Leaning Tower of Pisa Paint by Numbers

Leaning Tower of Pisa paint by numbers kit: the cathedral square in naive style

The cathedral square of Pisa fills this square canvas. The Leaning Tower rises on the right, beside the domed cathedral and its Romanesque arcades. A green chequered lawn covers the foreground, and stylised white clouds drift across a blue sky. Red tiled roofs stand out against the ochre and white facades. The naive style reduces the buildings to flat, geometric areas, so you paint clean shapes with sharp edges instead of blending shades. Your kit comes with a printed linen canvas, numbered acrylic paints, three brushes (fine, medium and wide) and a paper chart. You choose 24, 36 or 48 colours: the more colours, the more detail in the facades and the lawn. This design is part of our Italy Paint by Numbers collection.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the blue sky and the white clouds to clear the background. Next, paint the ochre and white facades of the cathedral, then the red tiled roofs. The chequered lawn in the foreground repeats the same areas, so follow the paper chart to avoid mixing up the shades of green. From 40x40 cm upwards, the Romanesque arcades are easier to follow with the fine brush. Apply the acrylic paint in thin layers to keep the outlines of the naive style crisp. Depending on the size you choose, allow around 12 to 30 hours in total. If you enjoy painting buildings, our City Paint by Numbers designs offer more architecture.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 20x20 to 50x60 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 the kit contains

• Canvas:The linen canvas is printed with the outlines of the Leaning Tower, the domed cathedral and the chequered lawn, each area numbered.
• Paint:The numbered acrylic pots are ready to use and include the blue of the sky, the green of the lawn, the white of the clouds and the ochre of the arcades.
• Brushes:Use the fine brush for the Romanesque arcades and the red tiled roofs, and the wide one for the lawn and the sky.
• Guide:The paper chart helps you check the numbers for the sky, the clouds and the repeated lawn squares.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble stretches the canvas of the cathedral square before you start painting. 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 finished 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.