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- Univers : Kitchen & Food Paint By Numbers
- Canvas: 100% pure high density linen
- Paint: Acrylic ready to use (no mixing)
- Pots: 24 to 48 pots sealed under vacuum
- Brushes: 3 precision finished nylon brushes
- Level: Suitable for all (Guided by numbers)
Paint by Numbers
Chocolate Cake and Berries Paint by Numbers
This chocolate cake and berries paint by numbers puts a realistic dessert still life on printed linen canvas: dark icing over beige sponge, red raspberries, blueberries and a slice of orange against a black and brown background. It is an advanced design, so the fruit needs the fine brush and a slow hand.
- SubjectChocolate cake topped with red berries and blueberries
- Sizes20x30 to 60x80 cm (9 sizes)
- Time~20 to 40 h depending on size
- KitLinen canvas · 24/36/48 pots · 3 brushes
Difficulty level : Advanced
iWhat does this level mean?
- Beginner: one large subject and big areas to paint, little detail. Ideal for a first canvas.
- Intermediate: several elements or colour gradients, with smaller areas. It takes a little more care and a fine brush in places.
- Advanced: a busy scene with many small areas and small faces to paint with a fine brush. For experienced painters, or with patience.
Tip: on a larger canvas the areas are bigger and easier to paint.
Chocolate Cake and Berries Paint by Numbers: a dessert still life to paint at home
A dark chocolate glaze runs down the beige sides of the cake, which sits on a round plate. Blueberries gather on the topping beside red raspberries and a slice of orange, with a few green leaves tucked in above them. The background stays in black and brown shadows, so the dessert carries the picture. Brown, red, blue and beige set the palette, and the realistic style asks for careful shading where the fruit meets the plate. The outlines and numbers printed on the linen canvas take you through each berry and each reflection of coulis, one section at a time. The landscape format suits a sideboard or a dining room wall.
Tips for painting this design
Start with the large dark areas of the background and the brown icing using the wide brush. Then apply the beige tones of the cake body, keeping the strokes even along the curve of the plate. Keep the fine brush for the blueberries, raspberries and orange, where the sections sit close together. The reds and yellows need two thin coats to cover the printed numbers, and thin coats keep the edge of each berry clean. On a 40x50 cm canvas or larger, the small fruits stay wide enough to fill without crossing the lines. If you would rather begin with something less fiddly, our easy paint by numbers designs use much larger areas.
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 20 to 40 h depending on the size.
Kit contents
Canvas:Printed linen canvas with the outlines of the cake, the red berries and the round plate.
Paint:Numbered acrylic pots, ready to use: brown for the icing, blue for the blueberries, red for the raspberries, beige for the plate and yellow for the orange slice.
Brushes:The fine brush is for the blueberries and raspberries, the medium for the icing, the wide for the dark background.
Guide:The paper guide gives you the numbers of the leaves and the fruit on the topping.
Optional:The wooden frame to assemble lets you stretch the cake and fruit canvas before you start. You can also choose it already mounted on its frame, ready to hang.
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.
Questions about this design
Which size should I choose for this chocolate cake design?
Pick 40x50 cm or 50x70 cm if you want the blueberries and raspberries easy to separate, since the smallest versions from 20x30 cm pack the same fruit into very narrow cells. Bigger canvases also give the icing room for smoother shading.
How long does this advanced kit take to finish?
Around 20 to 40 hours depending on the size you order. The dark background and the brown icing go quickly with the wide brush, while the berries and the coulis reflections take the fine brush and most of the sessions. We dispatch within 48 hours.
How many paint pots come with the cake and berries canvas?
You choose between 24, 36 and 48 numbered acrylics when you order. All three options cover the brown icing, blue blueberries, red raspberries, beige plate and yellow orange slice. The larger sets add intermediate shades for the glaze highlights and the shadowed side of the fruit.
How do I use the paint by numbers kit?
First paint the large dark areas of the background and the brown icing with the wide brush. Continue with the beige of the cake. Finish with the blueberries, raspberries and orange using the fine brush. The paper guide helps you check the numbers of the areas.
In the same theme
Beer Stein, Pretzel and Sausages Paint by Numbers · Café and Croissant on a Terrace Paint by Numbers · Fruit Still Life Paint by Numbers · Blue Monster Eating Sushi Paint by Numbers · All Kitchen and Food designs
- Theme
- Kitchen and Food
- Subject
- Chocolate cake topped with red berries and blueberries
- Style
- Realistic
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Dominant colours
- Brown, blue, red, beige, yellow
- Level
- Advanced
- Details to paint
- Many fine details
- Time to complete
- Around 20 to 40 h depending on the size
- Sizes
- 20x30 to 60x80 cm (9 sizes)
- Number of colours
- 24, 36 or 48 depending on the option
- Canvas
- Linen, outlines and numbers printed
- Paint
- Numbered acrylic, ready to use
- Brushes
- 3 (fine, medium, wide)
- Frame
- Rolled canvas without frame or with a wooden frame to assemble
- Dispatch
- Within 48 hours
