Macaw with Red Berries Paint by Numbers

Macaw with Red Berries Paint by Numbers with fine feather details

The macaw sits at the centre of the portrait canvas on a thin branch. Red covers its body, blue fills the wings and yellow marks the face. Small red berries and dark green foliage sit below the branch, while blue and yellow drips cross the light background. The black beak and white-ringed eye require careful brushwork. Broad body areas help you make progress, while the close tail feathers and berries give this bird paint by numbers design its advanced level.

Tips for painting this design

Begin with the large red body and blue wings, then leave the yellow face and white eye ring until the black beak has dried. Use the fine brush on each closely spaced tail feather. The berries contain small areas, so 40x50 cm or larger gives you more room to read and fill them. Finish with the light background, using the wide brush for its long drips.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 15x15 to 70x80 cm (12 sizes). You choose a kit with 24, 36 or 48 colours, on rolled canvas, with or without a wooden frame to assemble. Allow around 20 to 40 h depending on the size.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:The printed linen canvas marks the macaw, branch and berries with outlines and numbers.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic paints provide the red, blue, yellow, green and black used across the bird and foliage.
• Brushes:Use the fine brush for feathers, the medium brush for berries and the wide brush for the dripping background.
• Guide:The paper guide helps you check the numbers for the macaw, branch and background areas.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble supports the canvas while you paint the feathers and foliage.

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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 finished picture on the wall.