Purple Northern Lights Over Snowy Valley Paint by Numbers

Northern Lights Paint by Numbers for a Winter Night

This northern lights paint by numbers shows a snowy alpine valley at night. A swirling aurora in magenta, violet and pink spreads across a starry sky. Deep blue darkens the upper edges, while teal glows near the horizon. Snow-capped mountain peaks line the back of the scene. Snow-covered pine trees stand in the valley, and wooden log cabins sit among them with their windows lit. A frozen river winds through the middle, leading the eye towards the mountains. White snow glitters across the ground. The style is a digital fantasy illustration, and the level of detail is high, so it suits painters who enjoy patient, small work. If you are looking for an aurora borealis paint by numbers, this one gives you plenty of colour changes to follow. You receive a printed linen canvas with numbered outlines, numbered acrylic paint pots, three brushes and a paper guide.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the large areas of dark blue sky and the mountains, using the large brush so the colour goes on evenly. Move on to the aurora next and paint one colour band at a time, as the magenta, violet and teal sit close together. Use the medium brush for the snowy ground and the frozen river. Keep the fine brush for the lit cabin windows, the pine branches and the stars, which are the smallest shapes. Rinse the brush between similar purples so the colours stay clean. Choosing 36 or 48 colours gives you more shades in the aurora and the snow, which helps the glow look smoother. Larger sizes leave more room for the small details, so they are easier on the eyes and hands.

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 12 to 30 h depending on the size.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:The printed linen canvas carries numbered outlines for the aurora, the mountains, the cabins and the frozen river.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic paint pots (24, 36 or 48 colours) cover the magenta, violet, deep blue, teal and white of this night scene.
• Brushes:Fine for the cabin windows, stars and pine branches, medium for the snow and river, large for the sky and mountains.
• Guide:A paper guide helps you match each number to its paint and plan the order of work.
• Optional:An optional wooden frame to assemble lets you hang the finished valley scene on your wall, otherwise the canvas arrives rolled. 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 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.