Squirtle Watercolour Style Paint by Numbers

A Squirtle watercolour paint by numbers kit in light blue and cyan

Squirtle stands in the centre of the canvas against a white background. You paint its brown shell, its pale beige plastron and its curled tail, then the cyan and light blue splashes that surround it and give the watercolour effect. Clean outlines define the body and the face, so each numbered area stays easy to read.

The design is rated intermediate. The body and shell are medium areas, while the splashes and the tail spiral call for a steadier hand. It suits Pokémon fans who want a calm, light piece for a bedroom or a study. Our Pokémon paint by numbers range has more characters if you want to build a set.

Tips for painting this design

Start with the beige and brown on the plastron, then paint the shell. Move on to the light blue skin and use the fine brush along the outlines so the paint stays inside the lines. Finish with the blue splashes on the white background. Choose 40x50 cm with the 36 colour option if you want the small splashes to stay clear. At 20x30 cm some of the watercolour details sit closer together. Allow around 12 to 30 hours depending on the size.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 20x30 to 60x80 cm (9 sizes). You choose a kit with 24, 36 or 48 colours, 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 shows the outlines of Squirtle, its shell, its spiral tail and the textured white background.
• Paint:The numbered acrylic paint pots contain the light blue, cyan, beige, brown and white seen in the design.
• Brushes:The fine brush is for the outlines of the spiral tail, the medium one for the plastron, the broad one for the watercolour splashes.
• Guide:The paper chart of the design helps you place each number on the shell, the plastron and the paint splashes.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble lets you stretch the printed Squirtle canvas before you paint. 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 want to.

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.