Cheese Board and Red Wine Paint by Numbers

Cheese board and red wine paint by numbers: what you paint

A wooden chopping board sits at the centre, loaded with camembert, blue cheese, bunches of red and green grapes and a baguette. A glass of bordeaux stands beside it and vine leaves show behind on a rustic table. The palette runs through warm browns and gold in the wood, cream in the cheese, light green in the grapes and grey blue in the blue cheese. The table and the board give you large areas to cover, while the grapes, the baguette crust and the glass ask for a steadier hand. Square formats such as 40x40 cm leave each item room to breathe. For other dishes to paint, see our kitchen and food paint by numbers range.

Tips for painting this design

Paint from the back forwards: the rustic table, then the board, then the cheeses, then the grapes, and the wine glass last. The grape bunches hold the smallest areas on the canvas, so load the fine brush lightly and fill each round separately to keep the outlines crisp. Rinse the brush between the cream of the camembert and the grey blue of the blue cheese, or the pale areas turn muddy. The intermediate level suits you if you have finished a canvas or two before, and the work runs to around 12 to 30 hours depending on the size you choose. Take 40x40 cm or larger if you want the grapes and the glass easier to fill. If those grape areas look too fine for a first canvas, start with the easy paint by numbers range instead.

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 and numbers of the board, the cheeses, the grapes, the baguette and the glass.
• Paint:numbered acrylic pots, ready to use, covering the browns, bordeaux red, cream, light green, grey blue and gold of the design.
• Brushes:three sizes. The fine brush takes the grapes and the rim of the glass, the medium the cheeses, the wide brush the table.
• Guide:the paper guide shows the finished design so you can check the numbers on the board, the baguette and the glass.
• Optional:a wooden frame to assemble, so you can stretch the canvas flat before you start painting.

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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.