Highland Cow in a Summer Valley Paint by Numbers

Painting this highland cow in a summer valley paint by numbers scene

This impressionist design places a large Highland cow in a wide green valley in summer. The cow has long curved horns and thick, shaggy ginger fur. A winding blue river flows through the grass behind it, and rolling purple mountains rise under a partly cloudy sky. The main colours are ginger brown, sky blue, grass green, cloud white and mountain purple. Detail is medium, so the shapes stay clear and the fur is built from broad patches of colour rather than single hairs. The square format suits a wall where you want a calm Scottish landscape with an animal as the focus. Finished, it works as a Highland cow painting for a living room or hallway. If you like this subject, see our Highland Cow Paint by Numbers collection.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the sky and clouds at the top, using the wide brush to cover the open areas quickly. Move down to the purple mountains and the green valley, keeping your strokes loose to match the impressionist style. Leave the blue river until the grass is dry so its edges stay neat. Use the medium brush for the cow's body to build up the ginger fur. Switch to the fine brush for the curved horns and any small details around the herd in the distance. Choosing 36 or 48 colours gives you more separate shades of ginger brown and grass green across the square canvas. Let each section dry before painting the area next to it.

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 shows the numbered outlines of the Highland cow and the summer valley.
• Paint:You receive numbered acrylic paint pots in ginger brown, sky blue, grass green, cloud white and mountain purple.
• Brushes:Use the fine brush for the horns, the medium brush for the shaggy fur and the large brush for the sky and valley.
• Guide:A paper guide is included so you can check the layout and colour placement as you work.
• Optional:You can add an optional wooden frame to display this square Highland cow scene, otherwise the canvas arrives 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.