Norwegian Fishing Village Northern Lights Paint by Numbers

A Northern Lights Paint by Numbers for Winter Nights

This northern lights paint by numbers shows a small fishing village on a fjord in the middle of winter. Red wooden houses stand on stilts along a snow-dusted rocky shoreline. Fishing boats are moored at the docks, and the icy water carries their reflections. Steep snow-covered mountains rise around the bay. Above them, a bright green aurora swirls through a sky of midnight blue and deep navy, scattered with stars. The style is naive, with simple shapes and clear outlines, but the level of detail is high. If you like an aurora borealis paint by numbers, the layered swirls of the sky give you plenty to work on. The crimson houses and pure white snow stand out against the dark colours around them. Expect a long, absorbing project rather than a quick one. Your kit arrives with a printed linen canvas, numbered acrylic paint pots, three brushes and a paper guide.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the night sky, working from the darkest navy at the top down towards the green of the aurora. Use the large brush for these wide areas so the colour goes on evenly. Paint the mountains next, keeping the pure white snow for later so it stays clean beside the darker blues. Switch to the medium brush for the houses, the docks and the boats. Keep the fine brush for the stars, the window details and the small reflections in the water. We would suggest 36 or 48 colours for this picture, as the extra shades make the aurora and the icy water look smoother. Let each area dry before painting next to it, especially where green meets blue.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 15x15 to 70x80 cm (12 sizes). You choose a 24, 36 or 48 colour kit, 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 has numbered outlines for the houses, boats, mountains and aurora, so every section is marked before you begin.
• Paint:The numbered acrylic pots cover emerald green, crimson red, midnight blue, deep navy and pure white, with extra shades in the larger sets.
• Brushes:Fine for the stars and window details, medium for the houses and boats, large for the sky and snowy mountains.
• Guide:The paper guide shows the colour numbers so you can match each pot to its section on the canvas.
• Optional:The optional wooden frame is assembled at home and suits this dark winter scene, otherwise the canvas arrives rolled.

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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.