Masha and the Bear Paint by Numbers

A Masha and the Bear paint by numbers kit to paint yourself

Masha hugs the big brown bear on a green hill dotted with stylised trees. Her pink dress and magenta scarf stand against a dark blue night sky, lit by a yellow crescent moon and yellow stars. Every outline and number is printed on linen canvas, so you fill the dark blue, brown, pink, green and yellow areas pot by pot. The scene sits at intermediate level: the sky and the hill are broad blocks, while the stars and the outlines around Masha's dress ask for a slower hand. Dark blue covers most of the canvas, so the sky sets the tone of the finished piece.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the dark blue sky and the wide brush: it is the largest area on the canvas, so you learn how the paint flows before you reach the characters. Open the yellow next, use the fine brush on the crescent moon and the stars, where a wobble shows against the blue. The green hill and the stylised trees take the wide brush again. Save the bear's brown fur, Masha's pink dress and her magenta scarf for last, with the medium brush.

Sizes, colours and painting time

You choose the format: 9 sizes from 20x30 to 60x80 cm, 24, 36 or 48 colours, and canvas rolled or mounted on a wooden frame to assemble. The smallest squares suit a short evening, while 40x50 cm and above give the moon and Masha's dress room for readable numbers. Allow around 12 to 30 hours depending on the size you pick.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:Printed linen carrying the outlines and numbers for Masha, the bear, the hill and every star.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic pots, ready to use, covering the dark blue sky, the brown bear, the pink dress and the yellow moon.
• Brushes:Three of them: wide for the sky and the hill, medium for the two characters, fine for the stars.
• Guide:A paper copy of the design, handy for checking the numbers of the scarf and the trees.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble, if you want the night scene stretched and ready to hang. You can also choose it already mounted on its frame, ready to hang.

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Without frame

The canvas travels rolled in a tube. Unroll it on a flat table and paint it there; the curl drops out as you work across the sky. Add the wooden frame if the finished night scene is going on a bedroom or playroom wall.

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.