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- Univers : Affiches Vintage
- Canvas: 100% pure high density linen
- Paint: Acrylic ready to use (no mixing)
- Pots: 24 to 48 pots sealed under vacuum
- Brushes: 3 precision finished nylon brushes
- Level: Suitable for all (Guided by numbers)
Paint by Numbers
Alsatian Village with Canal Paint by Numbers
Alsatian Village with Canal Paint by Numbers brings an illustrated travel poster onto linen: half-timbered houses in brick red and ochre, blue and green shutters, geraniums on the balconies and a stork in its nest above the water.
- SubjectAlsatian village with canal and half-timbered houses
- Sizes15x15 to 70x80 cm (12 sizes)
- Time~12 to 30 h depending on size
- KitLinen canvas · 24/36/48 paint pots · 3 brushes
Difficulty level : Intermediate
iWhat does this level mean?
- Beginner: one large subject and big areas to paint, little detail. Ideal for a first canvas.
- Intermediate: several elements or colour gradients, with smaller areas. It takes a little more care and a fine brush in places.
- Advanced: a busy scene with many small areas and small faces to paint with a fine brush. For experienced painters, or with patience.
Tip: on a larger canvas the areas are bigger and easier to paint.
Alsatian Village with Canal Paint by Numbers: the scene on the canvas
Half-timbered houses in brick red and ochre line a blue canal running through the centre of the canvas. Green shutters sit at the windows, red geraniums fill the balconies, and the facades repeat in the water below. A stork stands in its nest on one roof. The word ALSACE runs across the bottom, in wide letters that are easy to fill with ochre. The areas are medium sized with a few fine details, which puts the design at intermediate level and around 12 to 30 hours of painting depending on the size you pick. The printed poster look comes from our vintage poster paint by numbers collection.
Tips for painting this design
Lay the blue canal in first with the wide brush and keep those strokes flat, since the water carries no texture. Paint the reflections next, while the numbers on the facades are still easy to find. The geraniums, the shutters and the stork's nest take the fine brush. Fill the ALSACE lettering in two thin coats of ochre so the paint stays inside the printed outline. Choose 40x40 cm or larger if you want the numbers on the shutters comfortable to read. For open scenery with the same medium areas, try our landscape paint by numbers kits.
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 carrying the outlines of the half-timbered houses, the canal, the stork's nest and the word ALSACE.
Paint:Numbered acrylic pots, ready to use, covering the blues of the canal, the brick red, the sage green, the ochre and the wood brown of the timber.
Brushes:3 brushes, fine, medium and wide. The fine one handles the shutters and the nest, the wide one covers the flat water.
Guide:The paper guide shows the numbers for the flowered balconies and the reflections, so you can check a section before you load the brush.
Optional:Add the wooden frame to assemble and the canvas stretches over it; without it, the kit arrives rolled in a tube.
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.
Questions about this design
Which size should I choose for the canal and the shutters?
Above 30x30 cm the numbers on the shutters and the balconies stay readable. The 40x40 cm size suits the geraniums and the stork's nest, and anything larger gives the canal and its reflections more room. Below 30x30 cm those fine areas get tight for the brush.
How long does it take to paint this scene?
Around 12 to 30 hours depending on the size. The canal and the facades are medium areas that fill quickly with the wide brush, while the geraniums, the shutters and the stork take the fine brush and most of the time.
How do I get the ALSACE lettering at the bottom sharp?
Fill the wide letters with ochre using the fine brush and two thin coats. Let the first coat dry before you add the second, so the paint stays inside the printed outline. The same method works on the ochre facades beside the water.
Who would this vintage Alsace design suit as a gift?
It suits someone who knows Alsace, has family there or collects illustrated travel posters, and a painter who has finished a few kits and wants small details such as shutters and a nest. The 24, 36 and 48 colour options set how much shading you mix.
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- Theme
- Owl and Owlet
- Subject
- Owl perched on a branch under the full moon
- Style
- Realistic
- Orientation
- Square
- Dominant colours
- Blue, brown, ochre, black, beige
- Level
- Intermediate
- Details to paint
- Medium areas and some fine details
- Time to complete
- Around 12 to 30 h depending on the size
- Sizes
- 15x15 to 70x80 cm (12 sizes)
- Number of colours
- 24, 36 or 48 depending on the option
- Canvas
- Linen, outlines and numbers printed
- Paint
- Numbered acrylic, ready to use
- Brushes
- 3 (fine, medium, wide)
- Frame
- Rolled canvas without frame or with a wooden frame to assemble
- Dispatch
- Within 48 hours
