Girl in the Bath with Cats Paint by Numbers

Girl in the Bath with Cats Paint by Numbers Kit

A little girl sits in a bathtub with a white kitten held against her, while a black and white cat watches from the rim. Behind them sit the wall tiles and a metal tap, drawn in the beige, white, black, pink and brown that carry most of the picture. The cartoon line keeps each shape readable, so your brush stays inside clear edges. Portrait format puts the girl in the middle with an animal at each side. Medium areas cover the bath, the tiles and the girl's body; faces, whiskers and paws ask for a finer touch. We rate this one at intermediate level, and the colours come in 24, 36 or 48 pots depending on the option. More feline designs sit in our cat paint by numbers collection if you plan to hang a pair.

Tips for painting this design

Paint the wall tiles and the beige background first, since they are the largest and lightest surfaces and any wobble along an edge gets covered when the bath goes in. Next the bath, then the girl's skin, keeping the fine brush for her eyes and mouth. The black and white cat needs a clean line around the head and paws, so load the fine brush lightly there, and build the white kitten from thin beige and light grey coats to give the body some roundness. A 30x40 cm canvas holds this much detail comfortably; the smaller sizes in our paint by numbers for kids & beginners range suit a first attempt, and the wider ones leave more room on the tiles.

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 shows the little girl, the two kittens and the tap with their numbers already in place.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic pots, ready to use, in the beige, white, black, pink and brown of the scene.
• Brushes:The fine brush takes the kittens' whiskers and the faces, the medium one the bodies, the wide one the tiles.
• Guide:The paper guide repeats the cartoon drawing so you can check a number on the bath or the cats' ears before you commit paint.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble lets you stretch the canvas of the scene before you start on the numbered areas. 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.