Girl in Bath with Two Black Cats Paint by Numbers

Girl in bath with two black cats paint by numbers kit

A cartoon bathroom on a linen canvas: light tiles, beige walls and a lit wall light above the bath. The girl sits in the foam with a pink towel wrapped round her head. One black cat balances on the rim by the taps, the second sits against the side of the bath. The outlines are printed clean, so the flat shapes stay readable once the paint goes on. The cats carry the darkest values, and the white foam and pink towel set them off. Portrait canvas.

The palette stays narrow: black, white, pink, beige and brown. Take 24 colours for a plain fill, or 36 and 48 if you want closer gradations in the tiles and the girl's skin. Once dry, the portrait canvas suits a bathroom wall or a child's bedroom, and the pots and brushes travel with the box, so it works as a gift for a cat-mad teenager. For other feline subjects, look through our cat paint by numbers range.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the flattest areas: the beige walls, then the tiles, then the body of the bath. Load the brush lightly for the foam, since white acrylic covers a number in one thin pass and heavy paint closes up the bubbles. Keep the two black cats for the end, because dark paint shows every pale brush mark; lay it in even strokes along the fur. The pink towel, the taps and the wall light need the fine brush, the girl's face the medium one. Painting time runs from around 12 to 30 hours depending on the size you order. The 30x40 cm canvas holds this level of detail, while 40x50 cm gives more room around the faces and the cats. Every size in our paint by numbers for kids and beginners range follows the same numbered steps.

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 12 to 30 h depending on the size.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:The printed linen canvas carries the outlines of the girl, the two black cats and the bath, so every area has its place.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic pots, ready to use, with the black for the cats' fur, the white for the foam and the pink for the towel.
• Brushes:Three brushes: the fine one for whiskers and taps, the medium one for the girl's face, the broad one for walls and tiles.
• Guide:A paper guide to the design, handy for the small numbers around the taps and the lit wall light.
• Optional:A wooden frame to assemble, if you prefer to stretch the canvas before you paint.

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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.