Ginger Highland Cow in Snow Paint by Numbers

Ginger Highland Cow in Snow Paint by Numbers Kit

This kit shows a single ginger Highland cow standing in deep snow. Its long coat falls in thick strands tipped with frost, and its curved horns sweep out to either side. The ground is white and softly shadowed, with a few rocky slopes showing through. Behind the cow, jagged mountains rise in grey and white with snow lying along the ridges, and a pale sun sits low in a hazy sky of cream and grey.

The palette sets one warm colour, ginger, against cool whites, greys and dark shadows, so the cow stands out as soon as the first strands are filled. The style is realistic and the level is intermediate: the sky, snow and mountain slopes are medium areas, while the coat strands and ridge lines hold the fine detail. Allow around 12 to 30 hours depending on the size you choose. The warm ginger against the cool greys suits a hallway or living room wall. If you like this design, you can also browse our Highland cow paint by numbers designs or the wider Scotland paint by numbers range.

Tips for painting this design

Begin with the sky and the pale sun, which are medium areas that fill quickly. Move to the mountains next, using the wide brush for the grey slopes and the fine brush for the snow lines along the ridges. Leave the cow until last, because it carries the most detail. Use the fine brush for the individual strands of the coat and the edges of the horns, and the medium brush for the broader ginger areas. The 36 and 48 colour options give you more shades of ginger and grey, so the coat and the mountains show depth. Work in thin layers and let each one dry before you add the white frost highlights.

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:Linen canvas with the outlines and numbers printed, showing the Highland cow, the snowy valley and the mountain peaks.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic paints, ready to use, covering ginger, snow white, mountain grey, pale sun and dark shadow.
• Brushes:Three brushes: fine for the coat strands and horn edges, medium for the shadows and broader ginger areas, wide for the sky and snow.
• Guide:A paper guide with a printed reference of the scene and a numbered colour chart.
• Optional:A wooden frame to assemble, so the finished winter scene can go straight on the wall. 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.