Giraffe in a Savanna Rainstorm Paint by Numbers

A giraffe paint by numbers with storm light

This giraffe paint by numbers shows a savanna in the middle of a rainstorm. The giraffe stands on a wet, reddish-brown earth path, with grassy vegetation growing in the foreground. Acacia trees with green foliage are scattered across the landscape behind it. Heavy purple clouds fill the sky, and thin rain streaks fall straight down through the scene. In one place a sunbeam breaks through the clouds, bringing golden yellow light to the ground. Puddles on the path reflect that light and the colours of the sky. The style is naive, with simple shapes and bold colour, and the level of detail is high. Deep purple, ochre brown, emerald green and sky blue sit alongside the golden yellow, so the picture has a wide range of tones to paint. Your kit arrives with a printed linen canvas with numbered outlines, numbered acrylic paint pots, three brushes and a paper guide.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the large areas of sky, working from the deep purple clouds towards the lighter patches of sky blue. Use the medium brush for the earth path and the grassy foreground, which cover a good amount of the canvas. Save the golden yellow sunbeam and the puddle reflections for later, as these small shapes are easier to place once the surrounding colours are dry. The fine brush is best for the rain streaks, the acacia branches and the outline of the giraffe. Let each colour dry before painting beside it, so the edges stay clean. Because this picture has a lot of detail, the 36 or 48 colour option gives you more shades for the clouds, foliage and puddles. A larger size also makes the thin rain lines easier to paint.

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 the giraffe, the acacia trees, the storm clouds and the puddles.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic paint pots in 24, 36 or 48 colours, including deep purple, golden yellow, ochre brown, emerald green and sky blue.
• Brushes:Three brushes: fine for the rain streaks and branches, medium for the path and grass, large for the sky.
• Guide:A paper guide shows which number matches which colour, so you can follow the picture from the first cloud to the last puddle.
• Optional:An optional wooden frame to assemble lets you display the savanna scene on a wall, 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.