Orange and White Koi Carp Paint by Numbers

What you paint in this orange and white koi carp paint by numbers kit

The carp fills the middle of the canvas, orange and white, its long fins spread out across the water. Pink lotus flowers open around it, green lily pads drift at the surface and the pond behind runs from pale blue to deep blue. The pink of the petals answers the orange of the fish, and the whole scene stays within blue, orange, white, pink and green. The canvas is portrait, tall enough to keep the full sweep of the fins in one view, with bubbles and fine veins drawn across the water and the flowers.

Count on many small areas: petal veins, bubble outlines, the edge of every scale. That is why we class the design as advanced, and why a painting runs to around 20 to 40 hours depending on the size you order. Your option sets the paint count at 24, 36 or 48 numbered pots, each one a shade used somewhere in the pond, the flowers or the carp. Every outline on the linen canvas carries its number, so the brush goes straight to the right area. Fish are the whole subject of our fish paint by numbers range if you want a second pond scene later.

Tips for painting this design

Paint the water first. The large blue areas set the depth of the pond and let you judge the light before the fish goes in. Move on to the lily pads, then the lotus flowers, and leave the carp until last: the fins need blends between white, orange and pink, and those sit better over dry blue. Keep the fine brush for the bubbles and the petal veins, and the wide brush for open water.

Sizes run from 15x15 cm up to 70x80 cm. Below 30x40 cm the smallest details of the fins and petals get cramped, so 40x50 cm is a fair compromise, while 50x70 cm and 60x80 cm give the fine work room to breathe. The lotus heads also sit in our flower paint by numbers selection, if you like the petals more than the fish.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 15x15 to 70x80 cm (12 sizes). You choose a kit of 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 the kit contains

• Canvas:Printed linen canvas in portrait format, with the outlines of the orange and white carp and the open lotus flowers.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic pots in the blue, orange, white, pink and green of the design, ready to use; 24, 36 or 48 colours depending on the option.
• Brushes:Three brushes, fine, medium and wide, for the flowing fins, the lily pads and the bubbles on the surface.
• Guide:A paper guide to the design, for checking which number covers the pond water, the petals or the scales.
• Optional:A wooden frame to assemble, if you would rather stretch the canvas before you start on the carp.

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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.