Chameleon Catching a Beetle Jungle Paint by Numbers

A chameleon paint by numbers for bright jungle scenes

This chameleon paint by numbers shows a green chameleon on a branch in the middle of a hunt. Its red tongue is stretched out towards a blue beetle hovering in the air. The tail is curled into a neat spiral, which gives the animal a lively, playful shape. Around it, the jungle is packed with tropical leaves and red and orange bromeliad flowers. The colours are bold, with emerald green, cobalt blue, vermilion red, golden yellow and deep violet all in play. The style is naive, with flat, bright shapes and a mosaic dot texture running through the picture. The detail level is high, so there are plenty of small areas to fill as you work. Bright daylight keeps every colour clear and cheerful from edge to edge. The square design suits a wall in a hallway, a child's room or a reading corner. You receive 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 leaf areas in the background, using the large brush to cover them quickly. Move on to the body of the chameleon with the medium brush, working one green shade at a time. Save the fine brush for the beetle, the eye, the tongue tip and the small dots of the mosaic texture. Paint the bromeliad flowers after the greens around them, so any slips are easy to tidy up. Let each patch dry before painting a neighbouring colour, especially where red meets green. Because the picture has a lot of detail and many shades, the 36 or 48 colour option helps keep the leaves and the chameleon's skin varied rather than flat. Choose a larger size if you want more room for the small dotted areas.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 15x15 to 70x80 cm (12 sizes). You choose a 24, 36 or 48 colour kit, on rolled canvas, with or without a wooden frame to assemble. Allow around 12 to 30 h depending on the size.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:Printed linen canvas with numbered outlines marking every leaf, flower, the chameleon and the flying beetle.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic paint pots (24, 36 or 48 colours) covering emerald green, cobalt blue, vermilion red, golden yellow and deep violet.
• Brushes:Fine for the beetle, the eye and the dotted details, medium for the chameleon and flowers, large for the leaves and background.
• Guide:A paper guide shows the numbered colour key so you can match each pot to the right area.
• Optional:An optional wooden frame to assemble gives the jungle scene a finished look, otherwise the canvas arrives rolled.

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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.