Elephant Herd Crossing a Misty River at Sunrise Paint by Numbers

An elephant paint by numbers for misty sunrise lovers

This elephant paint by numbers shows a herd crossing a wide river at sunrise. A baby elephant walks among the adults. The river winds away through a lush forest with rocky banks. Flowering bushes grow along the water's edge, and mist hangs between the trees. The sky glows with soft pink and golden light that is picked up again on the water. The palette is pink, pale blue, green, grey and cream. The style is impressionist, with loose, textured shapes that blend into one another. The level of detail is high, so the picture rewards a patient, steady pace. 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 areas of sky and water, using the medium or large brush for the pale blue, pink and cream. Move on to the green of the trees and bushes, which gives you a good feel for the numbered shapes before the finer work. Save the elephants for later and use the fine brush for the small sections on the baby elephant and the edges of the legs. Work in the grey areas of the rocks and the elephants one number at a time so neighbouring shades stay clean. Let each patch dry before painting next to it, especially in the misty parts where the colours sit close together. The 36 or 48 colour options suit this picture well, as they give more separate shades for the soft light and the mist. Expect somewhere between 12 and 30 hours depending on the size you choose.

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 the elephants, the river, the rocks and the misty forest.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic paint pots (24, 36 or 48 colours) cover the pinks, pale blues, greens, greys and creams of this sunrise scene.
• Brushes:Three brushes are included: fine for the baby elephant and small details, medium for the trees and bushes, large for the sky and water.
• Guide:The paper guide helps you match each number to its colour and plan the order you paint in.
• Optional:You can add a wooden frame to assemble, which suits this river scene on a living room or bedroom 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.