Rabbit Family in a Golden Vegetable Patch Paint by Numbers

A rabbit paint by numbers for garden lovers

This rabbit paint by numbers shows a whole family in a working vegetable patch. Two adult rabbits and three baby rabbits share the soil with carrots, green cabbages and red radishes. The carrots show their orange roots and leafy green tops. Leafy greens fill the gaps between the rows. The ground is worked in warm browns, and the light has a golden glow that suggests late summer or early autumn. The style is realistic, so the fur, the vegetables and the soil all need careful shading. The detail level is high, with many small numbered areas to fill. If you search for a bunny paint by numbers, this scene gives you five rabbits rather than one. The design is square and works well on a wall or shelf. Your order includes the printed linen canvas, numbered acrylic paints, three brushes and a paper guide.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the large areas of soil and the big green cabbage leaves, using the large brush. Move to the carrot tops, radishes and leafy greens with the medium brush. Keep the fine brush for the rabbits' eyes, ears, whiskers and the edges of the fur, where the small numbered shapes sit close together. Work from the top of the canvas downwards so your hand does not rest on wet paint. Paint the baby rabbits one at a time and let each dry before the next, as their shapes are small and neighbouring colours are close. Choosing 36 or 48 colours gives you more shades for the fur and the golden light, which helps the finished picture look more natural. A larger size makes the small areas easier to reach, while the smaller sizes suit confident painters who like fine work.

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:The printed linen canvas carries clear numbered outlines for every rabbit, carrot, cabbage and radish in the garden.
• Paint:The numbered acrylic paint pots cover the browns of the fur and soil, the oranges of the carrots, the greens of the cabbages and leaves, the reds of the radishes and the yellows of the warm light.
• Brushes:Three brushes are included: fine for the eyes, whiskers and fur edges, medium for the carrots, radishes and leaves, and large for the soil and cabbage leaves.
• Guide:The paper guide shows the colour numbers and helps you plan which areas to paint first.
• Optional:The optional wooden frame is assembled at home and gives the rabbit family a neat finish, 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.