Pop Art Chameleon Head on Dark Background Paint by Numbers

A Chameleon Paint by Numbers with Jewel Colours

This chameleon paint by numbers fills the square with one animal's head, seen close up. The large turret eye sits in the centre of attention, built from concentric rings with a glossy highlight on top. Around it, the skin breaks into small scales, each with a clear outline. The scales are filled with blocks of emerald green, cobalt blue, crimson red, amethyst purple and golden yellow. The multicoloured pattern gives the picture a pop art look, closer to a graphic poster than a nature study. The jawline curves across the lower part of the picture and gives the head its shape. Behind it, the dark background keeps the bright colours standing out. The level of detail is high, so this suits anyone who enjoys steady, small-area painting. The finished picture is painted entirely in acrylics and has a mosaic feel up close. You receive the printed linen canvas with numbered outlines, numbered acrylic paint pots, three brushes and a paper guide, with free UK delivery.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the eye, working from the inner rings outwards, so the concentric shapes stay neat. Use the fine brush for the small scales and the edges of the rings, and leave the glossy highlight until the colours around it are dry. The medium brush suits the mid-sized scale blocks along the jaw and cheek. Keep the large brush for the dark background, which is the biggest single area. Work in one colour at a time across the whole picture, as the same shades repeat in many small scales. Because so many neighbouring scales use different colours, the 36 or 48 colour sets make it easier to keep the shading between them clear. Let each patch dry before painting next to it to avoid smudged outlines.

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 numbered outlines for every scale, ring and curve of the chameleon's head.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic pots cover emerald green, cobalt blue, crimson red, amethyst purple, golden yellow and the dark tones of the background, in sets of 24, 36 or 48 colours.
• Brushes:Use the fine brush for the small scales and eye rings, the medium brush for the larger scale blocks and jawline, and the large brush for the dark background.
• Guide:The paper guide shows the colour numbers so you can match each pot to the right scales.
• Optional:The optional wooden frame is assembled at home and suits this bold, colourful close-up once it is finished; without it, 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.