Elderly Couple on a Bench Paint by Numbers

What you paint in this elderly couple on a bench paint by numbers

A man in a flat cap and a woman in a headscarf sit side by side on a wooden bench. A closed black umbrella leans against the seat, a plastic bag hangs from the armrest, and pigeons gather on the paving at their feet. Behind them, green bushes stand in front of an ochre wall, which gives you large areas of flat colour across the background. The watercolour style keeps the outlines soft. Blues in the clothing, greys on the bench and umbrella, beiges and browns in the wood and skin, greens in the bushes: the tones sit close together, so a slightly wobbly edge disappears once the next area is filled in. Portrait canvas, medium detail, and 24, 36 or 48 numbered pots depending on the option. It belongs to our women paint by numbers collection.

Tips for painting this design

Fill the ochre wall and the green bushes first. They are the largest surfaces on the canvas and set the tone for everything in front of them. Carry on with the wooden bench and the black umbrella, where grey and brown follow each other and the numbers change every few millimetres. The pigeons come next: short touches of grey and blue, easier with the fine brush on dry paving. Leave the faces, hands and headscarf until last, when your hand is steadier, and paint them in daylight. On 15x15 cm and 15x20 cm the faces end up only a few millimetres wide, so choose 40x50 cm or 50x70 cm to keep the features readable. If you like painting birds, our bird paint by numbers designs go further into the subject.

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:Printed linen canvas with the outlines and numbers of the couple, the bench, the umbrella and the pigeons.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic pots, ready to use, holding the blues, greys, beiges, browns and greens for the clothing, wood and bushes. 24, 36 or 48 colours depending on the option.
• Brushes:Three brushes, fine, medium and wide. The wide one covers the ochre wall and the bushes, the fine one handles the faces, the headscarf and the pigeons.
• Guide:The paper guide shows the number map, useful where the greys of the umbrella sit beside the browns of the bench.
• Optional:A wooden frame to assemble, so you can stretch the canvas 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 picture on the wall.