Black Horse Galloping Paint by Numbers

A black horse galloping paint by numbers kit for intermediate painters

The horse runs with its mane and tail swept back. Behind it, the textured background mixes beige, brown and grey blue, like dust kicked up under soft light. The body fills almost the full height of the portrait canvas, which adds to the upward drive of the gallop. Dark areas dominate: black on the neck and flanks, grey in the highlights of the coat, light brown on the hooves and muzzle. The musculature shows through the transitions between these shades. The level is intermediate, with crisp outlines on the silhouette and broader flat areas in the background. If you like this subject, browse our full range of horse paint by numbers kits.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the beige and brown background, in broad flat strokes with the medium brush. Leave the black of the body until last: it is the largest and most visible area. On the mane and tail, paint the grey strands before the black ones so the highlights stay visible. The hooves and muzzle need the fine brush, as do the transitions in the musculature. A 40x50 cm or 50x70 cm size captures the movement well without multiplying tiny areas.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 20x30 to 60x80 cm (9 sizes). You choose a kit with 24, 36 or 48 colours, 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 black horse galloping, its mane in the wind, with the numbered outlines of the design.
• Paint:The numbered acrylic paint pots contain the black, grey, beige, brown and blue seen on the horse and the background.
• Brushes:The fine brush is for the hooves and strands, the medium for the musculature, the large for the textured background.
• Guide:The paper guide to the design lets you check the numbers of the areas on the horse, the mane and the tail.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble stretches the printed canvas of the black horse galloping; otherwise it arrives rolled in a tube. 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 finished 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.