to fine windows, so the picture suits someone who has already finished an easier kit. If you are choosing from our Harry Potter paint by numbers range, this is the one with the most open sky and water to paint.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the large areas of night sky and lake, as they set the tone for the rest. Use the wide brush for the navy and teal, then the medium brush for the mountains and cliffs. Keep the fine brush for the castle windows, the stars and the boat lanterns. Paint the moon and the glowing windows last so the cream and golden yellow stay clean against the dark background. A 36 or 48 colour set gives you more shades of blue and grey, which helps the towers and the water read as separate shapes. Let each layer dry before adding fine highlights. If you want a calmer project, our easy paint by numbers kits have larger shapes.

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:A printed linen canvas with numbered outlines of Hogwarts, the moonlit lake and the boats, arriving rolled unless you add a frame.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic pots covering navy blue, teal, warm orange, golden yellow, charcoal grey and cream.
• Brushes:Fine for the windows and stars, medium for the cliffs and boats, large for the sky and lake.
• Guide:A paper guide showing the finished picture and the numbered colour plan.
• Optional:A wooden frame to assemble, which suits this wide night scene and keeps the canvas flat while you paint. 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.